My temps are in farenheit. Now those are my temps during the 20-40 below F. snaps, not always. I still have to add the outside siding and it will be better temps inside after that. I really do like the flat panel heater much better than heat lamps, although on the really cold nights, I used both. But my coop was losing heat by not having the siding on yet.
Yes, I did have some times of frozen eggs, but that was mainly when I wasn't able to check for them often enough. I would check before I left for work and fed, then again after work to clean the coop and again at night to be sure everything was alright and refill feeders in the coop.
The eggs lasted a good 8 hours before freezing. But sometimes if i had something going on after work and couldn't get home until my evening check, they'd be frozen and have a crack in them. If they didn't have a crack after that amount of time, I assumed they were frozen but hadn't cracked yet and used them to feed back.
I don't worry about the frozen eggs so much since I scramble them up and mix with leftovers and yogurt as often as I can in the winter. They like a little warm mush in the morning!
Yes, I did have some times of frozen eggs, but that was mainly when I wasn't able to check for them often enough. I would check before I left for work and fed, then again after work to clean the coop and again at night to be sure everything was alright and refill feeders in the coop.
The eggs lasted a good 8 hours before freezing. But sometimes if i had something going on after work and couldn't get home until my evening check, they'd be frozen and have a crack in them. If they didn't have a crack after that amount of time, I assumed they were frozen but hadn't cracked yet and used them to feed back.
I don't worry about the frozen eggs so much since I scramble them up and mix with leftovers and yogurt as often as I can in the winter. They like a little warm mush in the morning!