In my particular case I repurposed an old storage shed to be my coop so I was able to run the extension cord I use for the heat lamp through the rafters out of reach of the chickens.
If youre building something smaller thats not possible to get out of reach I would say its your choice. Back when my grandparents were alive and raising chickens they kept bare light bulb sockets connected to extension cords with electrical tape in the coop and I cant think of a single chicken that ever suffered from it despite the tape hanging off and even exposing bare wires over time.
If youre building something smaller thats not possible to get out of reach I would say its your choice. Back when my grandparents were alive and raising chickens they kept bare light bulb sockets connected to extension cords with electrical tape in the coop and I cant think of a single chicken that ever suffered from it despite the tape hanging off and even exposing bare wires over time.
