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My 10X20' wasn't much more...like 25$

Yeah, I got mine at D and B tractor supply and the tarps were not cheap, used to tarp down hay stacks in bad weather. I get my heavy duty zip-ties at Home Depot. Gonna go buy a small mechanical thermometer today too so I can get an idea of the temps in my coop night to night. If the girls seem...

Electric door opener, that sounds awesome.... My run is peaked in the middle so I'm hoping the tarps do okay, they are heavy-duty and strapped down with bungees. I just don't have any money to go fancy. I'm a poor recent college grad who only just got promoted at my store (not even doing what my...

Oh, trust me the weather in Boise this time of year is just as unpredictable.... I just got done covering the East side of my 10X20' run today with a tarp. I'm going to cover the top soon too. Changed all the mason-type waterers out for rubber bowls that can be stomped and frozen and that sort...

I just wanted to keep it on hand for the reason others have stated...so their comb and wattles are a bit waterproof...not as a frostbite be all end all. The run has a nice, solid hardwood fence on one 20 ft side that will be a fine windblock, as well as the tarps I'm planning on tacking down...

Maybe keeping a door open at the entrance and at the back is causing air to move through like a draft? This is my first winter with my girls so I'm no expert, but in Boise I'm just tarping. No insulation no lights. I know the ducks will be fine, they are fatty and if the hens start showing...

Rubber tubs are a great idea that's what I'm using...I'm not using any heat or light though. As long as your coop is draft free, yet still well-ventilated you probably won't need any either.

Almost exactly what I said earlier, I heartilly agree.

Tarp the run.

See above posts on lighting....but I personally opt not to light in winter....it's natural for chickens to rest.

Carefull about winter lighting....see above posts...

I heartilly agree with you about chickens being "suited" to the cold. I think if a guy in Maryland can keep chickens alive without heat or light, I certainly can here where the temps hardly drop below 20F at night. The other thing that people have to consider is not only fires but, if your...

Be careful about lighting.....It is true most birds do need at least 14 hours of daylight to lay but forcing them to lay during the winter with lights can put a lot of extra stress on birds and burn them out quicker. Winter is a time for hens to rest and molt and relax...I just don't feel...