Northern Lights?

[Kasilofchrisn]

Quote:Yeah....My Brother worked up North and a friend moved to Yellowknife..........Not to many understand how COLD, cold really is....

Cool PICTURE........


Cheers!

Yes extreme cold is hard to deal with. Fortunately I'm half polar bear.lol But wind? No wind gets to everybody except maybe arctic fox and polar bears. There are several trucks parked in that picture plugged in at a bull rail. I have been stuck in camp for as many as 3 days waiting on a storm to end. It's bad when you can't see 25' outside even with lights. Above the arctic circle we go over 21 days where the sun doesn't rise above the horizon. It gets light out but it's like dusk out for just a few hours at most. I'm guessing above the arctic circle would absolutely need artificial lights. But I'm not looking to find out.

 

[chickens really]

Quote: Yes extreme cold is hard to deal with.
Fortunately I'm half polar bear.lol
But wind? No wind gets to everybody except maybe arctic fox and polar bears.
There are several trucks parked in that picture plugged in at a bull rail.
I have been stuck in camp for as many as 3 days waiting on a storm to end.
It's bad when you can't see 25' outside even with lights.
Above the arctic circle we go over 21 days where the sun doesn't rise above the horizon.
It gets light out but it's like dusk out for just a few hours at most.
I'm guessing above the arctic circle would absolutely need artificial lights.
But I'm not looking to find out.
Stay warm. safe and well fed...........

Cheers to you........

 

[Kasilofchrisn]

Quote:Yeah....My Brother worked up North and a friend moved to Yellowknife..........Not to many understand how COLD, cold really is....

Cool PICTURE........


Cheers!

Yes extreme cold is hard to deal with.
Fortunately I'm half polar bear.lol
But wind? No wind gets to everybody except maybe arctic fox and polar bears.
There are several trucks parked in that picture plugged in at a bull rail.
I have been stuck in camp for as many as 3 days waiting on a storm to end.
It's bad when you can't see 25' outside even with lights.
Above the arctic circle we go over 21 days where the sun doesn't rise above the horizon.
It gets light out but it's like dusk out for just a few hours at most.
I'm guessing above the arctic circle would absolutely need artificial lights.
But I'm not looking to find out.
Stay warm. safe and well fed...........

Cheers to you........

Thanks! And thank god I'm not in the Arctic full time. 3 strips of thick cut bacon,3 of my farm fresh eggs,2 slices wheat toast,and a cup of hot Chaga tea (harvested myself) w/honey. My morning is good already and I'm definitely warm,safe and well fed.

 

[aart]

Quote:

I understand the curiosity aspect but I'm guessing you'll need to use your google Fu and find a scientific study somewhere if there is one.

I merely asked if your light was red......and I did provide a link to an article by a poultry vet about light color and winter laying.
I understand why you might need to use heat, just wondered why not 24/7.

 

[chickens really]

Quote: Yes extreme cold is hard to deal with.
Fortunately I'm half polar bear.lol
But wind? No wind gets to everybody except maybe arctic fox and polar bears.
There are several trucks parked in that picture plugged in at a bull rail.
I have been stuck in camp for as many as 3 days waiting on a storm to end.
It's bad when you can't see 25' outside even with lights.
Above the arctic circle we go over 21 days where the sun doesn't rise above the horizon.
It gets light out but it's like dusk out for just a few hours at most.
I'm guessing above the arctic circle would absolutely need artificial lights.
But I'm not looking to find out.
Stay warm. safe and well fed...........

Cheers to you........
Thanks!
And thank god I'm not in the Arctic full time.
3 strips of thick cut bacon,3 of my farm fresh eggs,2 slices wheat toast,and a cup of hot Chaga tea (harvested myself) w/honey.
My morning is good already and I'm definitely warm,safe and well fed.

....Cheers!

 

[ShanandGem]

The thing to understand about heating a coop in real cold is that a red heat lamp doesn't make it warm; it raises the temperature by several degrees, but my water in all my coops still freezes hard after several hours and I'm not exactly walking in there and taking off my coat. In the event of an outage, hopefully the temp in the coo would decline slowly enough for them to acclimate.
My coops are big as I have no runs (birds free range) so maybe people with smaller spaces to heat get theirs warmer.

 

[Kasilofchrisn]

The way I figure it my heat lamp gives them a place to warm up during the day if they need it.
It may not warm the whole coop but they can get warmth from it as needed.
Just like I take warm up breaks when outside for long periods.
My birds are thriving and that's what counts.

 

[Kasilofchrisn]

The way I figure it my heat lamp gives them a place to warm up during the day if they need it.
It may not warm the whole coop but they can get warmth from it as needed.
Just like I take warm up breaks when outside for long periods.
My birds are thriving and that's what counts.

 

[Kasilofchrisn]

Quote:Curious......Is the heat light red? Why would you only provide heat 14 hours a day?
I believe white light is needed for lay thru winter.....
.....and, I'm assuming your birds are under a year old, pullets usually lay thru their first winter anyway, lights or not.
Here's a pretty good article on supplemental lighting.


Quote:I merely asked if your light was red......and I did provide a link to an article by a poultry vet about light color and winter laying.
I understand why you might need to use heat, just wondered why not 24/7.

Sorry that part was meant for the original poster on figuring out how far north do chickens survive without light. I'm guessing they will need to find a scientific study for that as its unlikely anyone here could answer from our own experience. I know I'd be hard pressed to say my chicken died from lack of daylight. If my chickens show signs of trouble or we see prolonged extreme cold I'll up the heat to 24/7 with a milkhouse heater (already purchased on sale)and put a regular bulb in the timed heat lamp. But so far I'm not seeing as they need it. No my light isn't red. It provides both light and heat and is secured from falling by a quick link and an eye Bolt.

 

[ShanandGem]

I double secure all my lights with both the mounting hardware they come with, and zip ties on the cords to a different mounting location. I also check them weekly to make sure the bulbs are tight in the sockets.
I didn't think I would heat my coops this winter but I don't regret making the choice. I watch my birds carefully and I can see they are much more comfortable. It's -18 here today and everyone is under the lamps.