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Straw bales also work great as wind breaks and insulation :) I have some along the "windy" side of my pen and along the wide edge of my stock pond. Luckily, the hens are in a natural depression and they're sheltered from the wind as long as we aren't getting blizzard or crazy hurricane/storm...

My setup is different than yours. I have two structures filled with a deep layer straw for shelter/ nesting and I have a deep layer of straw in my enclosed duck pen. The water source is outside in the pen. I don't have a heat lamp. I find i can still TURN their straw over as needed as long...