Winter is Coming! Checklists, tips, advice for a newbie

[Rich55016]

Good idea, thank you.

 

[HugHess]

Anyone have any experience with heated chicken waterers? I saw some of those at the feed store last week.

I saw multiple videos on YouTube for DIY, etc.

 

[Alaskan]

After breaking numerous metal waterers, as well as the heater base that goes with a metal waterer....and breaking at least two, if not three heated dog waterers...

I now use and love the black rubber Formex feed pans. I put it in the run (best when put up against a wind break).

Once the water starts to freeze up solid in less than an hour, I toss in a stock tank deicer that is safe to run directly on plastic and is safe to run dry, and only switches on when needed.

 

[Bogtown Chick]

@Rich55016 Welcome to BYC. I'm from Minnesota as well. You are building a beautiful coop. Over on the Minnesota thread a good chickeneer @KlopKlop posted this picture to consider ventilation for that building design your using for the roof in particular. It is best ventilated with a cupola at the peak or a whirly gig sort of ventilation at the peak.

 

[Mims]

Bump.

 

[Alaskan]

Bump.

Just how cold does it get where you are at?

OK...I tease... But I do remember the year when the hill country had an entire week of two inches of snow... I have pictures.

 

[bigmrg74]

Just how cold does it get where you are at?

OK...I tease... But I do remember the year when the hill country had an entire week of two inches of snow... I have pictures.

Don't tease the Lower Fourty-Eighters about the Winter. It shows up there in Alaska in about another month or so right??

 

[Alaskan]

The mountains have already been hit with snow (=termination dust), and I have a bunch of red leaves.

So... Winter will show up anytime now.

 

[MeepBeep]

I have a bunch of red leaves.

Some of the trees are starting to turn in Northern IL...

And I'm about to dig the snow blowers out of the barn and move them into the garage for an oil change, reload of fresh gas and possible belt changes as it's a whole lot easier to do that now vs dealing with it in the cold...

 

[Alaskan]

Oooooh! A person that is productive and plans ahead!


I love that!