insulation

  1. ChickenGirl555

    Chickens are eating insulation

    I have 8 pullets and 6 of them are going nuts for the insulation of the bottom of the coop. It’s just plain styrofoam, but I’m worried if this will harm them. I try to stop them, pushing them away from it when they try to eat it, but they’re sneaky and do it while I fill the waterer or the...
  2. S

    silkies in the winter, what do they need?

    I have a shed I am making into a coop for my silkies, I am getting 4 maybe 6 of them soon. I brought a dog heated water bowl for their water dish through the winter. I am making sure there are no drafts in the coop and lots of ventilation!! but do I need to insulate the coop? I know other...
  3. Jamie0317

    Insulating a chicken coop

    We're turning an 8 x 8 farm style shed into a chicken coop. I live in Michigan and our weather can get really cold sometimes. I need to know how to insulate our shed. I already have rolled insulation in it. It isn't packed from one beam to the next is it supposed to be?
  4. J

    New backyard chickens in Tiny Township Ontario Canada

    Hello. I'm looking to getting (building) a chicken coop for 6-10 hens. Open to all advice on which type of hens for best eggs & least amount of noise that are sociable. Also what size of indoor coop & outside run will I need. Best material to use to keep rodents & predators out! Thanks! So...
  5. motherclucker06

    Coop Insulation?

    We love in Iowa and we get both extremes of weather. Extremely cold (-20s) to extremely hot (90s-low 100s). I have been reading website after website about whether to put insulation in our coop and We can't seem to make a decision. My husband is building the coop and the insulation would be...
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