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My chickens peck at everything. I left a bag of shavings in the coop and they made holes in the plastic.

Our cozy heaters just arrived. Looking forward to trying them this winter.

I personally wouldn’t suggest lining the inside of a coop with styrofoam unless the chickens don’t have access to it. We tried to line the a spot on the ceiling with the blue styrofoam and the chickens pecked at it. I worried that they would eat it so we took it down.

I have been leaving my birds run open and I always find them inside. They don’t seem to like being out in the cold.

We have been lucky here in that our temperatures so far have stayed above 30 degrees F, but the cold is coming and yes, there has been no sun.

This is a great question. I would also love to hear others thoughts. I currently use an electric cord to my coop in the winter and plug in a metal heated base. I do think it is pretty safe, uses low wattage, and shuts off when it gets above freezing. I would like to convert to non electric, but...

They look similar to my Barred Rocks. Lovely birds! Good luck.