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in #homesteading9 years ago

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An adult chicken will produce heat equal to one 10 watt light bulb. Ten chickens will produce heat equal to a 100 watt light bulb.

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If only they glowed! Chicken lamps! @ironshield

This is great information, do you use the chickens heat to keep something from freezing in the winter? Also do you know what heat comes from a 2-4 week old chick?

We don't use any other heat source. I just close up the coop tight during the winter nights. Chicks probably don't give off much heat, but they sure stay close to their mother.

This is great information, do you use the chickens heat to keep something from freezing in the winter? Also do you know what heat comes from a 2-4 week old chick?

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