coop ideas for michigan?

[Pixiestick]

husband and i are debating coops and designs.

a lot of the coops i've been seeing around the internet and on here seem as if they are geared more towards warmer climates. what do you who live in places similar to michigan do to insulate your coops and keep your birds warm? where we live we are victims of lake effect snow and temps that can drop below 0 degrees.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

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from West Michigan! Check out the link in my siggy on my coop. It is not insulated. It is more important that it be draft free and have good ventilation. The chickens have on feather coats and all I need to do is to put vaseline on the roosters combs to help prevent frostbite.

 

[Pixiestick]

the coop we have kind of pictured won't be as large as yours and will more than likely be up on "stilts" with a run. but i'm worried about frostbite and the coop being too cold.

 

[There a chick...]

Also from West Michigan and we built the coop that was featured in a Purina brochure...here is a link...

http://poultry.purinamills.com/stellent/groups/public/documents/web_content/ecmd0007989.pdf

I think my DH modified it slightly so he could make less cuts with the lumber, so the coop is a little bigger.

 

[True Grit]

You can check mine out on my BYC page. The only thing I would do differently is I would have put in a double paned window (still inside out and upside down though). Since its insulated the coop stays cooler in the summer as well.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

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I can understand you being worried but the chickens are tougher than you think. There are a lot of folks on here from Alaska with chickens. Do you know what breeds you are getting? Some breeds are more cold tolerant than others.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

There a chick... :

Also from West Michigan and we built the coop that was featured in a Purina brochure...here is a link...

http://poultry.purinamills.com/stellent/groups/public/documents/web_content/ecmd0007989.pdf

I think my DH modified it slightly so he could make less cuts with the lumber, so the coop is a little bigger.

Do you have a pic of your coop? I tried to check out the link but my computer wouldn't let me

 

[Pixiestick]

we were thinking bantams from townline hatchery.

 

[Hillbilly Hen]

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True Grit, nice coop!

 

[Pixiestick]

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you do have a really nice coop. i showed it to my husband and he liked the walk in run.