Sierra Mountains-Gold Country-Foothills

[harbisgirl]

Thank you I would have loved to hatch some eggs myself but I just don't have the confidence to do so. Mabye if I had the money for that fancy incubator I would do it. I had a baby duck when I was a kid - Miss Bugaboo. Loved that bird..

 

[harbisgirl]

Do I need to insulate my chicken coop? I’m using an existing shed, about 10x10”

 

[gryeyes]

Do I need to insulate my chicken coop? I’m using an existing shed, about 10x10”

My property is at an altitude of 2145 feet; my coop was an old 3 walled garage which I had transmorgrified into a coop with a fourth wall and roosts inside, etc. I do not insulate. But that's just me. I have a ton o' chickens which can create body heat, but I also have a LOT of ventilation in the coop.

 

[sherylreno]

I'm at 4700' and I don't insulate either. I have a small coop with lots of straw in it. I keep a thermometer in there to see how low it goes and the lowest so far was 20 degrees and it was below 10 degrees almost 0 degrees when it reached that low in my coop. Also, my flock is cold hardy and heat hardy too so that really helps me.

 

[harbisgirl]

I'm at 2700 so I'm in the middle. Feel much better, thanks

 

[harbisgirl]

We need to liven up this thread...

 

[Diamond Wire Farms]

Hey everyone,
I have about 5 barred rock cockerels (3 months) and one really nice year old buff brahma roo looking for new homes.
Free to any chicken person who can use them.

 

[sherylreno]

Oh my gosh, I just found this thing on the web. I just ordered one too. It's a gotta have.

https://www.jossandmain.com/Rooster-Gluggle-Jug~KUQ1072~E1086.html?referrerid=58B08F

 

[harbisgirl]

Members only site I can't handle any more sales emails!

 

[sherylreno]

I don't blame you. I went ahead and joined since all my emails go into my junk folder unless I know you.