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    First Winter

    Our winds primarily come from the window side of the coop (west). I'm hoping we'll have time to build a little overhand over their ramp area to keep their automatic door from freezing up or down.
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    First Winter

    I'm having a hard time visualizing it. Do you happen to have a picture?
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    First Winter

    We keep their food and water inside the coop. The waterer is nipple style and will be heated. The nest box is on the west side of the coop which were we live will be protected the most from wind. There is actually a little bit of a lip over the boxes so hoping it will be good.
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    First Winter

    We plan on keeping that window shut in winter. They do have roof and eave ventilation. We thought about putting straw bales around the open area under the coop as well as building a straw wind break near their door/ramp.
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    First Winter

    Hi everyone. We are new to chickens. Our girls are currently 5 months old. I'm concerned about their first winter here in central Ohio. - We live up on a hill where it gets pretty windy. Here is our current set up. It is uninsulated. - Their window faces west and their roosting bar is on that...
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