To first start off, I live in florida. I recently got my chickens a coop but should I insulate it? I cant get pics now but i started another thread with a picture so heres the link.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chickens-freaking-out-about-new-coop.1500697/post-25086564
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With Winter coming soon, I was wondering how much I needed to insulate my ducks from the cold. I am in Ohio, and we typically get into the 20s and 10s often enough.
I have 2 Pekin ducks, about 6 months old, 2 Silver Appleyard and 2 Blue Swedish about 1.5 months old. They live in a garage...
After much research, inspiration found on BYC, and four different variations on Sketch Up, we finally began building our coop on October 31st, after a week of snow and cold weather. Have we lost our minds? Yes, yes we have.
We decided to go with a 8' x 12' covered run, with an elevated 8' x 4'...
Hi. I’m a new member. Don’t have a coop or any chickens yet. I’m looking for plans for a medium sized insulated chicken coop. I live in Manitoba Canada which has very cold winters and hot summers so the insulation is a must. Any help would be appreciated.
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I'm in the process of building my first coop. I've had waaaaay too much time to think about it!
My main areas of concern are cleanliness related - I don't want bugs/mites/lice to be able to get much of a foothold if possible. I'm starting out with 12 Dark Cornish children, looks like...
Hi All. Soon to be new chicken mama here and need some help with the coop I purchased, Producer’s Pride Defender Coop —>
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-defender-chicken-coop
I saw some older posts on this coop, but they didn’t address my questions. Since I live in NY...
Next year I will get 5 chickens and I hope to have a finished coop to greet them.
I am planning for an insulated coop as winter can be a bit on the cold side. So with time on my hands, I set out to draw a design using SketchUp. (It has been a bit of a learning curve).
The coop is to be 8 x 4...