Our 8 x 10 coop in our barn is started. I will include pics. Here is my worry: My five girls are still in their Chick n Hutch until the coop gets finished. My husband has promised he will work on it for four days straight, starting tonight, BUT.... I have heard coop construction can go slower than expected. AND... it has been in the high 30's and low 40s at night, but it is supposed to drop to the high 20s Saturday night. I am scared that the temp dropping below the 32 degree mark will freeze my chickens in the hutch. I have the hutch and the run that comes with the hutch completely covered in a tarp, and during dry sunny days I take the tarp off and have a custom cut piece of plywood covering the small run. (my large dog kennel run is uncovered) Is the tarp enough to keep them warm enough??? The tarp does not extend over the end that attaches between the hutch run and the big kennel run, so that end has always been open to air (it has hardware cloth). The hutch and run are so small, a space heater would surely catch the whole thing on fire. The hutch is too small for a light bulb, but I could hang one in the run maybe???? Does anyone have any temporary ideas until we can get this coop finished???
My current temporary set up:
Here is how far we are on the permanent coop-the vinyl is down on the floor and one wall bracing is up:
My current temporary set up:
Here is how far we are on the permanent coop-the vinyl is down on the floor and one wall bracing is up: