Texas

[Matejka]

Welcome! Close to Bryan/College Station

 

[Matejka]

Texas weather! Uggggggh!
72 this morning. 86 today.
90 tomorrow-wednesday
Thursday the high is today's low of
72!
Heater or open window
Open windows or heaters?
Or just tough it out closed windows-no heater?
Friday nite low 53?

 

[oldhen2345]

Texas weather! Uggggggh!
72 this morning. 86 today.
90 tomorrow-wednesday
Thursday the high is today's low of
72!
Heater or open window
Open windows or heaters?
Or just tough it out closed windows-no heater?
Friday nite low 53?

I turned my heater / AC off and opened the windows- I close them before bed for security. Let the wind blow and the sun shine- even rain won't deter me from fresh air in the house.

 

[Matejka]

Windy this morning.
I will open some windows today. But I'm ready to close em for cold again.
Usually once their open, they stay open til October or so-we don't use a/c at all.

 

[oldhen2345]

Windy this morning.
I will open some windows today. But I'm ready to close em for cold again.
Usually once their open, they stay open til October or so-we don't use a/c at all.

I keep windows open til the temp gets in th 90’s, then turn the AC on at 80. In the winter, heat goes on at 68- can’t afford the 70’s at all.

 

[Broody Brookie]

Anyone from the Far West Texas area, around Big Bend National Park/the Permian Basin? I'm moving to the area in the near future, and want chickens. Any advice for the unique challenges of that area would be appreciated. For anyone, what's one thing you wish you had done differently starting out?

 

[RUNuts]

Anyone from the Far West Texas area, around Big Bend National Park/the Permian Basin? I'm moving to the area in the near future, and want chickens. Any advice for the unique challenges of that area would be appreciated. For anyone, what's one thing you wish you had done differently starting out?

Build a bigger, walk in coop. Much easier to clean, care for chickens and organize. I was only going to get a couple and then I got a couple more.

Set a budget and spend it.

 

[Broody Brookie]

Build a bigger, walk in coop. Much easier to clean, care for chickens and organize. I was only going to get a couple and then I got a couple more.

Set a budget and spend it.

ooohhh, budget is such a nasty word...but it's a good tip I didn't even think about as I've been researching. Thanks!

 

[Matejka]

Anyone from the Far West Texas area, around Big Bend National Park/the Permian Basin? I'm moving to the area in the near future, and want chickens. Any advice for the unique challenges of that area would be appreciated. For anyone, what's one thing you wish you had done differently starting out?

Cooler coops/open air coop.
I wish!
No where near west texas.
I am very near Bryan/College Station. I worked there for 40 years-retired now.

 

[Broody Brookie]

Cooler coops/open air coop.
I wish!
No where near west texas.
I am very near Bryan/College Station. I worked there for 40 years-retired now.

I'm currently living in College Station, so howdy neighbor! I keep debating on open air coops. Alpine, TX (where we'll be moving) gets 2-3 snows a year usually, and I've seen it get down to 0F before, although the 20's is probably more normal. Also it's very windy, all the time, and the thunderstorms, though few and far between, are usually hellish. It's also very dry, and it cools off quickly at night, even in the hottest parts of the summer. If I had chickens here in College Station, I'd do open air in a heart beat. All that to say, I can't decide.