thats a really good point about the mice gettin in the walls n stuff. We're up in the Yukon territories and I was wondering the same thing about whether to insulate or not.
Building a new coop....insulation??
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My thought is if you think it might be too cold you can always put in a U shaped block of hay bales for them to nestle in, that would be a nice temporary insulation that you can spread out and use when it gets warmer and before it starts to mold.
Ya hay would keep them warm enough cause even though we had a mild winter this year and last, it usually can get down to the minus 40s celsius up here.
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I live in interior Alaska, it gets -40 multiple times each winter. I DO need insulation and a heat lamp. I also have to put in a light on a timer to overcome the lack of a regular day/night cycle else they won't lay very well. I agree the type of birds are important. I've had good success with aricaunas. I grew up in Ohio and raised chickens there also, no insulated coop needed.
I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to insulate your coop. The birds do give off some heat. I live in Florida so I have just the opposite problem, the heat. I do have the ceilings in 2 of my less ventilated coops insulated to help keep them cooler in the summer. The coops do seem to be somewhat cooler since I put the insulation in.
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