Temperatures

[Nutterbutterdiablo]

I live in Alaska in a little fishing town, Seward, on Resurrection Bay, on the Pacific Ocean. We are completely surrounded by mountains, so a bit protected. We are averaging 40° to 60°+ this time of year with an occasional 70°+. Our summer temps have been 70's to 80's lately. Been here 40+ years and never seen anything like it. Hotter summers and way less snow than ever before .Already have the heat lamp on in the coop at night. Rainy season is upon us and winter is near!

 

[DobieLover]

I live in Alaska in a little fishing town, Seward, on Resurrection Bay, on the Pacific Ocean. We are completely surrounded by mountains, so a bit protected. We are averaging 40° to 60°+ this time of year with an occasional 70°+. Our summer temps have been 70's to 80's lately. Been here 40+ years and never seen anything like it. Hotter summers and way less snow than ever before .Already have the heat lamp on in the coop at night. Rainy season is upon us and winter is near!

It's been hot hear too.
You do not need a heat lamp in these temperatures.
You never need a heat lamp in a coop at all unless you are brooding chicks and the heat source shouldn't be a heat lamp. Heat lamps burn many coops down each year.
You shouldn't need supplemental heat unless night time temperatures drop below -20F or so. As long as the coop is very well ventilated and DRY they chickens should be fine.
In fact, by adding supplemental heat well before winter, you will prevent the chickens from acclimating to their environment. Then what happens when you get a power outage and the heat suddenly goes off?