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We already have eggs in the incubator, all from a Manitoban breeder who has the same harsh extremes we get here. We got a mixture of lemon pyle bramhas (my main choice due to our climate), amaraucanas, exchequer leghorns, golden crele legbar, olive eggers, and silverudd's blue isbar - moreso...

We live in Manitoba, Canada. So typically our temperatures (with windchill and humidex) range from 40°C in summer to -40°C in winter! And thank you for the tip about insulation - if we put it, we'll be sure to cover it up! Thanks for the tip! Done :) We get several feet of snow each year...

Well just to update, after considering the advice given on here and calculating costs of building vs buying a 10' x 20' pre-built building, we ended up going for the latter (we also have to move, then fix up/clean our previous house for sale, so time is already crunched). Found a building on...

It's conflicting. We like the raised coop because it offers a place to hang feed/water underneath the coop, and give them shelter in the runs if it's raining and they don't want to be in the coop. You can sweep the litter right into a wheel barrow (we plan on deep clean method). Better deterrent...

I am new to chickens (and the chicken craze that goes with it). My mom and I are building a coop that will eventually house the chicks/keets that hatch from the 56 eggs we're getting Saturday... nothing like a deadline to make you decisive and get to work! **Important thing to note...