Need help with winter advice

[aart]

Here is an artical with pictures of my coop.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/my-amish-made-chicken-coop.75799/

Is the soffit area open?(where the blue arrow is pointing)
How about both the gable ends(red arrows)?
That would be the best place to add vents.
Looks like tight space for the big feeder and water.
How many birds?

 

[Cindy in PA]

It’s just not necessary in my opinion. Chickens don’t eat or drink overnight, and the water has to changed everyday anyway so why not dump it at night and replenish in the morning? You may have a larger coop also - idk. But for a smaller flock with a smaller coop it’s just simply not a good idea.; better to be safe than sorry.

It is if you don't open the door at first light or if you have a light on earlier. I have food & water in the coop only, while giving some bowls of food in the run in the morning.

 

[Navahogirl]

The main concern is the moisture settling on their combs... causes frostbite.
But I agree - no water in the coop overnight. They don’t drink overnight anyway. Put the water out in the morning and dump it at night.

Mine drink water during night , I know I have cameras and a nightlight

 

[Aapomp831]

Mine drink water during night , I know I have cameras and a nightlight

.... because you have a nightlight. They’re not getting a good nights sleep so they’re up doing things they naturally would not.

 

[CIuck]

Mine drink water during night , I know I have cameras and a nightlight

Mine never drink water at night they sleep and wake up when the sun comes up. They dont even eat at night.

 

[Aapomp831]

Mine never drink water at night they sleep and wake up when the sun comes up. They dont even eat at night.

That’s the way it should be; the crop is meant to empty completely at night... technically they are digesting food all night long.

 

[LizzzyJo]

Mine drink water during night , I know I have cameras and a nightlight

I don’t mean to gang up on you and I apologize if it feels that way, but I must agree that they should have darkness at night. They are sleep deprived and that is why they are drinking. It is confusing their circadian rhythm. To be a bit too complex, in humans this is the suprachiasmatic nucleus. In birds it is a similar structure. When it perceives light, it believes it is daytime. Link below:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2590781/#idm139820964210672title