So if i can find an efficient heater that doesn't use that kind of wattage that would help? Chicks need 95°the first week, and it decreases by 5° every week until 6-8 weeks. I only plan on hatching chicks in the summer so i should only need heat 3 weeks. I will research other heaters. There are...
That is awesome! The brooder area of the coop is being very well insulated. The heat lamps are less energy but the fire risk is so high so we wanted a safer heat. But i did not take into consideration the insulation. I can probably go down to a lower wattage heater and still maintain temps.
Hello all! I found this site through a youtube video and well, here I am. I am building a 12 x 16 coop and I need some suggestions. I am wanting to put a couple led lights in there, and also be able to run a heating plate for baby chicks ( would be 24hrs a day for 2 weeks, then only at night for...
Thank you so much for the detailed information. Im so new to this but you broke it down so i can see how you came to those numbers. If I were to get 2 of the 200ah LiFePO4 batteries to be safe, how would I connect them?
I would need an inverter, something to monitor the batteries charge...
Thank you so so much! I almost had a heart attack when I saw that. I was thinking its just a chicken coop, i would hate to see the costs for a whole house if thats just a coop.