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Bert’s coop works so well. It’s –20F outside tonight with a wind chill of –40F but...


Bert’s coop works so well. It’s –20F outside tonight with a wind chill of –40F but the coop is 35F and the nests are 45F, with NO external heat supply. Just heat from the Chickens. with a tiny exhaust fan to keep the humidity down to 50%. By morning it would be a bit colder so just for overnight Ace put in a 80watt hair curler to supplement heat just for tonight. Today it was –5F, but the solar powered aviary was 65F and 100+ in the sun, which warms up the coop too... All for free. In Summer the coop stays 4 degrees cooler than the outside temp. These are some lucky Chickens.


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  1. Chief TazSunday, March 23, 2008 at 6:16:00 PM CDT

    Bert I feel your pain. We are 58 and sunny right now at 6:16pm, but down to 36 tonight.

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  2. Bert ChickenSunday, March 23, 2008 at 6:25:00 PM CDT

    Texas - Thanks for the sympathy. Those temps were Jan 29th, but considerably warmer now, 34F. In a month or so we'll be able to see the grass (brown for a while) after the snow melts.

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  3. Iri AniSunday, March 23, 2008 at 6:32:00 PM CDT

    goodness that's the flashest looking chicken coop I have ever seen...

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  4. Bert ChickenSunday, March 23, 2008 at 6:37:00 PM CDT

    Iriani - ya, these Chickens are probably the most pampered on the planet. I hope they appreciate it.

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  5. Iri AniSunday, March 23, 2008 at 6:38:00 PM CDT

    You would expect a lot of nice easter eggs from such spoilt birds.

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