I think our coop is too big. Ideas?

[Cryss]

If chickens don't need warmth why wear a down coat.

According to some here they don't need warmth

No one has said they don't need warmth. They need their own warmth from their down coats.

 

[WindingRoad]

No one has said they don't need warmth. They need their own warmth from their down coats.

Oh yes someone has. Read the article here Winter-Coop-Temperatures. A 5 lbs chicken generates about 10 watts of heat. Not my words. 10 chickens about 100watts.

ETA: read post #72 the last sentence. Is that the no one you are referring to?

 

[WindingRoad]

Yup. OP thinks coop is too big, wants ideas, they offer their own idea of curtains. The majority of the replies offer the idea that no coop can be too big.
Yup.

And so did I. She also mentioned warm(er) and I commented on that too. OK?

 

[Cryss]

Oh yes someone has. Read the article here Winter-Coop-Temperatures. A 5 lbs chicken generates about 10 watts of heat. Not my words. 10 chickens about 100watts.

ETA: read post #72 the last sentence. Is that the no one you are referring to?

So first you're not even talking about this thread but an article that no one has referred to.
Then you refer to a post that speaks to the fact that chickens do not need a room to provide warmth. The wording was unfortunate but the context was obvious. And I'm not saying I agree that chickens could live in trees in Maine or Canada or Alaska. My opinion is they need protection from wind and wet.

 

[WindingRoad]

So first you're not even talking about this thread but an article that no one has referred to.
Then you refer to a post that speaks to the fact that chickens do not need a room to provide warmth. The wording was unfortunate but the context was obvious. And I'm not saying I agree that chickens could live in trees in Maine or Canada or Alaska. My opinion is they need protection from wind and wet.

Really is that pertinent to this thread. I don't see anywhere in the OP anything about Maine Canada or Alaska. I've never said they don't need protection from the wind and the wet..

 

[Cryss]

when I see those smaller coops, I realize those chickens are probably much warmer at night than mine.

That coop is small enough for those chickens to warm the space at night.

They don't need to warm the coop. They only need to be draft free, well ventilated. They are able to keep themselves warm enough under these conditions.

 

[Cryss]

Really is that pertinent to this thread. I don't see anywhere in the OP anything about Maine Canada or Alaska. I've never said they don't need protection from the wind and the wet..

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

Cabin Fever? Or perhaps it's the government shutdown??? LOL! As Cryss pointed out previously the original question was "is this coop too big." These BYC friends were not asking for a dissertation on the mechanics of fowl heat generation. They just asked a simple question. There's another winter storm heading into New England and I think perhaps we should be making sure our snow blowers are ready instead or arguing over this. Sorry if I offended anyone, but this is getting a little old.

 

[aart]

but this is getting a little old.

I agree!! ...but there will always be flaming trolls, and those that continue feed them.

 

[Wee Farmer Sarah]

I agree!! ...but there will always be flaming trolls, and those that continue feed them.

Don't forget that Maine has been hit with a lot of snow this winter. Me, not so much. However, I remember several years ago we got so much snow that it seemed like all you did was dig out before the next storm hit. Then everything was always bright white. It can wear you down and even make you a little crazy at times. We all have our moments.