I just went through my first winter with chickens. I made a waterer from a 5 gal Rubbermaid cooler to help keep the water from freezing (I don't have electric at the coop for a heater). By emptying half of the water out every morning and replacing it with hot water, it did a good job keeping...
I’m new to the forum, but eager to show off my coop because I think it came out nice. My design was certainly inspired by the popular “Wichita” style. If you’re interested, I’ve included a link that summarizes my coop build:
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My wife and I have been wanting to get chickens for a few years. This year, we finally ordered some chicks in April and I built a nice coop for them. Since we currently live in CT, we wanted cold-hardy birds. We have 7: 2x black australorps, 2x bard rock, 2x americauna, and 1...