heating coop

What temperatures do I need to consider a panel heater for my coop? Which product do you recommend? I am in Northern California on the coast, but inland; we occasionally get snow. Mostly stays in the 40s at night in the winter, but can drop into the 30s. I often have to put a towel on my car...

I'm in need of a safe heating source for my Coturnix quail, for when I'm awhile for three days. I'll be away for graduation in December; they are roughly 2-3 days old right now. I'm currently using a heat lamp, which I like but I worry. And I got a heat plate but the thing is too big for my...

We live on the prairies in SK and the temperatures range from +30c in the summer to -40c/f in the winter. It is frequently VERY windy here, though our property has a good abundance of trees to help with breaking that wind. I've read quite a few articles and helpful posts etc. regarding keeping...

Hey fellow chicken keepers! I know that most people recommend against heating the coop for different reasons, but how cold can it get before Chickens Start freezing to death? I have chickens that are supposed to be cold hardy and we have a decent coop however, it’s supposed to get down to 1°...

So I live in upstate NY and we get cold nights in the winter. Like below 0. So I always heat the coop on cold nights. Even then our bantam roster with huge wattles and a comb gets purple on top. I put Vaseline on sometimes to protect him. He hates it. Anyway.... I’m insulting it his fall but I...

For all the wrong reasons I am raising 4 chicks in the fall. I want to move them out to a coop in a few weeks, but I will need to heat it for them. Has anyone used one of these lights for heating a coop? How did it work out? I'm going to use my smallest coop and don't think I will be able to...

I live in Minnesota and last year was my first winter with chickens. After much reading about the pros and cons of heating a coop I decide not to add supplemental heat due to my heavily wooded property... a fire would be devastating. My coop is about 30 sq. ft. and I had four chickens last...

Hoping to get some thoughts on if I need to do any kind of supplemental heat this week. I live in Indiana and typically my 5 girls are ok in the winter. We have a serious cold snap coming in a couple days with air temps at -15 and wind chills in the -30s. My coop is about 4'W 7'L 4'H and they...

I have 3 chicks, a 5 week old roo, and two 4 week old girls. For our heating method we use a heat lamp. The roo is very hot under the heat lamp but the others aren't ( the lamp is 40" away from ground). Any ideas on how to keep the girls warm without him over heating? Could we put him outside...

Hey guys! I know this has been covered a whole bunch, but could not find the precise information I was looking for. Finally convinced DH to let me keep some backyard chickens. I have determined 4 would be a good start. The time has come to pick some up at my local feed store, and we’ve got our...

I have 4 hens in my backyard in a small coop. They have been doing fine up untill the tempature started dropping really low at night and 3 of the four got a bit of frostbite on there combs. I have been bringing them in for the past few night but am looking for advice on what i should do to keep...

it's pretty cold tonight (the low is 17) and wicked windy. I have a repurposed shed with ventilation cut into the top and 13 chickens. They all sleep on the roosting bars (except one of them, although there is plenty of room) The roosting bars are below all of the ventilation except for the west...