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I love to learn... I learn all kinds of things by being an artist... Sculpture and ceramics are actually geology, chemistry and physics classes. Painting and Drawing are Philosophy, psychology, physical education and brain science class as well as physical science classes...etc... We're more...

It's always a good idea to start a cold rock in a cold oven. Don't just take a cold rock and subject it to a 400 degree oven. It needs to ramp up with the oven... Moisture is the other thing that can cause rocks or bricks to "explode" in high temps... and they don't so much explode as they do...

Here's a link to a video I made when it was over 100 degrees in the summer of them up on the blocks. I am sure you could easily heat these kinds of bricks in the oven to get a similar radiant heater effect in a more manageable shape/size... You could probably even stack them a couple high to...

I actually do a similar thing in the summer for some relief from the 100+ days... I freeze landscaping bricks overnight and set them out in a shady spot for them... They sure do love it. We used to set out oven baked bricks wrapped in towels for our bunnies when I was a kid... So, it's low...

Yeah, I've got the enclosure wrapped in clear tarps, all but the bottom 12 inches. This sheds moisture and deflects about 90% of the wind, while still allowing sun and fresh air in.... Their coop is otherwise fully ventilated. Still, 7 hens manage to keep the interior space of their 5x5x5...

I tried to see if you had a photo of your run, to get a better idea about your setup. I can't really tell from the photos you have, But As long as your 9' wall is parallel to your 6' wall, you should be able to use a 20'X40' tarp (9+12+6= 37') to wrap the front top and back. Then all you'd...

Tarpaflex.com is running a great deal on 14mil clear tarps with UV protection and tie down grommets, and quarter inch polyfiber mesh reinforcement. Crystal clear like glass, no, but I doubt the chickens really care that much about seeing out in the winter and 14mil is a pretty decent wind and...

I've received all 3 of my 14 mil tarps from that TarpaFlex place. I went ahead and put the $20 10' X 20' one up. We warmed up some, but we're started to get into a wetter weather pattern than we've seen in like... a year and a half. So, here's how much I've covered with the 1 tarp...

Yeah, the clear tarps from that Tarpaflex place are 13-15 mil. and I'll have to enlist some creative folding on the north end to wrap it over the geometry of the top, back and end of the run to cover those faces... The north side is 7 feet wide, 6 foot tall on one side and 4 foot on the other...

Yeah, I think $20 for a 10'X20' tarp is ridonculous cheap. That's big enough to cover three sides of my run... for $20 bucks.

I just purchased some clear tarps on the cheap tonight from TarpaFlex US's website. https://www.tarpaflex.com/acatalog/clear-heavy-duty-tarps.html I got a 10'x20' for the Top and West and North side of the run for $20 and two 7'x10' tarps for for the East faces on either side of the door for...

Our girls' first night below freezing... tucked them in with oatmeal filled crops/ bellies coop windows in the full down position spread more fluffy straw down in the run brought the emptied waterers in for the night, left a pan of water out for them in the morning if it manages to stay...

I was looking into building a chicken nipple system for my run also... but I was concerned that if it got cold enough that frostbitten chickens is a legitimate concern, it would be cold enough to freeze my chicken nipples off, so to speak. How do you maintain a chicken nipple system in the...

Ah... that is helpful information. Thank you. I was thinking about installing a thermometer in my coop too... one that will read humidity as well. Funny how this hobby makes us all scientists, isn't it? I was thinking about turning my entire run into a kind of solar heat collector. Since...

So... I think what you are saying is... an egg won't freeze in the three to five hours between being laid and being collected. Amiright?

Great question for us poultry newbs. I am not planning to heat either...I am also not planning to provide supplemental light, so I expect fewer eggs in the wintertime anyway and possibly a period with none at all... But there is always that 4-6 week lag behind the shortest day of the year...

I made a video trying to demonstrate Draft vs Ventilation Did I get it right?

Not as low as... Kansas City gets as low as -10F some winters... as low as 10F degrees most winters... but a 60F degree week in January is not unheard of around here. Out of the 17 years I have lived here... only 2 or 3 years were bitter bitter cold, 5 or 6 of those years were extremely...

Wasn't planning on doing much more than wrapping their run with some clear plastic to take advantage of the greenhouse effect during the day and keep the wind off of the north side of the coop and any snow out of their run. Will also be able to keep the north window (in the run) open while...