Styrofoam

[HenOnAJuneBug]

We covered our window with foam , all was good til one pecked at it. It took them one morning to shred it up and spred foam dust all over the coop .

LOL. I'm laughing because I know your pain.

 

[JLR]

But when they find out it's there they will destroy it. Cover it with a piece of 1/4" plywood or something similar to protect it and you'll be OK.

Yeah I can do that. Thanks.

 

[JLR]

Maybe not yet, but when they do find it(and they will) they will tear it apart and eat it.

With your coop and climate.....
.....you might need to do some research on the 'warmth' vs 'ventilation'.

From what I have read they need 1 square foot of opening per chicken. That's what they have. The sleeping area is pretty tight so they should share heat.

 

[aart]

From what I have read they need 1 square foot of opening per chicken. That's what they have. The sleeping area is pretty tight so they should share heat.

Weeellll....with adequate ventilation a coop will not 'hold heat'...
...they will each keep themselves warm under their feathers.
As long as they are dry and out of the wind, they will be fine.

 

[LoveMyChickenBabies]

I personally don't put styrofoam in the coop, mainly because my chickens eat it and then what good is that going to do us?

 

[The Phantom]

Hudson

Cool!

 

[aart]

Cool! Do you want any EE or buff orpington roosters?

He has 3 birds in a tiny coop going into his first winter...
.....he doesn't need any males.

 

[The Phantom]

He has 3 birds in a tiny coop going into his first winter...
.....he doesn't need any males.

Oh boy! Forgot about that! Never mind!!!

 

[JLR]

Weeellll....with adequate ventilation a coop will not 'hold heat'...
...they will each keep themselves warm under their feathers.
As long as they are dry and out of the wind, they will be fine.

They will be dry and out of the wind. I guess if they can't handle below zero temps my chicken farming days are over. I just figured sitting on styrofoam would keep them warmer from below. Like when you sit on a foam cushion when you are deer hunting.

 

[MissChick@dee]

Just not worth it. They will peck it. If not right now they will eventually. IMO you’ll be terribly tragically sorry that you didn’t remove the styrofoam.