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I'll be moving my coop and run about 8' to the north this summer. I was really clever with the framing design, the roof overhang shades the south wall and window during the summer, and during the winter gets full sun. But not the run. I have a 6' privacy fence, and most of the run is inside...

A solar system would be a heck of a lot more fun, but insulation would be much more effective and reliable. Nothing to freeze or break and insulation doesn't care of the sun shines or not. Not an either-or. If you want to get any value out of solar you need to insulate the heck out of the...

18 little corn-fired furnaces!

My wife laughs every time she sees one of my "solar powered coop" sketches lying around. . . The pump I'm thinking of using is from a table-top fountain. They're quiet and reliable - one moving part and the only mechanical contact surface is the impeller's bore on the smooth steel axle. They...