insulation

Do any other Northerners have experience with seramas in the winter? Here in the Boston Area, the coldest we get is about 0ºF to -5ºF, but we have sustained temperatures in the teens. I have three birds that are basically the Caribbean version of seramas, and I'm worried about winter with them...

Title pretty much says it all. Do I need to have vapor barrier on plywood, purlins, then foam closure strips, and then roof? Or will birds do just fine with just the metal roof on purlins. It will have very good insulation as it is a Woods Open air coop. Thanks in advance for any answers!

Hello!!! I have done a ton of research about winterizing chicken coops but I would like to ask specific questions about my coop that I havent been able to find. We live in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan in the snow belt where we get TONS of snow and the temps can stay at 0 or below for weeks...

Hi. This is my first time owning chickens. We built a coop this summer. Now that it is getting into the 50's here in Maine, I am starting to become concerned for winter. I know there are a lot of posts concerning this - but I was hoping to get more specific help concerning my coop. After all my...

I have built my new coop and want to insulate with rockwool. The problem I’m finding is the only insulation available right now is R15. Is this enough for my coop? My plan is not to heat (except for extreme temperature drops) in the winter and the coop will not be drafty. Thank you for your advice.

How my chick got her new name...(long) Being a new chicken mama I have a lot to learn. I learned one lesson yesterday. Yesterday my husband brought home 4 cute ducklings. They went into the chicks brooder. The chicks were all in their new intermediate coop. A halfway house that has...

I am looking to make a larger chicken coop out of a small, already owned grain bin. I have plans for summer weather which are relatively simple. But for winter, I don’t know how to insulate a space this large cost effectively. Hay? I have winters of up to negative 50 Celsius, and if I can’t keep...

Its amazing what lengths chickens will go to for a crop full of styrofoam cooler or polystyrene packing often used as insulation. :pop Mine have never shown any illness from having eaten a little of it in the past. But though I've tried to get it away from and keep it from them in the past, I...

I’m looking for any suggestions for spray foam insulation to use in both of my coops? I’ve been planning on using it just in my small coop but it would be worth the money to just do them both. I’m unsure of the size of the coops but I’m mainly looking for suggestions based on the quality of...

Hi my name is Brenda and run a B&B in Nova Scotia Canada and Ioved the idea of raising chickens for eggs at the B&B. I local fellow was building his first chicken coop and offered to build mean at the same time, great! I purchased 8 road island reds and 4 guinea fowl. I am extending the run buy...

Do I need insulation when building a coop? Some articles say yes and some say no.

Two years ago, I built an 8 ft x 20 ft run. It is enclosed on 2 sides and has a tin roof. Well, something I did not think about was the radiant heat off that tin roof. There is no wood under it. So the only thing I can try to do is put insulating boards between the rafters. So my question is...

Hi everyone, I’m starting to seriously get ready to build a coop. I like the idea of the “Sym Coop” design from “Reinventing the Chicken Coop”. There is a link that shows pictures. http://newfactory.com/sym/ My one concern is that I bet it gets a bit colder up here in the Portland (OR) area...

In the 1907 book "Poultry Architecture - A Practical Guide for Construction of Poultry Houses, Coops and Yards", George B Fiske states a couple of things that seem to be contradictory to a couple of mainstream current ideas that I'm finding both in current books and on this site and others. I'm...

I have a humidity monitor in my coop. It's my first winter with them and was wondering what the best range of humidity inside the coop would be. I have 15 7 mo. old pullets. I have good ventilation, 2x4 roosts and have a poop board. The coop is wooden with a wooden floor, 8x8 square with...

I am re-purposing old shed for a chicken coop. The shed constructed of siding, 1/2" OSB on exterior, 2x4s, and 3/8" OSB on interior. I have already cut off the lower 2' of interior OSB all around (1' for deep litter + 1' to allow chickens to stand in the wall space and adding 7" to coop's width...

I live in Minnesota and am working on plans to build my first coop to accommodate 5-6 chickens. My plan is to build a 24 sq.ft. coop, which from what I have read is the advised 4 sq.ft. of coop space per hen. There will also be a 72 sq.ft. attached, covered run for the chickens when they are not...

We are GOING to work on the coop HOPEFULLY this weekend as long as this crazy weather will allow it. They are calling for rain AGAIN this weekend. But that's another story. Don't get me started.... My question is... we live in an area that can get EXTREMELY cold (has gotten but not very...

I have 8 pullets and 6 of them are going nuts for the insulation of the bottom of the coop. It’s just plain styrofoam, but I’m worried if this will harm them. I try to stop them, pushing them away from it when they try to eat it, but they’re sneaky and do it while I fill the waterer or the...

I have a shed I am making into a coop for my silkies, I am getting 4 maybe 6 of them soon. I brought a dog heated water bowl for their water dish through the winter. I am making sure there are no drafts in the coop and lots of ventilation!! but do I need to insulate the coop? I know other...