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Making an outlet box using a heavy duty extension cord
Mar 23, 2010 · It's easy to make your own extension cord: just go to Home Depot, or a good independent hardware store, and stare at the bins--everything you'll need will be right there. …
Extension cord for heating water - BackYard Chickens
Jun 15, 2013 · My concern is not the extension cord, but the wire running from the outlet you jack into, to the fuse box in the house/garage. Most outlets now-a-days are wired with 12 gage …
Heated Water Bowl--Safe with extension Cord??? - BackYard …
Nov 30, 2008 · Here is what I did to get power to my coop until next year in the spring, I ran a heavyduty 12/3 extension from the front porch outlet and where the cords hooked together I …
small heated waterer for use outdoors? - BackYard Chickens
Apr 15, 2013 · The lamp kit wasn't designed for outdoor use and just doesn't feel safe to me. We would have it plugged into an outdoor extension cord that would be plugged into a gfci outlet, …
Heated water bowls and extension cords - BackYard Chickens
Nov 20, 2007 · 1) use a single extension cord of the right length, not two plugged together. 2) use a HEAVY DUTY OUTDOOR cord. Cannot stress that enough... not just the outdoorness of it …
Mobile Heat Lamp with Deep Cycle Battery--Can It Be Done?
May 20, 2015 · Extension Cord You're still looking at $45 with tax, though, for three of them. You'd have a good bit of resistance in 300' of 16-gauge wire, but the incandescent bulb should still …
DIY Winter-Proof Chicken Waterer? - BackYard Chickens
Nov 27, 2018 · I run this extension cord from a GFCI outlet to my coop. Reply. Reactions: cavemanrich. Nov 28, 2018 #5
Battery powered heated waterer. - BackYard Chickens
Jul 13, 2018 · Making heat takes a lot of power. I can not imagine any type of battery lasting very long if it is used to heat water. If you live where it gets below freezing regularly you just might …
Cold and 6-8 week old chicks - BackYard Chickens
Nov 12, 2010 · The coop is not insulated yet. My hubby and friend are almost done with it. They were worried about insulating it and then having ventilation issues since summer temps where …
When can my quail chicks move outside? - BackYard Chickens
Feb 9, 2021 · I put my quail out two weeks ago. They were feathered but 3 weeks old. I'm in 5b and their first night it went to 38 degrees. For the first four days I kept the outside hutch close …