Recent content by chancet

I'm in Canada where it can drop to -40. Plus I'm off grid. All I have for utilities is a wood stove. I suppose once I invest in some solar panels and a windmill I can go with the heated dog dish, but for now it's replacing the rubber dishes twice a day with hot water.

...but if I had a mesh floor, I'd need a separate winterized henhouse for wintertime since I live in Canada. I guess your idea is best... but I've been considering an earth-sheltered henhouse, since my small home is earth-sheltered and adding a side addition henhouse is a thought of mine. I...

Yes, thank-you, I gathered that. My idea, though, was putting my garden directly under the coop (which would have a mesh floor so the poop falls down on its own. My idea is to self-fertilize the garden that way. But I was thinking maybe the poop needs to sit for a year to safetly compost...

I want to mix my garden with my chicken coop, where they can benefit each other. Here's one idea I found: http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/silveira44a.html I really like the raised chicken coop someone shared with the mesh floor, which allows the doo doo to just fall through. What if I...