winterizing the coop

Ok so basically, i live in NE texas and friday is our first day with freezing temps. And then on Monday/tuesday it will get down to 10 °f. Is there anything you guys recommend for me to do to keep the chickens water not frozen? There’s no outlets near my coop so i’m trying to find other...

Hey all- it’s October and 15 degrees in N.Idaho.. curious about solar lights in coop.. suggestions? Thanks

We live in Western New York where winters can get COLD! I am looking for advice on winterizing our coop (it’s in an old barn stall/shed) and winterizing our goat pen (also in an old barn stall with three walls and an opening to the outdoors). What method is best for chicken flooring? What...

This is our first winter with chickens and I want to cover all my bases. We currently have 17, mostly bantams, their coop is 8 feet deep by 4 feet wide by 5 feet high with corrugated plastic roof and wooden sides with ventilation well above the hens roosting boards. We also have a cozy coop...

As some of us already know, the winter months are upon us. Nows the time the snow always flies before we have everything weatherproofed! I know some of us have been getting snow for a while (I understand your pain with what he had gotten before the warm front moved in) so you might already have...

Any suggestions how best to winterize a metal nesting box? Can I use a radiant heat source to conduct heat to the rest of the unit to take off the edge? I’m not looking to keep eggs from freezing necessarily, just make it a bit more comfortable for my girls to lay in. I currently have feed bags...

Hi All! I'm a new(ish) chicken owner and my 7 girls (6 months old) will be spending their first NY winter in our backyard. We converted my son's large playhouse into their coop and they have an automatic door which leads to an enclosed run. The house has two windows. The first window is in...