What I did last spring was to put a pavement of flakes off a straw bale under the shavings as insulation. It worked very well, but I'm simply not set up for it right now.
If I'd had the use of the Little Monitor Coop I might have gone for it, but I don't until it's been repaired.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/run-to-outdoor-brooder-conversion.76634/
It's currently housing two cull cockerels in my garden.
The Little Monitor Coop is empty, but needs a new roof because it sprang a leak so I couldn't put chicks into it. It's too small for 15 for more than a...
I got a notice that Ideal was running a 1/26 Hatch special -- 15 chicks for 32.55 (plus small order fee). It included breeds I want and I could have easily recouped the cost selling started pullets in 6 weeks, but I am not set up for mid-winter brooding.
That's one of the things I hope to...