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    Ventilated but Free of Drafts

    Nice! Good for you! Emjoy! -fab
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    Ventilated but Free of Drafts

    That's a good sized piece of real estate. You're right about that not applying to many people here. But some might aspire to it! It is nice that you have that set-up and can produce enough to support it. It sounds like you do manual control of ventilation? How often do you find you need to...
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    Ventilated but Free of Drafts

    MeepBeep, +35F to -20, in Ohio, is a 55F drop, and unless the coop is full of birds, or is designed for passive heat retention it will drop inside very quickly. So, i hope the generator works when you need it. If you read my original post, You will find I mentioned bird load in the coop. ( I...
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    Ventilated but Free of Drafts

    Oh, incidentally, I agree no heat lamp for fire reasons, but also, for birds acclimated to cold when the power goes out. If the chickens are acclimated to the cold, they can survive very low temps, but if they are not, they will suffer. and/or die. I do have a CFL in the coop that is timed. It...
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    Ventilated but Free of Drafts

    Warmer water has more active molecules, that causes faster evaporation. As the air goes down in temperature, the difference in temperature between the water and the air increases, and the cold air is dryer because it can hold less moisture. Again a bigger difference than a warm humid day, so the...
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    Ventilated but Free of Drafts

    If this were my coop, I would prefer some screened holes in the board at the top where the rafters come through. Those would allow the warm moist air to escape. If cut with a hole saw, and the cut outs saved, you could put the cut outs in or out to adjust the amount of ventilation. Or you could...
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    Ended Official BYC Contest: 200,000 BYC Members? Guess the DAY & HOUR and Win!!!

    6/21/2013 21:00
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    Hmmm...Chickens!

    Hi There, Since I have never had a chicken, nor a coup, I appear to have "gone to the right place." The deep litter method is what I intend to do, after building a coup designed for such. The chickens can wait until next spring! This will be the learning time... When I was about 10, I did...
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