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Second blizzard test for our chicken coop. Winds are blowing 50+ mph with gusts approaching 65 mph. Temperature outside is 11F. No issues so far (**knock on wood**). The girls inside look fine. The only thing I'm marginally concerned about is the coop blowing over, but it's pretty darn heavy (by...

We got our first egg today! No idea which hen laid it, though.

There are hydrophobic sprays that completely repel water. If I can stop the water from collecting on the tip of the metal nipple so that it just drops off once it gets to the end, maybe it won't freeze. There's this stuff called NeverWet (http://www.neverwet.com/anti-wetting.php) that worked to...

You may be right. I checked on it and they were frozen. I don't suppose the chickens would peck the frozen water off, because the inside is not frozen.

This is the "Hen Hydrator" I picked up from Big R. Works great. This is what I did to winterize it. Sorry for the bad picture. I didn't want to take my glove off in the blizzard, so this is a shot take using my nose on my iPhone. I bought 12' of electrical heat tape from Home Depot and...

I anchored the welded wire with metal landscaping stakes, but you're right. I better l extend the wire down a few inches or put in an apron. Wouldn't take that much to dig under the wire. Thanks!

After months of lurking and doing research (mostly from this site), I decided to jump in and become a proud chicken owner! I built our coop from scratch. I looked online, but just couldn't find anything reasonable that looked like it could withstand the Colorado Plains wind, sun and winters...