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[IQL]

In Niagara region with 12 lovely chickens. Am wondering who has insulated their coops and if they recommend doing so for our Canadian winters?

 

[Bound to Sea]

In Niagara region with 12 lovely chickens. Am wondering who has insulated their coops and if they recommend doing so for our Canadian winters?

Well , hopefully someone from your area will reply. In Alberta, mine is insulated and flat panel heated.

 

[IQL]

Well , hopefully someone from your area will reply. In Alberta, mine is insulated and flat panel heated.

May I ask what "flat panel heated" means? Did you use the hard panels of insulation?

 

[Bound to Sea]

May I ask what "flat panel heated" means? Did you use the hard panels of insulation?

Sorry heater. We also did use hard panels for insulation but they have to be covered with wood panel or chickens eat insulation!

 

[Lexicon]

In Niagara region with 12 lovely chickens. Am wondering who has insulated their coops and if they recommend doing so for our Canadian winters?

I live in the Yukon and have an insulated coop. It works well for us.

 

[IQL]

That's an interesting heater. I'm going to check it out. I take it that it is fire proof? The picture shows the heater sitting on straw. Last year we wrapped the inside of the coop with thick plastic and used the big red heat lamp only when it got very cold and never left it on overnight (afraid of fire). We may try some hard insulation panels plus heat when needed. Does the heat radiate well from the flat panel as the heat lamp is very narrow but does take off the edge.

 

[IQL]

I live in the Yukon and have an insulated coop. It works well for us.

Oh, wow, the Yukon can be cold! May I ask what type of insulation you use?

 

[Chickstarrs]

In Niagara region with 12 lovely chickens. Am wondering who has insulated their coops and if they recommend doing so for our Canadian winters?

I am 3 hours north of you. I did insulate my coop but do not use a heater. Make sure you have a lot of ventilation.

 

[IQL]

May I ask what type of insulation you used? Our coop has 2 vents at the very top of opposite walls, just beneath the roof plus 2 screened windows and 2 doors.

 

[Lexicon]

Oh, wow, the Yukon can be cold! May I ask what type of insulation you use?

We used batt insulation in the walls and ceiling and rigid foam insulation in the floor. The lowest temperature I saw last winter was -42C which was cold enough!