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<blockquote data-quote="bigv" data-source="post: 259496" data-attributes="member: 835"><p>We don't use a lamp either. Chickens like other birds can stay warm very easy by puffing feathers and trapping heat. They then bunch up and keep each other warm when roosting. Like I said I just turned a 4x8 shack into coop. I put a heated dog bowl in there in winter for water. I also re-insulated it. It was very warm in there even on the coldest days. There is a little plexiglass moon light on ceiling. It often had condensation on it. I wonder if the heated water helped with warmth? I am no chicken expert but just like an outside dog. Feed them up well in winter. We feed regular chicken feed with the clam shells in it and mix it with cracked corn. Also let them roam parts of a day. They didn't lay a lot in winter but did get a few eggs a week. We only have 6 chickens.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bigv, post: 259496, member: 835"] We don't use a lamp either. Chickens like other birds can stay warm very easy by puffing feathers and trapping heat. They then bunch up and keep each other warm when roosting. Like I said I just turned a 4x8 shack into coop. I put a heated dog bowl in there in winter for water. I also re-insulated it. It was very warm in there even on the coldest days. There is a little plexiglass moon light on ceiling. It often had condensation on it. I wonder if the heated water helped with warmth? I am no chicken expert but just like an outside dog. Feed them up well in winter. We feed regular chicken feed with the clam shells in it and mix it with cracked corn. Also let them roam parts of a day. They didn't lay a lot in winter but did get a few eggs a week. We only have 6 chickens. [/QUOTE]
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