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Heating you coup comes down to a personal choice. It has advantages and disadvantages. I live in Canada and am subject to Arctic conditions and do not supply supplemental heat. I supply an extra feeder of whole corn and my birds are acclimatized and I do not fear if I have a power outage. What...

I am subject to -40º weather l live in Canada think North Pole. I have been keeping chickens and birds for decades. Your best practice I find is to not be too concerned about winterizing or heating your coop to help your birds combat the cold. Predator proofing "ABSOLUTELY". Your...

I am subject to -40º weather l live in Canada think North Pole. I have 65 trips around the sun and have been keeping chickens and birds for decades. Your best practice I find is to not be too concerned about winterizing or heating your coop to help your birds combat the cold. Predator...

I honestly thought I would have more trouble with the pecking order in that close of quarters but I have been very lucky so far. The three levels see to be the secret. They ventured out side a bit today we had temperatures around the freezing mark (that is a heat wave for us as of late). My...

I never had problems too much with frostbite. My rule of thumb was temperatures around the freezing point door and ventilation windows open. Temperatures around 15º F or -10ºC and ventilation windows closed. Since I added 7 more birds to my flock (17 birds housed in coop) I find my ventilation...

Chickens are not polar bears we have to keep in mind. Laying, vocal, and active birds in my opinion is a sign everything is right in their world. That being said when a chicken has 4 trips around the sun it is there as a pet not for egg production. If your birds or animals are showing signs of...

You said it all in that sentence as far as I am concerned! Anything else you do is like organizing the deck chairs on the Titanic. Chickens have a shelf life mine have a 4 year one mostly (few exceptions). I value their manure as much as eggs/ Good water and feeding practices goes without...

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I would suggest Led Lights possibly or you may be spending a dollar trying to save 10¢. In Canada I am subject to -40º cold snaps. I do NOT heat my coop. Murphy's law says my birds will find out what -40 is all about when my hydro goes out. Regardless what you decide feed extra Corn over the...

Let me know what you discover I am down to 1 egg a day too! My hens are on their 4 trip around the sun however. Their manure is the main reason they are here. I have vegetable gardens My coop is the metal 4x8 shed. .

Definitely corn helps a lot in the cold. I have been raising chicken for years. I have 63 trips around the sun. In fact if corn is fed to chickens in the heat of the summer in a large amounts chances are you could loose your birds because of the increased metabolism to digest the food...

In Canada I am subject to -40º cold snaps. I do NOT heat my coop. Murphy's law says my birds will find out what -40 is all about when my hydro goes out. Regardless what you decide feed extra Corn over the winter you will not be sorry. Or something like this may help also; You could even knit...

My Golden Comets would play foot ball with a mouse. They would be on it like white on rice to coin a phrase. It death would be torturous.

Hens eat mice.

@ CindyR I am all for keeping it simple just wondering how many chickens you have? Oops! Just noticed you have only 4. I am thinking the calories required to melt the snow to deliver the nutrients did you have any mortalities over the winter? I bring out fresh hot water to my birds in the...

@ Jetdog: I often considered feeding Styrofoam to my chickens as a treat they love it so. I fortunately thought twice on the matter.

I am not fimiliar with Silver Cuckoo Marans, and Easter Egger. The other two breeds can stand cold temperature I know. I have sex link hens as well. When I was getting -40º moisture was not a problem in my coop. I was concerned with frost bite on the birds combs but that was no issue...

@ thomasboyle: If you click on my link in my previous post you will see a diary of my chicken keeping through Arctic Conditions for about a week or more. I was receiving any where from 2 to 4 eggs a day from my six hens last winter without the aid of any light. I will admit egg...

I have been around the sun 63 times. It is not my first "Rodeo!" Nobody "I know" heats a chicken coop. Healthy "cold hearty" chickens die from heat not cold. I live in Canada last year was subject to -40º (C or F take your pick) no light or heat in coop NO PROBLEMS. Chickens have been...