Winterizing the coop
October 2026Added a second layer of straw, sealed the north wall and moved the waterer onto a heated base. Ventilation stays open near the roof line.
Notes from a small backyard flock: coop builds, feed experiments and the occasional egg count.
Added a second layer of straw, sealed the north wall and moved the waterer onto a heated base. Ventilation stays open near the roof line.
Less waste, firmer shells. Keeping the ratio at roughly 1:1.5 feed to water and rotating two buckets.
Three Australorps joined the flock. Integration took about ten days behind a wire divider.