Okay, the guys were under the impression that rockwool was a bit more rodent proof. Oh we have a whole house generator so it would kick in and cover the coop as well as the house's electricity. I'll bring it up to my builders though, thanks.
They might know how to build, but do they, and you, know what chickens really need?
Rock wool?
Yes it's a type of rock-based mineral fiber insulation, not fiberglass. It's mold resistant and generally rodents and bugs don't like it. It also has an R-value of about 3 per inch of depth.
Oh that is great to know! I wonder if I can incorporate that into my current coop
The one I had in OH was insulated and heated (heat lamp) and we never really had much issue. So I'll check what the guys want to do as far as insulating, cutting down the bitter cold may just do the trick. I did own chickens for 6 years without issue it's just been awhile and didn't really need to do much building since I used a previous structure that could easily accommodate 30 chickens, even though we rarely had more than 15 in it.
'll check it out, thank you.This article might be helpful to you.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/cold-weather-poultry-housing-and-care.72010/
I'm going to check it out too thank you!This article might be helpful to you.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/cold-weather-poultry-housing-and-care.72010/
Do you know what you're doing for a run? If you have a covered run up against the high end of this coop, you could easily open much of the top of that wall for ventilation.
