- May 4, 2008
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I live in North Dakota & in the spring I have to build a permanent chicken coop & I thought of trying the solar pop can heater since I have an area that gets lots of southern exposure. I like the idea of not depending on electricity because we can lose power for extended periods in the winter (I'm told). Thankfully I've not lived here long enough to have first hand experience in that, but I do think it is something that needs to be taken into account.
I did a websearch & found lots of videos & sites that talk about solar pop can heaters for houses, but did not find anything about possibly using it in a chicken coop. I currently have 24 birds, so I will need a decent size coop, so I do not think it would become too warm for them until spring at which time I was thinking I could just disconnect the unit, until late fall.
So I was wondering if anyone has tried this?
thanks,
Terri
I did a websearch & found lots of videos & sites that talk about solar pop can heaters for houses, but did not find anything about possibly using it in a chicken coop. I currently have 24 birds, so I will need a decent size coop, so I do not think it would become too warm for them until spring at which time I was thinking I could just disconnect the unit, until late fall.
So I was wondering if anyone has tried this?
thanks,
Terri