HELP!!! Heated Wooden Dog House

[Frenchkissed]

• May 1, 2009
• #16

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silkeysandra​

Songster​

11 Years
yes. here are some links to some photos of my bare-bones chicken outfit. I just have three hens. The doghouse is primarily used for bad weather that comes up during the day while they are in their pen--or their sleeping quarters when we are on vacation.
Otherwise, they sleep in the Chickey house at night where they go by themselves, then I let them out and into the chickey pen (with seed sprinkled on the ground) for the day. Then in the afternoon--or after work--I let them out to play in the backyard. When the sun goes down, they go into their houses in the chickey house (our storeroom) and they get new food and water at that time. I clean their houses after they are let out to play in the yard. That way I can watch them and they get clean houses to come home to.

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• 20 minutes ago
• #17

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Frenchkissed​

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Help!!!
I have a wooden dog house that came with a pet smart heater. Can I use the heater in the winter for my chickens?

Thanks

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the heater you are referring to is a heated mat for the dog to lay on. I doubt that will help much for more than a couple chickens depending on its dimensions. Then the problem is they can't use it if they are roosting at night. Then they'll poop on it all night.

 

[Frenchkissed]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think the heater you are referring to is a heated mat for the dog to lay on. I doubt that will help much for more than a couple chickens depending on its dimensions. Then the problem is they can't use it if they are roosting at night. Then they'll poop on it all night.

 

[Frenchkissed]

No it is attached to the back wall of dog house as shown in picture

Thanks

 

[ChickenCanoe]

So it is radiant or forced air?
In that case it may raise the coop temp a bit depending on the coop siize?
Do your chickens need heat?
What breeds and what is the climate (location)?
Most breeds don't need heat regardless of one's geographic location.

 

[Frenchkissed]

I’m in Southern Illinois and the chickens are silkie & Polish Breeds

Thanks

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Well silkies are a little more fragile. They still may not need heat except on the coldest arctic blasts.

 

[Frenchkissed]

Well silkies are a little more fragile. They still may not need heat except on the coldest arctic blasts.

Yes that’s what I was thinking. In my other house I used a heat lamp on a timer this past winter so it was only on at the coldest part of the night ect

Thanks