Twister,
Thanks oodles for all of your answers.
I would never have thought of using cinder block and pavers since I think of concrete as super cold. I have used sheets of wood under the waterers to help insulate from the ground.
Hummmm
I have had my waterers in my shed part, and it has a dirt floor, uninsulated walls with lots of open wire areas. I didn't want any water in the coop, to help the coop stay cleaner, dryer, and less humidity.
Twister, I love having a new thing to think about and figure out, so I am super happy you took the time to take those pictures so that I cold understand exactly how you set it up. As I said before, I am changing almost everything about my setup this summer, so the more ideas I have to think about, the better.
The big differences between our set-ups that might cause me problems is that
1. I would need a much bigger waterer, and a taller one might have lots more trouble staying thawed.
2. I would like to keep the water in the shed and not put it in the coop because of the cleanliness and humidity issues
3. My shed is cold and kind of drafty
On my long list of things this summer, one is to greatly reduce the problems with the shed:
1. Improve the drainage by digging down and putting in impervious barrier all around the perimeter then adding lots of sand
2. Closing up all of the eave openings
3. Maybe closing up some of the wire openings
4. Putting in a high poop shelf and a perch in the roof area
5. Maybe maybe maybe insulating the roof (not sure about that, since it would cut down so much on my perch space)
6. Putting in a sunbathing shelf
Oh, and I tend to have lots more chickens, like 30ish.
Thanks oodles for all of your answers.
I would never have thought of using cinder block and pavers since I think of concrete as super cold. I have used sheets of wood under the waterers to help insulate from the ground.
Hummmm
I have had my waterers in my shed part, and it has a dirt floor, uninsulated walls with lots of open wire areas. I didn't want any water in the coop, to help the coop stay cleaner, dryer, and less humidity.
Twister, I love having a new thing to think about and figure out, so I am super happy you took the time to take those pictures so that I cold understand exactly how you set it up. As I said before, I am changing almost everything about my setup this summer, so the more ideas I have to think about, the better.
The big differences between our set-ups that might cause me problems is that
1. I would need a much bigger waterer, and a taller one might have lots more trouble staying thawed.
2. I would like to keep the water in the shed and not put it in the coop because of the cleanliness and humidity issues
3. My shed is cold and kind of drafty
On my long list of things this summer, one is to greatly reduce the problems with the shed:
1. Improve the drainage by digging down and putting in impervious barrier all around the perimeter then adding lots of sand
2. Closing up all of the eave openings
3. Maybe closing up some of the wire openings
4. Putting in a high poop shelf and a perch in the roof area
5. Maybe maybe maybe insulating the roof (not sure about that, since it would cut down so much on my perch space)
6. Putting in a sunbathing shelf
Oh, and I tend to have lots more chickens, like 30ish.
