Papi chulo
In the Brooder
- Jul 6, 2020
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I've done something different with my coop this year, yes it is slightly insulated, but their combs are still getting frost bite.
Last year, first winter, I kept the coup sealed up except the door to the run, fully insulated. It didn't drop below 25 often, IN the coup. A couple had slightly frost bitten combs.
This year I added on to the coup making it a 8x8, exterior. I have it insulated well, except the ceiling of the addition. There I loosely put a 4x8 sheet of extruded up there, with air flow through still. I also keep the north window, cracked, solar run cooling fan for summer, unblocked. The west window I leave about 4" open, it's under a large overhang and can't get rain or snow in. When it dropped to single digits and windy, I close it for a day or until the storm passes. It is supposed to be sub zero the next few nights. I added a heat lamp running 2hrs at dawn and 3 around dusk.
What am I doing wrong? or right!
Last year, first winter, I kept the coup sealed up except the door to the run, fully insulated. It didn't drop below 25 often, IN the coup. A couple had slightly frost bitten combs.
This year I added on to the coup making it a 8x8, exterior. I have it insulated well, except the ceiling of the addition. There I loosely put a 4x8 sheet of extruded up there, with air flow through still. I also keep the north window, cracked, solar run cooling fan for summer, unblocked. The west window I leave about 4" open, it's under a large overhang and can't get rain or snow in. When it dropped to single digits and windy, I close it for a day or until the storm passes. It is supposed to be sub zero the next few nights. I added a heat lamp running 2hrs at dawn and 3 around dusk.
What am I doing wrong? or right!
