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Re: 15 eggs today [Re: Ohio Wolverine] #8319018 01/20/25 11:16 PM 01/20/25 11:16 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,965 iowa bankrunner trapper
bankrunner trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,965 iowa	Originally Posted by Ohio Wolverine Lights help as we used them, but not 24/7 , just an extra 6 hours during the winter. My hens only have 14 hours of light a day. I do like the price of feed though, very cheap.

Re: 15 eggs today [Re: MJM] #8319121 01/21/25 01:46 AM 01/21/25 01:46 AM
Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 25,722 New Hampshire N Nessmuck trapper
Nessmuck trapper N Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 25,722 New Hampshire	Got 13 hearty Birds...low combs...just went through the first molt ...and have been laying for The last couple weeks. Getting 6-10 per day. Got a light coming on at 2am and off at 8 am. The south facing windows provide natural daylight. Just finished up feeding them suet cracklings...and getting a bag of sunflower seeds That I soak in bacon grease ...to give them in the cold. It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees.

Re: 15 eggs today [Re: MJM] #8319228 01/21/25 07:50 AM 01/21/25 07:50 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,128 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,128 SEPA	I've got fifteen birds but five of them are older an no longer laying. The granddaughter and I have been meaning to butcher them but haven't gotten around to it yet. Out of the nine young birds we are getting 6-7 eggs a day. It hasn't been as cold as some of you more northern guys but it's been low single digits overnight and teens for highs. They get sixteen hours of light a day. They always have food but keeping the water liquid can be a challenge. The heater base only works down to about 10 above. After that the water fount freezes up. It gets brought in every morning and set on the wood stove to thaw and warm up. Them it gets refilled and set back in the coop on the heater base. It gets checked in the evening when we gather eggs too. Eh...wot?

Re: 15 eggs today [Re: MJM] #8319284 01/21/25 08:46 AM 01/21/25 08:46 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,492 ND M MJM OP trapper
MJM OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,492 ND	Lugnut try round metal oil pan set on the heat base. You could cover part of the top to help hold in heat and wrap the sides to insulate it. I have no idea what you are using but fount sounds like something with a nozzle, and that is always where it freezes. "Not Really, Not Really" Mark J Monti "MJM you're a jerk."

Re: 15 eggs today [Re: MJM] #8319295 01/21/25 09:01 AM 01/21/25 09:01 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,128 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,128 SEPA	MJM, I'm using one of these but an old one from back when they used good steel and heavy galvanizing. The new ones (like the one in the picture) are crap and rust out every few years. Eh...wot?

Re: 15 eggs today [Re: Lugnut] #8319299 01/21/25 09:05 AM 01/21/25 09:05 AM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,853 east central WI K k snow trapper
k snow trapper K Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,853 east central WI	Originally Posted by Lugnut MJM, I'm using one of these but an old one from back when they used good steel and heavy galvanizing. The new ones (like the one in the picture) are crap and rust out every few years. I built a little 3 sided shelter for mine, and that helps down to about -5. After that, I bring the font in at night, and set it back out in the morning with warm water in it. It's still mostly open if the temps are -15 or warmer. Colder than that and I rotate in a new font in the early afternoon. And yeah, the new ones just don't last.

Re: 15 eggs today [Re: MJM] #8319386 01/21/25 10:35 AM 01/21/25 10:35 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,492 ND M MJM OP trapper
MJM OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,492 ND	I gave up on those waters. They are not cheap and don't last any more. I am using a soft rubber feed tub now. It has to get real cold for water to freeze in my coop. It was -30 the other morning for a low and the water was not froze. Deep litter is a plus for keeping water open and a coop warm. "Not Really, Not Really" Mark J Monti "MJM you're a jerk."

Re: 15 eggs today [Re: MJM] #8319490 01/21/25 11:47 AM 01/21/25 11:47 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,128 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,128 SEPA	Yeah, the new waterers are not cheap and they are junk, they rust through quick. My wife got lucky and found an antique pair of Red Band waterers from the 40's or 50's. They are much heavier steel than the new ones and have a much heavier galvanization on them. We've had them for many years. They will probably outlast us. Probably would've gone through five or six of the new ones in that time. So do you heat your feed tube? Not sure how that works. Eh...wot?

Re: 15 eggs today [Re: MJM] #8319672 01/21/25 01:50 PM 01/21/25 01:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2023 Posts: 557 Arkansas T Trappin Arkansas trapper
Trappin Arkansas trapper T Joined: Dec 2023 Posts: 557 Arkansas	17 eggs today out of 30 hens it’s 22deg here with a low of 14 last night my ol hens are happy keep there food container full of lay pellets/corn mix and they get 1/2 coffee can of sunflower seeds daily I always say I’ve got happy chickens

Re: 15 eggs today [Re: MJM] #8319765 01/21/25 03:54 PM 01/21/25 03:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,492 ND M MJM OP trapper
MJM OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,492 ND	I have no light or heat of any kind in the coop other then what the chickens and deep litter put off. 30 below and a rubber feed tub of water does not have any ice on it. It sits on the floor which is litter. I had 9 eggs his morning. Should have more this evening. We feed and collect eggs twice a day. "Not Really, Not Really" Mark J Monti "MJM you're a jerk."

Re: 15 eggs today [Re: MJM] #8319830 01/21/25 05:01 PM 01/21/25 05:01 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,128 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,128 SEPA	That incredible. All that insulation must be doing it's job keeping the heat from the chickens and litter in. I guess the south-facing windows warm it up in there on a sunny day too. Eh...wot?

Re: 15 eggs today [Re: MJM] #8320250 01/22/25 12:23 AM 01/22/25 12:23 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,492 ND M MJM OP trapper
MJM OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,492 ND	Lugnut If it is cold the glass door and windows have a thick layer of frost on the inside. I am talking real heavy frost. I always scrub off what I can with my glove on the door or when it warms up the door freezes shut. The frost melt and when the water runs down it puddles under the door and freezes. The door has a gap all the way around and it frosts the gap shut. I can tell my house shut frost too. At about 10 below it frosts shut and as long as it stays cold it stays frosted shut. When it warm up like it did today, it melts out and the house is more drafty. "Not Really, Not Really" Mark J Monti "MJM you're a jerk."

Re: 15 eggs today [Re: MJM] #8320435 01/22/25 08:46 AM 01/22/25 08:46 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,128 SEPA L Lugnut trapper
Lugnut trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 22,128 SEPA	The frost inside is probably from the higher humidity from the chicken's crap and breath. I'm glad I don't have to deal with temperatures that cold. We are having a cold snap now, currently -1, but that is unusual for this area. It's not uncommon get down into the low-teens/single digits around here but negative numbers don't happen that often and then it's only negative single digits usually. Negative 13 is the coldest I can remember and that was many years ago. We've been having below normal temps for a couple of weeks now. There is a small, awning style window in my shower. We crack it open to keep the bath from steaming up. It's been frosted shut for weeks. I guess the upside is, like you said, it's sealed up better right now. Eh...wot?

Re: 15 eggs today [Re: MJM] #8320482 01/22/25 09:27 AM 01/22/25 09:27 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,492 ND M MJM OP trapper
MJM OP trapper M Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 10,492 ND	The humidity in the coop is much higher then outside. Right now I show 17% humidity. I would say that is about average. It shows it cooling off all day today. I read 23 now and the sun should be up in a hour. It shows 12 degrees at noon and dropping to 2 tonight. "Not Really, Not Really" Mark J Monti "MJM you're a jerk."

Re: 15 eggs today [Re: Lugnut] #8320525 01/22/25 10:20 AM 01/22/25 10:20 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 68,150 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 68,150 Minnesota	Originally Posted by Lugnut I've got fifteen birds but five of them are older an no longer laying. The granddaughter and I have been meaning to butcher them but haven't gotten around to it yet. Out of the nine young birds we are getting 6-7 eggs a day. It hasn't been as cold as some of you more northern guys but it's been low single digits overnight and teens for highs. They get sixteen hours of light a day. They always have food but keeping the water liquid can be a challenge. The heater base only works down to about 10 above. After that the water fount freezes up. It gets brought in every morning and set on the wood stove to thaw and warm up. Them it gets refilled and set back in the coop on the heater base. It gets checked in the evening when we gather eggs too. Run a Red heat lamp suspended over a Rubber or metal oil pan sitting on pavers. No frozen water, pour it out daily . couple drops bleach and brushed with a toilet brush a cpl times a week. NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

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