Husband bought a Teflon bulb. (Solved)

[Nlchicken]

For our water I have a 100w bulb inside a cinderblocks. I have found the main reason the bulbs blow fast is they get wet. It only takes one stray drop of water and the bulb is gone. You can protect the bulb bulb by placing a glass jar over it or a tin can. Which also helps hold the heat. For mine I had some leftover cement board from another project I cut a piece the size of the cinderblocks and placed it over the openings with the waterer on top. It helps hold the heat and I haven't had a blown bulb since. Have you tried the dollar stores for bulbs? The dollar stores here carry them.

 

[Conan]

Yes, that is correct.

Well, I suppose you can swap out the bulb for your peace of mind, but I honestly don't think that there is much reason for concern. I'd love to see a full pic of your coop, though! I love the paint job!

 

[Lady Lionheart]

For our water I have a 100w bulb inside a cinderblocks. I have found the main reason the bulbs blow fast is they get wet. It only takes one stray drop of water and the bulb is gone. You can protect the bulb bulb by placing a glass jar over it or a tin can. Which also helps hold the heat. For mine I had some leftover cement board from another project I cut a piece the size of the cinderblocks and placed it over the openings with the waterer on top. It helps hold the heat and I haven't had a blown bulb since. Have you tried the dollar stores for bulbs? The dollar stores here carry them.

hat a wonderful idea! I'll see what I can do to cover it. Don't know why I didn't think of it lol. And I will look at the dollar store for bulbs. I haven't done that yet.

 

[Lady Lionheart]

Well, I suppose you can swap out the bulb for your peace of mind, but I honestly don't think that there is much reason for concern. I'd love to see a full pic of your coop, though! I love the paint job!

Here's some pics from last summer and thank you for the compliment!

 

[staceyj]

I too live that coop!
It’s like a big fancy version of mine and seems to be made out of the same materials.

@Lady Lionheart can I ask a few questions?

How old are your birds?

Your profile says you’re in Pueblo Colorado. Is that your location?

 

[Lady Lionheart]

I too live that coop!
It’s like a big fancy version of mine and seems to be made out of the same materials.

@Lady Lionheart can I ask a few questions?

How old are your birds?

Your profile says you’re in Pueblo Colorado. Is that your location?

Yes, that's where I am. Birds are about 34 and 28 weeks old.

 

[staceyj]

It’s gorgeous. I love it.
I see you have ventilation along the top under the roof.
The big windows, are they always open to the elements or do they have interior flaps or windows that close up?
Can you close them?

How many birds live in there? Can you tell me about their roost? Are they good size birds or tiny birds like silkies?

28 -34 weeks=point of lay for many breeds so they are fully feathered and nearly ful grown.

Your 10 day forcast shows above freezing temps in the daytime, with cold nights in the double digits below freezing.

Do you keep food and water available 24/7?


I live in a generally mild climate but the past few years we’ve had temps in the winter similar to yours, in bursts. We’ll have a few weeks of cold night time temps, then that pattern will break, followed by really mild again.

I have a hanging feeder inside my enclosed run. Switching to hanging saved me tons because they don’t make nearly the mess they used to make.

I hang it up in the morning around 8 am by a caribeaner at the end of a rope. I live in a suburban neighborhood and try to keep the girls sorta quiet in the morning. Summertime- 7:3am

When they go to roost I take it down and put the whole feeder straight into a small metal feed can. It fits perfectly in there. It takes me maybe 9 seconds to take the top off, unhook the feeder, set it in there, close the lid.

Backup feed stays in the garage in a big airtight container.

I also have a hanging waterer. That I leave hanging *unless the weather is calling for a hard freeze.
Then I carry it with me on the way back to the house and set it in the laundry tub overnight. *adds about 30 seconds to my routine.

I never have any food or water in the coop.

I lock up my feed because I don’t want to attract dinner guests.
I noticed you’re using chicken wire in your run.
This makes me wonder if maybe you’re losing feed because it might not just be your birds eating it.

Can I ask, How much feed do you go through in what amount of time for how many chickens?

And, Is the purpose of the bulb to be a source of heat for your birds because they are young or is it just to keep the water from freezing?

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

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Here's some pics from last summer and thank you for the compliment!

What a gorgeous coop! Your flock is mighty lucky! Enjoy!

 

[Aunt Angus]

That is a great coop and run set up! Gorgeous!!!!


I found that once your flock is established, costs go way down. My 4 cost maybe $15/month.

 

[Eggcessive]

Beautiful coop and run. Yes, they can be very expensive the first year to get everything that you need.