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We learned a lot throughout last winter. We had ample opportunity too!
Often it would creep into the -20s and sometimes in the -30s. My backyard had snow up past my chest, and I'm tall for a woman.
In regards to preparations, I was by far the most grateful for the heated waterer. It kept the water from freezing even in those temps. We had no electricity out in the coop, so powering it was a puzzle.
After much brainstorming, DH and I dug a channel between our garage and coop to put an outdoor grade power cord in a weather safe tube, and ran it all the way through. Then we buried it, with the power now running out in the coop.
This past summer, we have been slowly gathering supplies to improve on our coop, one issue we had was lack of covered run space. The little portico gave them a little bit of covered area. The snowdrift blew in hard and ripped most of the plastic, so when it got snow, I would put down hay for them to walk on. Some space, but it wasn't much! So we have been picking up lumber and roofing to expand their covered portion of the run. The run has trees growing in it, so we have had to work around those.
I hope to have that area finished by the end of this weekend.
We basically just build a frame and cover the frame with roofing. The roofing is around $15 per sheet.
Often it would creep into the -20s and sometimes in the -30s. My backyard had snow up past my chest, and I'm tall for a woman.
In regards to preparations, I was by far the most grateful for the heated waterer. It kept the water from freezing even in those temps. We had no electricity out in the coop, so powering it was a puzzle.
After much brainstorming, DH and I dug a channel between our garage and coop to put an outdoor grade power cord in a weather safe tube, and ran it all the way through. Then we buried it, with the power now running out in the coop.
This past summer, we have been slowly gathering supplies to improve on our coop, one issue we had was lack of covered run space. The little portico gave them a little bit of covered area. The snowdrift blew in hard and ripped most of the plastic, so when it got snow, I would put down hay for them to walk on. Some space, but it wasn't much! So we have been picking up lumber and roofing to expand their covered portion of the run. The run has trees growing in it, so we have had to work around those.
I hope to have that area finished by the end of this weekend.
We basically just build a frame and cover the frame with roofing. The roofing is around $15 per sheet.