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DobieLover said:
Hello, Tammy, and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.

Unless you split the flock, this won't work. They start as a flock and roost together

It doesn't work this way.
To stay warm in a cold climate they need lots of ventilation to the tune of as close to one square foot of permanently open ventilation per bird as you can get with very good air turnover in the coop.
And you wrote you were in a cold climate. Where will they go when there's heavy snow on the ground? They'll be crammed into a teeny tiny coop. Trust us when we tell you, this isn't going to end well.
Do you have an old garden shed on your property or could you get a hold of a used one or even buy a new one? If you do I would convert that into the coop. It will work out ever so much better for you and the birds if you did something like that.
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Hi Tanya, we visited someone just a few miles from us who used this exact same set up all thru the Winter, with no problems. It has a 13 foot run on the front of the one we bought... We will have to see how it goes but I'm optimistic.
 
janiedoe said:
Hello, welcome to BYC.
If I were you, I'd cancel my order for those coops. You can build something more appropriate, and healthier, for the money those cost.
I know you may think we are being judgmental, we aren't. We have learned from experience, both our own and others.
We are concerned for the stress you and your flock will face, if you use those coops.
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I appreciate your concern... I really do...
 
TammyRoesch said:
Hi Tanya, we visited someone just a few miles from us who used this exact same set up all thru the Winter, with no problems. It has a 13 foot run on the front of the one we bought... We will have to see how it goes but I'm optimistic.
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It's Tonya.
I wish you and your birds lots of luck!
 

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