I try to ferment TIL it freezes in the bucket ,
I bring hot water from the house to do it for awhile, my silkie coop is heated so I store the bucket in there but when it’s freezing in the trough I just do 19% layer and wild bird seed as treats ...
We do run a barn heater with a fan once it...
@Thejperez well I’ve lived in your type of climate , and a Kentucky climate and I’d choose my four seasons any day !!The changing colours of the leaves and fluffy snow is much more beautiful then brown grass any day ...
Heat is just as challenging as cold maybe even more so . Chickens only...
We kept the studs in... just took off the wood and insulation out.
The negative we see is if one flock is ill, but their runs are side by side to ,so we’re doomed !
@Cyprus nice set up !
I have two coops side by side also , we ended up taking the wall out and puting up chicken wire so the small barn heater is enough for both sides. We also only use one 40 watt bulb for both sides as supplemental lighting.
We all have our ways of doing things , every...