tractor type for bantys... need help

[ashylove]

so my husband is helping me with building my coop/run, and we are having problems with how many lights(heat lamps) we will need in the coop. the coop itself will be 4feet wide, by 3 feet high and 3 feet long... i plan on having about 6 bantys in here, but like i said, we need the heat lamps and dont know how many we need. any help will be great!!!

 

[Msbear]

Unless you live in the great white north, you don't need heat lights. I know of bantams breeders in northern NY state that don't have lights. That being said, I live in WV. and I do have them

My birdies are spoiled. One 240w red light would be sufficient. Make sure the light is mounted high to a porcelain box and is secure... and cannot be reached by your birds. I woke up one morning to half of my cochin roos fluffy tail singed! I later added a hardware cloth cage around the light .... I had it far away from their roost, but I think they just get spoiled and want to be roasting ...I mean roosting

right in front of it. He had to of been perched on a framing board to the wall of the coop

like spiderman

Anyways, 1 light is plenty... mount it fairly high up. Your coop is only 3 ft. high and you don't want the birds to be able to get too close to it. ...roosting level is perfect because that's where they'll be when it's the coldest.

 

[ashylove]

lol... im in nc and i can tell you right now that they will definitly be spoiled!!! thanks for the help, he will be happy to know that...

 

[Zahboo]

I'm in nc where I think it's 54 right now and I have 2 heat lights in the standards coop (but their molting, they need warmth

)

 

[Zahboo]

Would you be able to make it 4x4. When you add in roosts, bowls for food, water and grit, that takes about the space for a chicken away.

 

[Omran]

I think they will be fine with no heat lambs what so ever, unless they are real young ( I mean chicks) then they will be fine, I didread some where that chicks need 95 F the first week and te 90F the seconed week and it goes on -5 f each week till the get about 3 months old.

please post pictures of your new coop I love looking at coop's photos

Omran

 

[ashylove]

i am not sure if a 4x4 will work, but ill talk to dh to see... as for the age of the birds, 2 are laying age and the rest are about 8 weeks old...

and it is 54 where you are??? not fair, i think todays high was 35 or so... yuck. with that in mind, one or two lights??? lol.....