Insulation in NY?

[jerseygirl1]

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ditto - I even stuck the goats in there when it got too cold

I love goats-and chickens-and quail. And, well lots of stuff.

Are you interested in an 8 week old male pygmy/dwarf cross male? Cute as a button?

 

[happyhensny]

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I love goats-and chickens-and quail. And, well lots of stuff.

Are you interested in an 8 week old male pygmy/dwarf cross male? Cute as a button?

Sorry, but no. These are our girls Pearl & Mia. Also Pygmy/Nigi x's.

We are thinking about breeding them in the Fall or maybe even wait till next year. They were born 11/10, so they are still young.

 

[llaaadyel]

Thank you for all of the responses. I live about 30 minutes north of NY which is definately not as cold as Albany. My choice of chickens was all Polish Top Hats and crevesours. I have read conflicting things about how they handle winter. They don't have huge waddles or combs so I am not worried about frostbite there. My experience so far has been with RIR which do really well in winter. My thought at this point is to finish the coop as planned and decide in Fall. I guess I can always add it if needed. I do agree that if I am going to use heat, it would be more cost effective to have some insulation in there.

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[10 point]

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Are you interested in an 8 week old male pygmy/dwarf cross male? Cute as a button?

Sorry, but no. These are our girls Pearl & Mia. Also Pygmy/Nigi x's.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/16143_01012011_002.jpg

We are thinking about breeding them in the Fall or maybe even wait till next year. They were born 11/10, so they are still young.

I didn't think that there was this many people with nigerian pygmy crossses we just got two tuffy and gizmo

 

[brandislee]

So what do you use to insulate a chicken coop? Do you use just regular rolled insulation and put plywood over it (at the moment my coop just has studs, as I'm sure many people's do), or do you use the foam board stuff? I'd be worried about the chickens eating stray fiberglass with the roll stuff. I'm in Minnesota, so I'm pretty sure I'm going to insulate for my peace if mind if nothing else.

 

[Tambo26]

I used regular fiberglass insulation and covered it with that glossy bathroom paneling. I'm in Maine. I will not be using any supplimental heat.

 

[JoePa]

Here are my thoughts on insulation for a chicken coop- if you ever get mitts, fleas, .etc it will be harder to get rid them because they can hide behind the inside wall and in the insulation - also if you use the fiber glass and it ever gets wet from too much humitity it will be hard to dry - unless you live in a very cold climate I don't think you really need it - see what happens - try a winter without it - if it really gets too cold for the chickens you can always add it later - I don't think you will need it living in lower NY state - you can always hang a light bulb in the coop on really cold nights - it will also help them to lay more eggs. -

 

[jerseygirl1]

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Are you interested in an 8 week old male pygmy/dwarf cross male? Cute as a button?

Sorry, but no. These are our girls Pearl & Mia. Also Pygmy/Nigi x's.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/16143_01012011_002.jpg

We are thinking about breeding them in the Fall or maybe even wait till next year. They were born 11/10, so they are still young.

OMG - mini-goats!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[happyhensny]

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Sorry, but no. These are our girls Pearl & Mia. Also Pygmy/Nigi x's.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/16143_01012011_002.jpg

We are thinking about breeding them in the Fall or maybe even wait till next year. They were born 11/10, so they are still young.

OMG - mini-goats!!!!!!!!!!!!

They are so totally fun! I am glad we decided to get some. They are mischevious, crazy and want your attention. Jumping, rearing up, leaping off tall objects. Loads of laughs, and fustration too because if they are out and see my car, that I am making payments on, they would definitely try to climb on it.

Oh and eat your landscaping. And your neighbors too.

 

[patandchickens]

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Sounds totally sensible, and that will give you the advantage of an extra four or five months to try to score some free or real-cheap insulation and/or plywood/panelling/whatever to cover it with; as opposed to having to come up with some *now* or pay full retail.

To whoever it was that asked about chickens pecking insulation -- no matter whether you use batts or rigid foamboard, either way it needs to be covered with something hard and peckproof. Thin plywood is the most common choice but you can also use retired rec-room panelling or that sort of thing. If your insulation gets wet, you've done something very very wrong; chickens do not get fleas (well, sand fleas, but they don't hang out in the coop, they are not normal type fleas); and I have yet to hear of anyone with a mite problem due to insulation. For whatever that's worth.

Good luck, have fun,

Pat