School Bus Coop Winter & Feed

[Teila]

I love it!!

I do hope that the chickens are abiding the 'No Smoking'

 

[Gammond]

wow I like it heck of a nice way did you get it without seats?

Yep - the guy we bought it off of used it for his camper. The one row of seats that are left are up front - part of the storage space.

 

[aart]

Pretty cool....my daughter lived in a bus one winter.

What is your location?(You can put it in your profile.)

Might need to close the windows near the roost if storm blows in that side,
depends on prevailing winds.
Doesn't look like you have any predator protection on those windows?

 

[gonehencrazy]

Looks neat but me being a skinny cold person would think that it would be hard for the birds to stay warm I those kind of winter temps. Just thing about when u get into a cold car in -30 Celsius. There isn't much insulation. I would just keep an eye on how they handle the cold

 

[Gammond]

What is your location?(You can put it in your profile.)
I'm in central British Columbia

Might need to close the windows near the roost if storm blows in that side,
depends on prevailing winds.
Doesn't look like you have any predator protection on those windows?

I don't think anything will get in there - we had an owl take a chicken, but they were roosting on the ladder out side of the bus. They figured it all out pretty fast and were all in the bus the next night.

I will keep an eye out for strong winds/storms. There is a pretty bushy tree line on the back side of the bus, so I'm hoping most of the wind is absorbed.

 

[Gammond]

Just thing about when u get into a cold car in -30 Celsius. There isn't much insulation. I would just keep an eye on how they handle the cold

Last year we had them in a shed with very thin plywood for walls, no tree line, and no heat and they were all fine. I'm hoping the bus will work out - especially since I have a lot more chickens now. They all seem to huddle together.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Last year we had them in a shed with very thin plywood for walls, no tree line, and no heat and they were all fine. I'm hoping the bus will work out - especially since I have a lot more chickens now. They all seem to huddle together.

you are correct they will huddle for warmth but it would be simple to insulate a bit of the floor or ceiling also

 

[Gammond]

you are correct they will huddle for warmth but it would be simple to insulate a bit of the floor or ceiling also

There is a chimney hole at the front of the bus and I can see there is already 3" of insulation in the roof.

 

[pennyJo1960]

There is a chimney hole at the front of the bus and I can see there is already 3" of insulation in the roof.

maybe have pleanty then do you use anything like shavings on the floor hay will rot and mold in colder wetter temps white shavings are prefered

 

[Gammond]

anything like shavings on the floor hay will rot and mold in colder wetter temps white shavings are prefered

I'm so glad we now have access to unlimited, free shavings from a local sawmill. Last year we used hay and it took A LOT of pitch forking every few days. Now I just use a hoe and move it around a few times a week.