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What's your guys opinions on insulating coops?
I believe in insulating the roof for sure to hold down any chicken generated warmth.
I did do this Reflectix stuff in my coop to see about using the sunshine to gently warm the coop. it did not overheat it last winter and I LIKED that about it. I will tell you that last winter was my first winter with it. And...last winter really wasn't a good test of it. It was so mild and really I didn't get a good feel on how it made a difference on cold cold days/weeks. I'll give a good solid opinion after another winter of it.
It's like silver bubble wrap. Got it at Home Depot. the reason I insulate is because my first winter ...EVERY DAY...every. Started at -20 below. Not very nice for extended periods of time on birds, my feeling. If it's just a week of -20...I think the birds can handle no insulation and no heat.