Interesting poop board report. We've done the same thing - put in poop boards so they'd be easier to clean, shavings beneath for insulation, shaving on top to absorb some moisture. Your comments are making me think perhaps I should pull out the boards now (we're still on the warm side of the...
We're in NW Indiana, same forecast, same concerns. This is our flock's 3rd winter - 1 rooster, 12 hens. Our coop is 6'x8', ~4' high, raised up so their food and water is normally beneath the coop - but they have to leave the coop to get to it under normal circumstances. 2, 2' long awning...