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I'm too worried about fire and possible power loss to use heat. Everyone is warm bodily. They get down in the day and scratch around the coop floor. I do a "pit check" randomly to feel their body heat and everyone is always warm to the touch.
I feel terrible for the boys but I don't know what else I can do. I can't find my thermometer/humidity checker thingy so I may just buy a new one. (I know I have one in this taters house!)
 
Apryl, FNF,

How cold are you guys! Taters!
We been down in the - just a couple times so far.

I would be keeping an eye on the relative humidity and comparing it to the in the coop humidity.
Nothing you can do if the outside humidity is high. If its say 50% outside the coop and 70% in the coop the ventilation may need adjusted, bedding changed that sort of thing.

If you have a slanted one direction roof adding holes on the low side and the high side causes more air to flow up and out taking the wet with it. It works much better then large vents on side walls directly across from each other.

Ya'll probably already knew that but I toss it out there in case other (lurkers) don't.
;)
 
apryl29 said:
I have a space heater in there set to 65 (lowest setting) and on low and it's only around 30 degrees in the coop even w/ the pop doors all closed up. It's ridiculous... even though there's no drafts it's just bitter cold. I'm actually glad that it's only heating things to about 30 b/c I was worried 65 would be too warm, but it's crazy how it barely takes the edge off.
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I know, right??? I have two heat lamps going and when I put my hand under the lamp, it is not super warm. I hope it takee the edge off too. Must be doing something since the 6 weekers are doing okay.
 
21hens-incharge said:
Apryl, FNF,

How cold are you guys! Taters!
We been down in the - just a couple times so far.

I would be keeping an eye on the relative humidity and comparing it to the in the coop humidity.
Nothing you can do if the outside humidity is high. If its say 50% outside the coop and 70% in the coop the ventilation may need adjusted, bedding changed that sort of thing.

If you have a slanted one direction roof adding holes on the low side and the high side causes more air to flow up and out taking the wet with it. It works much better then large vents on side walls directly across from each other.

Ya'll probably already knew that but I toss it out there in case other (lurkers) don't.
;)
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I did not know that. My coop roof is slanted and I think approx 3” across the entire 4ft front and 4ft back. I do have my roosts at window level though. We have way more hot weather than cold weather and I always hope they can catch a breeze with the windows open.
 
21hens-incharge said:
Apryl, FNF,

How cold are you guys! Taters!
We been down in the - just a couple times so far.

I would be keeping an eye on the relative humidity and comparing it to the in the coop humidity.
Nothing you can do if the outside humidity is high. If its say 50% outside the coop and 70% in the coop the ventilation may need adjusted, bedding changed that sort of thing.

If you have a slanted one direction roof adding holes on the low side and the high side causes more air to flow up and out taking the wet with it. It works much better then large vents on side walls directly across from each other.

Ya'll probably already knew that but I toss it out there in case other (lurkers) don't.
;)
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It's 14 right now. It's been snowing off and on where I am, but the air feels really dry. Everything is staticy. The snow is actually squeaking when you walk on it. It says the humidity is about 50 outside right now. My windows aren't frosted or anything so I don't think moisture is my problem, except with Odin's waddles, but he can't drink w/o sticking them in b/c they're so big. All the ladies are doing good, just Odin and his huge comb.. I'll get a pic of him later tonight. I'm going to get some of that green goo stuff to try on him. The bag balm melts so fast I don't think it's able to insulate him much.
 
TexasSam said:
Put one heat lamp in their coop just enough to bring it around 30 is this a option?
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Not really. I have a shop lamp in their run with a 150 watt bulb. They sometimes sit under or near it. But she doesn't seem the least bit bothered by the cold or the frostbite. (Run has a roof and plexiglass all the way around with a 10 inch gap at the top on two sides for ventilation, coop is too small for a heat lamp and also has ventilation on 2 sides) I think I am more upset than she is
 

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