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It'll be my first winter. Water: I stored away the PVC water pipe (froze at 20 degrees) and attached horizontal waterers directly onto the drum. Inside the drum is 1500 watt de-icer. We actually hit 7 degrees two weeks ago and the waterers didn't freeze. Eggs: Luck of the draw on when I...

Thanks. I have soffit vents (3in wide) along the entire perimeter of the roof as well as a ridge cap vent on the top. In regards to windows, there's 6 and they all measure 4' x 2'. I used to leave all 6 windows open during the first month, but later realized 1-3 windows worked just as well. This...

I only kept 160 for about 6 months while a friend was getting his coop ready. I only have 70 full grown chickens now (90 would probably be max) but during the time all 160 chickens were occupying the space the ammonia was surprisingly mellow. I think it was due to the size and placement of the...

My wife has always wanted to raise chickens so last year when an opportunity to purchase a home with 2 acres came along we jumped on it. We also had a pole barn constructed which left us with plenty of scrap lumber and metal panels. At first I wasn't fully convinced that I could build this...