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jodief100
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Plain old shop light like they sell at Home Depot. Hubby fixed it to the wall with condiut clamps.Southern by choice said:
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Bridgemoof
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Beautiful pictures! Looks a lot like the little guys I have running around. 
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Really diggin' that dark red!
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jodief100
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It has been cold. Single digit temperatures. Hubby says we are maxed on electric usage right now. I have 5 electric buckets going, a tank heater and 4 brooder lamps. I have run out of extension cords.
Chicks are doing well. They are huddled a little more than I would like but I don't have room for any more lamps. I had to put one over thier waterer in the brooder. I have never had to do that before.
We are looking at hydroponic fodder systems. Does anyone know anything about them? I have read we can grow barley, oats, alfalfa, grasses, clover, all kinds of things. You then just pick it up, root mat and all and feed it. It would be nice to give them fresh grass in the winter.
http://www.foddersystems.com/
Chicks are doing well. They are huddled a little more than I would like but I don't have room for any more lamps. I had to put one over thier waterer in the brooder. I have never had to do that before.
We are looking at hydroponic fodder systems. Does anyone know anything about them? I have read we can grow barley, oats, alfalfa, grasses, clover, all kinds of things. You then just pick it up, root mat and all and feed it. It would be nice to give them fresh grass in the winter.
http://www.foddersystems.com/
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That electric bill!
20kidsonhill
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We are working hard trying to keep drinkable water out for the goats and rabbits. We don't have any heated water buckets. I did break down and put a tub in the barn last night, thinking it wouldn't freeze as fast. Rabbits are getting watered 3 times a day and they better get to it and drink it befor it freezes.
Stay warm. We have a little warmer temps coming on Monday.
At least some of the parasites should be suffering from this cold weather.
Stay warm. We have a little warmer temps coming on Monday.
At least some of the parasites should be suffering from this cold weather.
Southern by choice
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We have thought of the same thing and we have a huge warehouse that would be perfect...except.... keeping it to temp would make it completely unreasonable...$$$$ because it is under "commercial business" with the electric. Very costly! We will stick to hay and alfalfa.jodief100 said:
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It is snowing now. This is an improvement over the clear and cold we have had all week. It has been single digits with highs in the teens. BRRRRRRRR. Today it is supposed to get to 30. 
The heated barrels are empty, the others are frozen. The routine for a few days has been:
Load an empty water barrel in the back of the truck.
Park it outside the kitchen window.
Run a hose from the kitchen faucet to the barrel.
Fill.
Drive 50 yards up the steep hill to the barn
Fill the buckets
Last night hubby had to work late so I was on my own. The water routine went like this:
Load an empty water barrel in the back of the truck.
Park it outside the kitchen window.
Run a hose from the kitchen faucet to the barrel.
Go back up to the barn and clean out the feeders.
Go back to check on the barrel, find that the spigot had been left open and all the water is running out.
Close the spigot
Go back to the barn and feed the chicks
Go back to check on the barrel and find the hose has come out and water is running all over the yard
Put hose back
Go to barn and fill the hay feeders
Shut off water
Drive truck 10 yards and hear a thunk
Stop and get out, find barrel has fallen out of the back of the truck and is spilling all over the yard.
Get all the unfrozen hoses I can find, connect them all to the one at the kitchen faucet
Run really long hose 50 yards up the hill to the barn.
Come up about 3 feet short of the barrels, fill buckets from there.
Lift buckets over the fence to fill the goat buckets
Go back to house and put a frozen pizza in the oven
It is supposed to rain on Monday. I am not looking forward to the mud but I will enjoy having unfrozen water at the barn again.
The heated barrels are empty, the others are frozen. The routine for a few days has been:
Load an empty water barrel in the back of the truck.
Park it outside the kitchen window.
Run a hose from the kitchen faucet to the barrel.
Fill.
Drive 50 yards up the steep hill to the barn
Fill the buckets
Last night hubby had to work late so I was on my own. The water routine went like this:
Load an empty water barrel in the back of the truck.
Park it outside the kitchen window.
Run a hose from the kitchen faucet to the barrel.
Go back up to the barn and clean out the feeders.
Go back to check on the barrel, find that the spigot had been left open and all the water is running out.
Close the spigot
Go back to the barn and feed the chicks
Go back to check on the barrel and find the hose has come out and water is running all over the yard
Put hose back
Go to barn and fill the hay feeders
Shut off water
Drive truck 10 yards and hear a thunk
Stop and get out, find barrel has fallen out of the back of the truck and is spilling all over the yard.
Get all the unfrozen hoses I can find, connect them all to the one at the kitchen faucet
Run really long hose 50 yards up the hill to the barn.
Come up about 3 feet short of the barrels, fill buckets from there.
Lift buckets over the fence to fill the goat buckets
Go back to house and put a frozen pizza in the oven
It is supposed to rain on Monday. I am not looking forward to the mud but I will enjoy having unfrozen water at the barn again.
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I hear you! If we didn't have tank heaters our 25 gallon water troughs would freeze solid within a couple hours. The chickens hearted couldn't keep the waterers thawed so their on electric dog bowls. The yaks just have to drink when we fill it because there is no electricity by their pen. Total were runnin 4 electric dog bowls, one tank heater, one 20 gallan heated bucket, and one dog bucket all strung togeather with 300 feet of extension cords.
Winter Sucks
Winter Sucks
