Here are some drawings of my proposed coop. I have a friend helping me with the plans. We have made changes since the drawings were done, and are waiting for info to do some more minor changes before he sends me new plans, so I edited the revisions into the drawings.
I'm new to this...
Thomasboyle, your reply alerted me to use the frost as a gauge. I've seen frost on windows during the winter, but hadn't yet connected that it would be a good indicator of conditions in the coop. Seems that your setup is similar to what I'm planning. What do you use on top of the concrete...
I'm hoping to get advice from people experienced with passive solar coops in cold climates.
Background:
I'm planning to build a passive solar coop with an attached run next spring. Have been enjoying information from the Back Yard Chickens website. Our area in western Wyoming had a recorded...