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I won't get into a science lesson, but supercooled water can reach temperatures 55 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (-48 C) before freezing. Circulating water is one way to achieve this. Personally, I don't think my flock drinking "supercool" water is supercool (below 32F).

Actually even though I measured and started with the smallest, the first bungee was too thin.. The stick size is designed to keep the window open, but still under the roof line so a normal rain would not wet the window... Also, the window is very heavy and I did not want to chance the force...

Those windows were never opened. With them closed, I still have in excess of 1.3 square feet of ventilation per bird. Hot summer nights, now perhaps a breeze, where all other ventilation is draft free.

My main objective was to open the windows for increased airflow during the summer heat. Dual purpose design was a bonus. The bungee is what gets squeezed between the window and 2x4 frame. One end is attached to the inside window frame, the other to the stick. This makes the window very...

I just posted a page on an auto shut predator and weather resistant window. Predator Proof Window with an Automatic Shut and Lock Trigger

Hopefully my final attempt to keep water from freezing. Click here to see my DYI solution.

Ok, I will readily admit I am stereotypically described in this conversation. Raised in a typical Italian household, only son with 3 sisters, I am useless when it comes to typical housework. I have 3 grown children and have never changed a diaper... Alone now, don't say it, I know I...

Well, not exactly... The second blower is used to stir up the dust for cleaning, everywhere, effortlessly (shelves, nest boxes, rafters). I hit the litter with the blower only because the dust everywhere else disappeared so quickly, I had no photos... This method is fantastic for when...

Quote: Took this video, shows just how quickly dust exits coop. Coop air is clean in literally seconds.

I use a large capacity PVC feeder. I will at times wait till it's completely empty, everything gets eaten, including any pulverized pellets (powder). No waste.

The dust I am referring to would actually be food, that will be wasted if airborne. I bet there is at least 3 or 4 pounds in a 50 pound bag, with the layer pellets I get from Purina. I never measured it, as the birds eat it all, and I have no waste with my feeders.

I have found even my pelleted feed contains a significant amount of food "dust"...

In a previous life...I designed and used the same concept to move water out of a stream to spray a garden... Worked pretty well, till I finally got around to fixing the trash pump... Whole grains, no problem, but do you think your feed will survive the turbulence?

Good question. I use 4" vent caps. On the other side of the coop I drilled at least a half dozen, probably more, 4" holes up high just in case some ammonia got up there. That wall is in the storage side of my shed, separated from the birds by a 6 foot wall and hardware cloth. All the...

If you're like most and keep your coop nice and dry, then you are no stranger to DUST... You can call it whatever pleases you (chicken dander), but I'm sure you realize what's in the air, I'll just refer to it as "dust". Now just how do you rid the coop of dust, easily, quickly, and...

Did you measure the water you replaced in the nipple watering system? Reason I ask, my birds have available food and water (nipple waterer) 24/7 . I offer them food, even their regular layer mash, tossed around, they seem as if they are starving... Same with the water... I note the amount...

Yes, a 5 gallon water bottle weighs a bit over 40 pounds. But you don't have to fill it all the way....

I never thought about a lid... Now that makes sense...thanks!

How do you check the level? How do you fill it?

I had to leave unexpectedly for a couple of days. Quick and easy 5 gallon waterer.