backyard chicken coop water heater
February 17, 2010 - 7:37 pm
A 60 watt incandescent lightbulb under a flower pot keeps my coop warm and the water liquified…so far!
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A 60 watt incandescent lightbulb under a flower pot keeps my coop warm and the water liquified…so far!
Duration : 0:3:24
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February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Excellent idea!
Excellent idea!
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Wow you put a lot …
Wow you put a lot of work into this! Great job, thanks for sharing.
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Very nice setup
Very nice setup
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
To tell you the …
To tell you the truth, a 40 watt incandescent bulb should work in balmy Chicago!
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Dan: Thanks for …
Dan: Thanks for posting this video. You gave me some great ideas in building my coop and for wintercare for my birds. I live in Chicago. Will
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Yep! I think its a …
Yep! I think its a GREAT idea!! (just dont tell my wife I said so)
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
I think that could …
I think that could actually work. Riding a bike at full speed takes about 200 watts of work, so I think that she could probably keep up a 60 watt pace for 8 or 12 hours through the coldest time of the night. She’d have to sleep through the day, but the sun would help keep the birds comfy during the day…or you could volunteer for the day shift yourself. REAL chicken lovers should consider this option!
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Thats a great idea! …
Thats a great idea! Im going to get a treadmill with a generator and a simple electric heater…Im going to have my wife run on it in the winter time to keep the chickens warm. Think that will work? LOL!
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
nice video, thanks …
nice video, thanks for sharing . heres a plan view of our latest mobile chicken coop as close to free range as you can get,,, see our channel for plans,,,,many thanks
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
your heating tidea …
your heating tidea for keeping the water warm is pretty smart. Thanks for the tip good fellow.
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Hmm…. I may just …
Hmm…. I may just have to try this! With a few changes though, as I have many more chickens, but am tired of chipping ice out. LOL
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
This winter I’m …
This winter I’m going to try painting th bottle black and surrounding it with clear plastic in order to get the greenhouse effect (it will need to get sun).
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
if you made a pump …
if you made a pump that moves the water, would it stop the water from freezing?
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Thanks for the idea …
Thanks for the idea! Our $45 heater also quit. We’ve been brainstorming all winter on how to make a homemade heater!
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Glad you like it. …
Glad you like it. I’ve actually downsized to a 40 watt bulb this winter and it’s working fine. I’ve added some insulated pads (astroturf covered with tyvek) to the wire floor of the hen house and this morning it was 30 degrees Fahrenheit inside while it was 10 below zero outside!
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Great idea. My $45 …
Great idea. My $45 heater base just quit and can’t affort a new one, so this is an awesome idea. I will definitely try this. Thanks for the American ingenuity.
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
I think I got the 1 …
I think I got the 1/8 (or was it 1/4?)inch camping pad stuff at Shopko. But WalMart and joints like that sell it. Dan
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
awesome idea! im …
awesome idea! im going to pass this one to my older brother who loves to raise chickens too!
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
hey, i realized i …
hey, i realized i never gave u the plan. do u still want it. did the camping material work. where did u get it?
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Cishcaz, It gets …
Cishcaz, It gets down to 15 or 20 below zero Fahrenheit…at least for a couple of nights most winters. Average nightime lows are around zero in January. Heaters might not be necessary. I spoke with someone last week who’s chickens did OK last winter in an unheated, small, closed (at night) coop. The big problem is that WATER FREEZES here in the winter. So my little heater keeps the coop 10 or 20 degrees warmer than outside and, perhaps most importantly, keeps the water wet!
Dan B.
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Do you have to …
Do you have to provide supplemental heat for the birds in winter? How cold does it get there?
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
okay haha
okay haha
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Her name is …
Her name is ovaraptor…the name of a dinosaur that they originally thought was an egg eater because they found its bones in a nest of dino eggs. Eventually somebody decided she’s not an egg eater, just an aggressive looking proto bird. (just like my white chicken!)
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
did u say her name …
did u say her name was avaraptor?
February 17th, 2010 at 7:37 pm
Trucklover,
What’s …
Trucklover,
What’s the plan?
Dan