Ways to heat a chicken coop?

[aart]

Supposedly the pipe insulation squishes with the egg against it, so the egg gets the heat that way.

Must be pretty thin stuff.
Wish they were a member here and had an article on the build of it

 

[Alaskan]

Must be pretty thin stuff.
Wish they were a member here and had an article on the build of it

They used to be... but haven't been on in forever.... I did save a photo set of the build.

I just didn't/ don't have the space for roll out nests...and gather often enough that not that many freeze, so not much motivation to make them.

 

[aart]

I did save a photo set of the build.

Would love to see them.

 

[Alaskan]

Would love to see them.

Here ya go. They can be hung on the outside as exterior access, or fully inside the coop... just shift the location of the entrance.

Close up of ramp that they lay on.. here it is removed for cleaning

The back side of the nest box, yes a community nest box. This side would go against the wall. The corner wedges are to stabalize the design AND to act as spacers for more ventilation.

The side, in this configuration the nestbox would be fully inside the coop, up against a wall.

The side with the lift door for eggs

Door lifted open. You can just barely see the pipe insulation.