To prepare for the winter ahead, I add a few more vents throughout the coop and cover it with a tarp, so the heat can stay in, but so it won't get stuffy. It also helps keep the water from getting frozen. We also have added another heat lamp to the one we already have.
Yes, and it's far from Connecticut. Sorry about that. Didn't see the part about Connecticut until after I posted my reply. Your roosters are so handsome!
Hi arlinc. Good luck with your rooster, and welcome to BYC! I'm a newbie too.
As for a breed recommendation, Cochin, Sussex, Wyandotte, Brahma, and Orpington. But it mostly depends on the rooster's characteristics and whether previous owners have take care of him well. A roo that has been...