Heat Lamp - and Chickens won't go to bed

[Lacy Duckwing]

Also, his name is Bill because we have two SDOEGB roosters, and we named them Bill & Ted.

Mine was Chester and Perch II. I couldn't keep both, though, so I chose Chester.

 

[belindaschicks]

My rooster is Chester, AKA Chilli Chilli Chester. He is a Silver Duckwing Old English Game Bantam. He got his name as a chick, because every time I picked him up he was the only chick that would start shaking all over so I thought he was cold all the time. I got him in April of 2014.
How old is Bill?

I use a heat board. Think that's what you have. I live in wisconsin. I just put up a heat lamp which I swore I would never do. Unfortunately the temperature here is going down to -25 for 3 days. The heat board was not going to work in these extremes. I also have a weather station in my coop. It cost about $20. I highly recommend one. It allows you to place a small remote inside your coop and monitor the temp from inside your home. It has given me much peace of mind especially since I put the heat lamp in. It's currently -8 outside and 18 degrees inside my coop.

 

[MIChickandGuinea]

Mine was Chester and Perch II. I couldn't keep both, though, so I chose Chester.

We have eight bantam roosters!!! We didn’t even want a rooster at first. But the bantams are fine - they don’t attack us (so far) and we like to hear them crowing. We don’t have any neighbors close enough to hear them, and we like their sounds. And fortunately, they don’t squabble much.

 

[MIChickandGuinea]

I use a heat board. Think that's what you have. I live in wisconsin. I just put up a heat lamp which I swore I would never do. Unfortunately the temperature here is going down to -25 for 3 days. The heat board was not going to work in these extremes. I also have a weather station in my coop. It cost about $20. I highly recommend one. It allows you to place a small remote inside your coop and monitor the temp from inside your home. It has given me much peace of mind especially since I put the heat lamp in. It's currently -8 outside and 18 degrees inside my coop.

I should move my outdoor weather station into the coop ... that would be interesting to know how much warmer it is but the coop than outside.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

I've always thought that Maine was so cold, I guess not. The lowest temp this week is -2.

My Mom emailed this to me earlier if any of you agree:

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

We have eight bantam roosters!!! We didn’t even want a rooster at first. But the bantams are fine - they don’t attack us (so far) and we like to hear them crowing. We don’t have any neighbors close enough to hear them, and we like their sounds. And fortunately, they don’t squabble much.

I agree with the loving the sound of crowing, but I do have neighbors that don't agree.

 

[MIChickandGuinea]

I've always thought that Maine was so cold, I guess not. The lowest temp this week is -2.

My Mom emailed this to me earlier if any of you agree:View attachment 1657607

Well, our coldest absolute temp is supposed to be similar to yours, but we have winds gusting 40-50 mph, making the wind chill outrageous and dangerous.

 

[spiritpots]

I've always thought that Maine was so cold, I guess not. The lowest temp this week is -2.

My Mom emailed this to me earlier if any of you agree:View attachment 1657607

This has me laughing out loud!!

 

[CruellasCoup]

It’s supposed to be in the single digits tonite, tomorrow and tomorrow night, I have the cozy coop panel where they roost,I only have 4 hens, and deep straw with pine shavings but I worry about tomorrow day. The pen has plastic around it to keep out the wind also. Does this sound like enough? Thanks for any advice.

 

[MIChickandGuinea]

It’s supposed to be in the single digits tonite, tomorrow and tomorrow night, I have the cozy coop panel where they roost,I only have 4 hens, and deep straw with pine shavings but I worry about tomorrow day. The pen has plastic around it to keep out the wind also. Does this sound like enough? Thanks for any advice.

Our birds have done fine with single digit temps and NO coop heat. Just make sure they are dry and protected from drafts. Because the wind is howling so hard here tonight, I put fiberglass batting in the eave ventilation slots to reduce the drafts inside the coop. Most of the time it’s not needed, but this storm has wind just swirling, and I felt like the currents inside the coop were too strong considering the extreme low temps also.