Orpington Stronghold - **article has multiple pages**

The roof has a ridge vent, but the entire “attic area” is completely separate from the coop and run and is just a storage area, pretty much wasted space. I would have preferred to include it in the coop and run but the orientation of the roof was not conducive for that layout. We use thermocubes and heating plates inside the coop and a heating cable under the nest boxes to prevent frozen water and frozen eggs without raising the temperature too much, our girls are quite cold hardy in fact. We do not use bedding in the nest boxes, our roll away paint trays are lined with artificial grass washable mats for padding and easy cleaning.