Topic of the Week - Heat Sources: Yes or No?

[5Australorpasaures]

No heat, I keep cold hearty type birds. Had a flock of RIRs who roosted in a high hedge all winter. Did use the coop during rain and snow and to lay though.

 

[Winderdear]

Would you mind explaining your "battery power"? Sounds interesting.
Thanks!

Sure! We have a transportable battery bank that can be charged off ac, dc or solar. I think ours is a Bluetti AC200MAX, but there are a lot of them on the market. At full charge it can run two chicken panel heaters all night on the heat setting (the higher setting, not brooder). The panels together drew about 400w. The battery bank has its issues, but it’s reliable enough. We used this method a couple years ago with our first four chickens and it worked well, because we didn’t have power to the coop at that time.

 

[Nanook33]

Thank you so much for your information. This is something we'll look into. Our electric company wants to get rich fast & this looks like a great alternative. Our 6 hens & 1 rooster thank you, also!

 

[Winderdear]

Thank you so much for your information. This is something we'll look into. Our electric company wants to get rich fast & this looks like a great alternative. Our 6 hens & 1 rooster thank you, also!

So glad I could help!