- May 10, 2014
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We have been having cold snaps in Eastern Washington. The insulation I installed in the sides, bottom, and top of their roosting and nesting area keeps the air temps 10 to 15 degrees higher than outside. The girls have wooden roosts and plenty of straw and wood shavings. The bottom half of the coop is wrapped in heavy plastic with good ventilation. I built the coop on a block foundation which I filled with construction sand and the outside runs have the natural dirt floors. They are still giving me two to three eggs a day. They seem happy enough to continue laying eggs and there is no artificial heat source in their coop. They have the best coats with their feathers and down. This is my first winter as a chicken owner and I also worried but study nature as to the benefit of the natural methods to keep it simple. I did install a heated water bowl which makes it so much easier for all concerned. Loving being a chicken owner.