Hi, I am in Perry County, just 25 minutes north of Carlisle and 20 minutes from Newville.
Don't know if I can help but I have had chickens and ducks for years now.
Hey, you can do this. No, my coop doesn't have heat. It does help if your coop is a good size for the number of chickens you will have. They help keep each other warm if they aren't too "open."
My coop is a drafty old farm coop and I have had chickens in it for 20 years and haven't lost one bird...
Not happy! Unless I shovel space for them, they don't want to walk in that white stuff! Now, my ducks are another story. They stay out in anything..............
Where in PA are you? I am in Perry County, northwest of Harrisburg. It is snowing now!
So glad I found this connection to others in PA. I am in Perry County PA. Would love to connect with anyone else nearby. Town is Loysville.
I have about 80 chickens (give excess eggs to Food Bank), 13 ducks, 2 goats, 7 (neutered, vaccinated) dogs and about 30 (neutered, vaccinated) cats. The...