tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post6349984068283385033..comments2023-08-15T23:51:21.571-08:00Comments on Wild Roots Homestead: Cold weather and Chicken coopsEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05124854790635683665noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post-71866749518997056702014-04-30T01:38:53.159-08:002014-04-30T01:38:53.159-08:00I want a chicken coop!! I need to do a lot more re...I want a chicken coop!! I need to do a lot more research...Like, how do you know which eggs are un-fertilized , <a href="http://www.ranchsupply.com/1-66-victory-cattle-panel-10.html" rel="nofollow">cattle panels</a> edible eggs and baby chicken eggs. Maybe that's a really ridiculous thing not to know?John Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11492497517229632930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post-12024782675917387822010-02-07T20:39:39.517-09:002010-02-07T20:39:39.517-09:00Judith, we live in Fairbanks Alaska. Temperatures ...Judith, we live in Fairbanks Alaska. Temperatures on our property usually don't drop below thirty below zero. We usually have several weeks that get into the twenty below range. Low lying areas around see much colder temperatures, usally a couple days a year get down to fifty below. <br /><br />My chickens don't peck at eachother much. Not overcrowding your coop will help prevent that. If you do not have much predator problems, chicken wire and a covering will work. You might want to step it up to the next level and go with woven wire fencing for walls. My chickens go outside until it is below zero. they don't like walking on snow, so we throw down old hay. I'll bet you can find some nice ideas for outdoor pens online. Good luck, EmilyEmilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124854790635683665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post-6697686449055626512010-02-07T10:41:30.282-09:002010-02-07T10:41:30.282-09:00where do you live? how cold does it get? We live ...where do you live? how cold does it get? We live in northern north dakota and it can get to -40 deagrees. I have some baby chicks ordered to be delivered May 3. We have an old shed we are going to convert to a chicken house. I ordered 25. That was that the minimum order. I am afraid they are going to pick each other. Any suggestions.... We need to fix something that they can get out a little bit in the dead of winter but we have deep snows so I don't know exactly what to do. Do you think an extension of chicken wire and cover the top to keep the predetors out would work. would love to hear from you. thank you. really enjoyed your photos and am envious . judithjudithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post-26327914744050225572009-12-19T10:39:31.409-09:002009-12-19T10:39:31.409-09:00Yes, we are getting delta hay. We've gotten th...Yes, we are getting delta hay. We've gotten this size and shape of bale from at least one other delta farm selling through K BARD Apparel. The early summer bales that we bought were great, but the later hay we got was not real green and the goats will hardly touch it. Also, we had gotten some bales that were called winter wrap and had been treated with a calcium solution, suppose to be great horse hay, well the goats would hardly eat that either. Ends up as bedding. This hay is being delivered by Paul Knopp for $135 a bale which is about as good a price as I can find these days.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124854790635683665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post-38949405901886907242009-12-18T09:47:27.144-09:002009-12-18T09:47:27.144-09:00are you getting delta hay? we have 800 lb rectangu...are you getting delta hay? we have 800 lb rectangular bales of Ward farm hay (it has a new name/owners now, I can't remember what) before. It is great hay- leafy and green.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806644789710396926.post-64367525594391904602009-12-18T07:46:34.080-09:002009-12-18T07:46:34.080-09:00Your coop looks great! Our coop is a similar repur...Your coop looks great! Our coop is a similar repurposed and added on job too. Does anyone ever make a coop from start to finish in one plan? I like your covered area, we have a lame tarp sort of covering an area and I wish we had more dry run. Fortunately we rarely have weather as cold as yours, but we just had a two week cold snap in the teens and boy do I not enjoy the iced water founts!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680818361476289194noreply@blogger.com