The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[The Moonshiner]

We have been fully intending to have an electrician equip our insulated building where we brood chicks with outlets and electricity, but life keeps getting in the way. So true to our redneck nature, we have a heavy duty extension cord ran from the front of our house (outdoor outlet) all the way up to the building. Very none boujee and none demure like. We have a screen door installed on the building and during the cold months it is lined with plastic to hold in heat, and in the hot months we remove the plastic for ventilation. I joked when our California neighbors first moved here that they probably think we are growing dope in there. Because of the light from the heat bulbs.

Nope just chicks. Just growing chicks in there.

From the front of the house? Yeah that's redneck. I went more incognito running mine from the garage. It goes out the side of the door that's right at the edge so only about a foot until it could hide in the grass.
My chick house is so far away it takes a 100-ft and a 50-ft cord. It is not an ideal setup but usually if there was an issue it would just flip the breaker. Once it gets to the chick house it's wired to an outlet then hops to a few more.
Once it melted part of the first outlet so I'm more careful how many bulbs and total watts are plugged in.
I wanted to have power ran from the pole but ya way too expensive. Then I looked into having it ran from the breaker box also too expensive for me.
I can burn wood for heat but that's a lot like work. My furnace system has seen better days and propane was costing a fortune.
I started using a couple three space heaters and with their help or just them in the milder days it was actually cheaper. Problem though is they suck juice. I couldn't run hardly anything else on the same circuit and you can't run them off long extension cords.
I while back I decided to see about running dedicated circuits just for them. The issue was getting the wire from fuse box in laundry/mud room to bedrooms.
I found some wire 10/2 UF-B wire. It's a direct burial wire. For outdoor use and you can just straight bury it or just leave it above ground. I actually ran it through plastic or pvc or whatever it is conduct through the wall and around the house then back through the wall. Two of them were long runs so I looked it up and it said 12 2 would work so I got 10 2. Wired each to their own breakers and bought hospital grade heavy duty outlets. My heaters are 1500 watts and I've had no troubles now.
I'm looking into doing the same for the chick house. Run it on its own circuit with its own breaker then straight bury the wire a few inches under ground. Could go with conduct but will have to figure the addiction cost.
Probably go with those outlets with the built in breakers. Idk but if it works for a 1500 watt heater it could easily run all the bulbs I'd use.
Just a diy option

 

[The Moonshiner]

Well, I guess the rare Isa siting has passed. I got busy at work right when I saw she was on. My wife even texted me pictures of our ran over mailbox and I completely forgot about it.

Her rooster is ill so she made a thread.
If she hasn't figured him out she could check in to check that thread in the near future.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Return it!

It was under $20 and I'm sure I'll find a use for it.
Problem here is to return anything to Amazon it's a 45 minute drive to the nearest drop off locations and $10 in gas.
So $20 for something I might eventually use or $10 for gas and a hour and a half of time to end up with nothing.

 

[WallyG74]

I found someone with OEGBs. Problem is, I don’t know where I will put them. I had my BCs sold but he has a chicken killing critter problem. The BC coop/pen would be the perfect place. I have one empty chicken apartment that will be housing EE & OE. I need more space, Moony! This feels familiar

 

[The Moonshiner]

I found someone with OEGBs. Problem is, I don’t know where I will put them. I had my BCs sold but he has a chicken killing critter problem. The BC coop/pen would be the perfect place. I have one empty chicken apartment that will be housing EE & OE. I need more space, Moony! This feels familiar

Yep. And soon it will be another incubator then a few more brooders then it'll be like..... so my truck can haul how much feed?

 

[KF0002]

Fry day

Oh you've heard it before, eh?

 

[KF0002]

I found someone with OEGBs. Problem is, I don’t know where I will put them. I had my BCs sold but he has a chicken killing critter problem. The BC coop/pen would be the perfect place. I have one empty chicken apartment that will be housing EE & OE. I need more space, Moony! This feels familiar

The only option is to build more pens, duh. I see a trip to Lowe's in your future! Woohoo!

You need Leghorns too, while you're at it.

 

[KF0002]

From the front of the house? Yeah that's redneck. I went more incognito running mine from the garage. It goes out the side of the door that's right at the edge so only about a foot until it could hide in the grass.
My chick house is so far away it takes a 100-ft and a 50-ft cord. It is not an ideal setup but usually if there was an issue it would just flip the breaker. Once it gets to the chick house it's wired to an outlet then hops to a few more.
Once it melted part of the first outlet so I'm more careful how many bulbs and total watts are plugged in.
I wanted to have power ran from the pole but ya way too expensive. Then I looked into having it ran from the breaker box also too expensive for me.
I can burn wood for heat but that's a lot like work. My furnace system has seen better days and propane was costing a fortune.
I started using a couple three space heaters and with their help or just them in the milder days it was actually cheaper. Problem though is they suck juice. I couldn't run hardly anything else on the same circuit and you can't run them off long extension cords.
I while back I decided to see about running dedicated circuits just for them. The issue was getting the wire from fuse box in laundry/mud room to bedrooms.
I found some wire 10/2 UF-B wire. It's a direct burial wire. For outdoor use and you can just straight bury it or just leave it above ground. I actually ran it through plastic or pvc or whatever it is conduct through the wall and around the house then back through the wall. Two of them were long runs so I looked it up and it said 12 2 would work so I got 10 2. Wired each to their own breakers and bought hospital grade heavy duty outlets. My heaters are 1500 watts and I've had no troubles now.
I'm looking into doing the same for the chick house. Run it on its own circuit with its own breaker then straight bury the wire a few inches under ground. Could go with conduct but will have to figure the addiction cost.
Probably go with those outlets with the built in breakers. Idk but if it works for a 1500 watt heater it could easily run all the bulbs I'd use.
Just a diy option

Yeah it is Redneck, USA here for sure. lol But we don't have anyone to impress, and we don't try to keep up with the Joneses. Our chickens bring us joy, and most people do not. As soon as it is in the budget, we will have electric installed in the building, but with the way the economy is looking, that may never happen.

We have to be careful how many heat bulbs we use in the building also, so the circuit doesn't get overloaded. I try not to use more than 3 heat bulbs at a time, and use LED bulbs on any groups of older chicks. The 2-3 heat bulbs in there will keep the ambient temp of the building warm enough during cold times to prevent losses. That is why we have stopped brooding chicks in the winter, because if the breaker gets thrown or something, it is game over.

We used a space heater in there for a couple years when we brooded during the winter, but it was risky. If someone forgets and plugs something extra into the area of the house that shares that circuit, overloads the circuit and throws the breaker.

If I ever get rich, I will never tell a soul, but there will be signs. I will have electric ran to my outbuilding.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Oh you've heard it before, eh?

No, it’s just obvious to me cause it’s the only one that makes sense LOL

 

[KF0002]

No, it’s just obvious to me cause it’s the only one that makes sense LOL

Could be Monday though. Everyone hates Mondays.