Keeping Chickens Newsletter

When the snow sublimates or melts off and there is bare dirt under their tree I chase them outside, but otherwise they are happy to hang out together and stay cozy inside. This coop is built partly from scrap I had around, and it's not painted and cute because that's always last on my list of chores.

You can see in the photo of the roof line that there's plenty of heat generated - it keeps the thick snow blanket melted away under the ridge eve.

The two small plastic trash cans on one side hold easy-access food (one is scratch and one is layer pellets), and the one larger trash can on the other side holds 39 gallons of water, with a 1000W submerged heater and a bucket on a hook for easy dipping.