Your creatures don't realize how good they have it!

Chickens get depressed too without sun during the winter

Love your video and how much you care about your birds. I do highly recommend switching tarps out for clear vinyl tarps in the next season They will last you alot longer then poly tarps ❤ my poly tarps never lasted because of the cat walking on the roof 😉 your chickens look happy 😊

A catch board under my roost have made my wood chips last for 10 months with no smell or obvious collection of droppiings. Board is scraped into a bucket every other day hosed off occasionally in the summer time.

Look into getting breeds that are exceptional winter layers. I had no clue when I first started that all chickens were not the same. Some excel in the heat, some in the in betweens, and other during cold weather. Heritage breeds in my opinion for homesteading are also the only way to go. Reason being is because they have much longer productivity for many more years then hybridized industrial breeds that mature quickly, give lots of eggs early, but then burn out in a year or two! Commerical farms cull every year so longevity isn't factored into the breeding equation. We do not practice that here so longevity and productivity for many years is a huge win for us. Now I only add heritage breeds and I focus on dual purpose birds and keep a flock of half winter layers, half summer layers, and then a few more dual season birds for the in betweens. I had no clue when I first started and I get so much more from my flock then I did now that I know more. Good luck!

Looking good man! My pigs just had piglets! I have had my hands full for the last few weeks! Hope all is well there and you guys get some warm weather soon!

Sooo cold. Good one.

Looks good..I had a 6 by 12 dog run that I used for my chicken run I just added a roof..The clear plastic works great I found the thickest I could find.. .

Hi. Throw in food scraps and build the floor up. The deeper the floor covering, the warmer it is for them. With a pitchfork turn it it regularly and let the insects/worms come to the surface as food for the chooks.

Smart change to the chicken igloo! Nice work!

Sounded like happy clucking to me. :) I went to coffee grounds for coop bedding. Don't have all that wintry weather around here and the birds aren't in there except to sleep and lay for the most part. So clean up in a couple of months or so works pretty well. No odor and a good amount poo in there by then before it goes to the soldier flies who throws a party when they get some yummy coffee flavored poo for breakfast! hahaha

Great video, like all of them .Than you.....

I would add wood chips it the run aswell for composting...

Just found your channel and I'm loving it ❤️ the hoop coop looks easy and good for our hot weather in Australia. I might give that a go whilst we're waiting to build out big coop

Thank you for doing this video.

I've been doing the same things for mine, glad to see I'm doing it right! Come spring, I'm going to have to open up their space in the coop. I made it almost too tight to fit through the little doorway to get eggs and add more shavings😆 Eta: chicken igloo 😝🐓🐥

Good job!

The wood is better in winter because is more warm then plastic

Wonderful improvement! Way to go!

I can buy myself chickens ❤

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When you use that compost do not till it into the soil or it will deplete nitrogen in your soil. You can plant your garden then use it to top dress your garden and you should be fine.

Would bubble wrap insulate while allowing sunlight to come through?

Great 👍 vid 🤠 just don't enclose the greenhouse too much it needs to breathe

Where are yall located? Im in Mainr

Plastic I don't see how it can possibly keep your chickens warm. When I was young, our family raised chickens. the only way we could keep them comfortable in Wisconsin winters was in a coop. Having a minimum of 60 chickens at a time, provided some heat in itself. However, when temps dropped, they got colder.

Question : Thanks for your video. Do you move your pigs often in the winter? How often?

Did you get much condensation in the run. I was thinking doing the something similar in cold weather climate with metal chicken run but was sure if I should vent it or if it would be Ok without .

I am thinking to doing the same, is it necessary to cut vent holes in the top of the run? I am pretty new to chickens and heard different opinions on this so wasn't sure in this case.

Where alre you located? I am in Wis. I thought of doing this but ours is flat square top. Looks good