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It is a shingled roof by the way. But I will try to get pics tomorrow I have an extremely busy schedule but these guys are really important to me so I can find time. Ill get pictures of everything I can think of, maybe even post a youtube video of just my coop.

Quote: Alright well heres the deal....Im a High School Student and stapped for cash like most kids so im thinking tarps around it shall be okay. I let my birds out one group of them at a time but my father has a big Comet that likes to chase all my bantams. I tried making a run early fall...

well, i think we can stop calling this a coop....maybe a shack. Well okay, hose idea....good idea except Id need ALOT of hose to get it to my coop. But I think then it rains the water is coming in from the windows because all signs of water come from the east side where the windows are. We do...

Well I dont think I am going to be able to fix the drafts cuz there are soooooo many areas there can be drafts. I have 5 bantams, 9 standards that are the size of my bantams cuz of their age, and the rest...approx 15....are only 4months old so its not as many grown birds as everyone thinks...

Quote: Well I dont understand the whole ventilation thing. Ill help you with some of these breeds if you help me with the ventilation equation thing. And nope I dont give them roosts because most of them do not like roosting since they are oddly shaped.

Quote: Okay we have a door with a wooden frame and screen, we nailed a huge piece of plywood over it for drafts. Their is still air that comes from the perimeter of the door. There is a 3ftx1.5ft window that is screen that i boarded up with plywood. Along the top of the coop their is one...

okay cuz it would take me an hour or 2 just to apply vaseline on all my birds they have sheer number so they wont be cold. I just need to protect from frostbite

too much ventilation cuz we have lil wire screen windows in there and since it rained last night and then the water must have froze so i mean water gets in and its pretty drafty cuz u can see cob webs move from the wind.

well my chickens never go outside in the winter they stay inside and try to stay warm. I just went in the coop and their are icicles hanging from the ceiling so idk what to do. Even if it was 0 degrees outside and a 5 degree difference inside wouldnt they still get frost bitten. I have used...

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Alright this is my 2nd winter and I would appreciate it if people gave me ideas on how they keep their chickens warm. All my birds have big combs so frost bite is a factor. We have little windows of screen that run along the top of the coop and it is very drafty. Last year we made boxes with...