Winterizing Coop

[Cajunfilly]

Last year we had a cold snap below freezing. Our coop is too small for a light for heat. In addition, my husband considers them a fire hazard. For the past three and a half years that I have had chickens, I have added a layer for winter protection. Last year, I had the crazy idea of crocheting a cover out of Walmart grocery bags to insulate the coop so I did. I cut the handles off, cut the bags into loops, used three loops together and interlocked with another three loops to form my baggie yarn, and then used a size P crochet hook to crochet the cover. Three bags made 2.5 inches of one row. I lost count of the hundreds, probably thousands of bags I used. It is NOT perfect, but I am pleased with it, The egg box, the roost drawer, the large side door are accessible and the vents are not blocked. I have now covered this and the run with a double-folded dark brown, heavy duty tarp. Tonight is our first freeze. Hopefully, they will be safe and comfortable.

 

[Sirens04]

Wow that is amazing Such a creative idea. I wish I had any of the skills required to do that. Good for you for looking for such innovative solutions to combat the cold. Truly impressive.

 

[Ducksandchickens]

Such a great idea!! I put hay bales around my coop to insulate

 

[Tortoise]

Wow, that is really thinking out of the box. Fantastic, I love it. Good for you!

 

[MissChick@dee]

You go girl! Talk about being resourceful...and recycling never looked so good. Impressive And Cute.
Well done

 

[aart]

used a size P crochet hook to crochet the cover.

Crazy!!
I guess crocheted 'fabric' would block most the wind and still allow for ventilation.

Do you get snow where you are?

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[moniquem]

OMG! I crochet and knit, quite well actually. I cannot even wrap my head around a project this big. Way to go and good use of a resource!