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[Chicken Rustler]

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I don't heat mine at all. If the sun is out, with all the windows, it is warm even it it is cold outside. Crummy days the chickens hang out indoors more than out, and there are enough of them to keep the temp tolerable. Nothing has ever frozen in there, even when it has dropped to 19 overnight. The run stays relatively warm overnight as well. Last week we had a hard freeze with overnight temps hovering around 20 and most days not getting above freezing. Puddles in the yard and outside buckets of water were frozen solid for the top several inches, but in the run the unheated waterer had only the thinnest crust of ice; and no ice at all inside the coop.

I've been to your house. It's fabulous, for sure. But you mean to tell me you don't turn the heat on AT ALL?

I thought she was talking about her "chicken coop"

 

[hallerlake]

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Day time 68 (though Mr H prefers 75)
night time 60
My orchids need cool night temps for bud set.

 

[HoneysuckleHills]

I know we all like pictures.
Here's a few that caught my eye while looking for the rooster's photo!
This little one has the bluest eyes ever! (Not sure if it'll come through as blue. She's much older now...)

Mohnkuchen

German sugar cookies

 

[HoneysuckleHills]

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I've been to your house. It's fabulous, for sure. But you mean to tell me you don't turn the heat on AT ALL?

I thought she was talking about her "chicken coop"

Yeah, me too, but maybe her first sentence is about her home. She's got a lot of windows!
Your home sounds nice and warm.
Nothing like a wood stove for down to the bone warmth!
I love mine.
And, thanks to the help from my BYC buddies, I now can keep my wood stove going all night!

 

[HoneysuckleHills]

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Day time 68 (though Mr H prefers 75)
night time 60
My orchids need cool night temps for bud set.

I leave mine at 68 too but in the nighttime I drop it down to 50.
We sleep better that way.
Plus it saves so much on the electric bill.
Funny thing is, with the wood stove, the thermometer might read 68 but it feels like a warmer warm than central heating.

 

[justbugged]

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LOL...fun.

Oh, they are FUN cats, no doubt about it. Stewie has decided that the way to get me out of bed in the morning is to lean on my bedroom door and purr loud enough that I think he's in the bedroom. He also gets all snuggly and purr-y when he wants fed: drowns out the TV, he does. I'd forgotten what cats who were brought home as tiny kittens were like. Lana was a little older, and is a little more standoffish, but like Bumble her idea of fun is sitting on the back of the office chair and typing people's hair in knots. He's over ten pounds now, and not even a little done growing; she's 8 1/2 pounds and just finished removing all her own stitches from being spayed.

Here they are in their favorite crash pad. I have no idea where they found the cushion, which I searched the house for when I rearranged the furniture a year ago.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a41/Julia_here/P1020438-1.jpg

Your Lana looks so much like my Achmed the Terrifying Terrorist.

 

[Hinotori]

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It gets up to about 72 in here during the day since I'm awake to load the stove. I think I have it figured out now for this stove and it doesn't usually drop below 65 by morning with my loading and banking of the fire. The bedrooms do stay cooler because they don't have open doorways and hubby likes it cool to sleep.

We have wood, it's fairly cheap, and after being uncomfortable last year using space heaters, I'd rather be warm, especially when I come in from outside.

 

[justbugged]

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Make sure the "slackers" are not in moult!
If all your birds are young as you have said, they can "dry up" when moulting...and start lay again afterwards.

Well considering the best we got this summer was 17/23 and most of the tyme it was12-14 / 23. Since August the best I recall was 6-8 So it was time. the 12 short straws went to town today. Red Rooooster was there, she saw my birds and I don't care if she shares her opinionof my birds.
After dropping the chickens off at the sale I went and sat along trying to sell some of my metal. Finally at 2:30 I decided I was doing nothing but freezing. On a good note one of the guys who works at the sale stopped where I was and told me that my birds sold high.

What is your Auctions take of the sale price? The Enumclaw Sales Pavilion keeps a third of the sale price. It would have to be worth the full hour of driving from here to there. At least I could stop by for a visit, while I would be in the neighborhood.

 

[Twelvestring]

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Gas or electric? I've worked on electric water heaters. Not fun when they go out on you.

Electric, and just outside the warrantee period, which probably means it's getting close to replacement; our well water is very acid, and the sacrifice rods are no longer replacement parts, apparently.

Our well is very acid as well. We put a special water filter/conditioner on the system that helps but it's still pretty acid.

Depending on the size there may be one or two thermostats. If you're lucky enough to have a plumbing supply store around, they're not too expensive - maybe $20 or less. It could also be the heating coils. Those are easy to check with an ohmmeter if you feel comfortable enough around electric wires and such. Be sure to turn off the breaker before you start. And double check the power source with a voltmeter just to double check. If you want more details, I can fill you in on what has worked for me. FYI, we did replace our water heater a few years back when it developed a pinhole leak. No fixing those

Cheers,
Chris

 

[Twelvestring]

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Auuggghhh! I just got caught up on the postings where you said it's a sealed unit. Ignore what I said above.