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SeaChick Non-issue... I am absolutely providing liquid water! We probably don't get as cold as ME, but there can be long periods of time when it's really cold and there is no snow and/or it's crusty stuff. I haven't decided whether to use the heated dog dish or the warmer tile that I showed...

Greg, I explained the 'false ceiling' to my DH and he thought up an idea... use a platform to place an insulated false ceiling on for the cold winter as you stated to keep in the heat, and then pull out the ceiling once it gets warm and have the wire mesh triangular vents on the sides exposed...

This is all great information. With all the differing opinions, I guess we all will do what we believe to be best for the gals. Sounds like less intervention is best. I do plan to monitor the temp in the coop and supply water. The new coop that we're building (okay- my husband is...

Thanks Greg. I will be sure to not use cedar shavings for the DLM. And I've gone to a number of threads and taken mental notes. I'm sure I'll have quite a few more questions. As for the 'false ceiling' I am not building a 'large' coop, just large for the 4 chickens that I have (and hoping to...

Great insights - thanks so much. This forum is the best!! I live in the Hudson River Valley and our temps are probably a little more moderate than Eastern PA, given altitude and the river temps ... but it does go into the single digits and below 0 on rare occassion. And my chickens are 5...

Thanks Windy! I sure don't want a fire - yikes! :o I liked the idea of the emitter bulbs and went to a site to purchase them, but they use 220 volt and that's too much for our home. We'd have to rewire - no way. I then googled and got this ceramic tile warmer/heater...

Hi all, I've been reading this forum and now understand that I should insulate my new coop, but when it gets reeeaally cold I suspect that the gals will need a little extra warmth. If I use an incandescant bulb it will give them light basically for 24 hours, and I don't know how good that is...