Do NOT heat your chicken coop

30/01/2021

Unheated coop when temps dropped below 20°. The 12 week old chicks seem to be fine. It's me that is having a hard time.

23/01/2021

No heat in the coop as of last Wednesday!

23/01/2021

While deleting shortcuts in the ribbon I found this: https://www.fresheggsdaily.blog/2016/01/how-to-winterize-your-chicken-run.html

Learn some easy ways to winterize your chicken run to keep your chickens happy and healthy through the cold months.

10/01/2021

CONFESSION re: Heat in the coop!
I have chicks remaining from recent hatches that are growing out. Originally intended for sale, but these are still here. I don't want to cull them so I am growing them out. I have put them inside the big coop with the main flock so that they can me introduced more easily. The heat lamp is in the coop briefly but is still a resk. It has been securely fastened and is not where the hens can collide with it an knock it down (the way that the fire nearly started in a previous coop.) I am moving the lamp further away each day so that the chicks are "hardened off" since they are now fully feathere.

17/12/2020

Today's mantra: I will not heat my coop I will not heat my coop I will not heat my coop I will not heat my coop I will not heat my coop...

08/12/2020

I will not heat my coop I will not heat my coop I will not heat my coop!

Does anyone have ideas on how to stop eggs from freezing in the unheated coop?🐣🐣🐣

28/11/2020

Another guide to Winter chicken keeping. It's the same photo, but not the same article!
https://backyardpoultry.iamcountryside.com/coops/pros-cons-of-coop-heating/

Recently, I've been writing about safely heating backyard chicken coops and addressing the question: Do chickens need heat in winter?

28/11/2020

Some excellent advice here!

https://www.acreagelife.com/hobby-farming/to-heat-or-not-to-heat-the-question-is-not-about-comfort-but-safety

To Heat or Not to Heat… The question is not about comfort, but safety

10/07/2020

https://heritageacresmarket.com/should-coops-be-heated/

A lot of debate is had over whether or not chicken coops should be heated in the winter. What is best for your chickens may surprise you.

13/05/2020

https://heritageacresmarket.com/2017-chicken-coop-fires/

Many people turn to heat lamps to heat their chicken coops, but heat lamps can prove disastrous. Not only could you lose your coop, but also your house.

13/05/2020

https://the-chicken-chick.com/whether-to-heat-chicken-coop-in-cold/

Whether to Heat the Chicken Coop in Cold Weather Print Page Every year, good chicken keepers who love their pet chickens unintentionally kill them, burn down their chicken coops, barns and homes and endanger their own lives with the use of heat lamps trying to keep their chicken coops toasty-warm. B...