This year, I came up with a good coop plan that works for spare bantam roosters, chicks, and bantam breeding pairs. I took and turned a gigantic flower pot that we had setting in the shop into a "Chick Pot". Once the chicks grew out of it and moved into the coop, I turned the "Chick Pot" into a coop for a breeding pair. The chickens love the flower pot to coop creation and it's really easy to clean. The hen doesn't even need a nesting box now because she prefers to just lay in the flower pot. The question is, this winter, will the the Chicken Pot be a suitable coop for my breeding pair? I was thinking of lining the flower pot with straw to act as insulation. We rarely have temperatures below 10 degrees, so we don't have extreme winters but I am wondering if it will keep them warm enough. I imagine there own body heat should make a difference. The Chicken Pot is in a partly covered run. Here is a picture of the Chicken Pot when we had it for the chicks for visual purposes:
Edited by Erin~TheChickenLover - 8/17/12 at 1:06pm
I have 18 chickens, one kitten, 3 dogs, 2 hermit crabs, and live on 20 acres in the country. I am CrAzY about chickens and plan on getting more! I am continually working to better my chicken practices and to better my flocks.
~"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."~Albert Einstein
I have 18 chickens, one kitten, 3 dogs, 2 hermit crabs, and live on 20 acres in the country. I am CrAzY about chickens and plan on getting more! I am continually working to better my chicken practices and to better my flocks.
~"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."~Albert Einstein
