Chicken coop insulation

[Scooby074]

They dont need insulation.

I have a heat lamp that I turn on below -20*C-ish. But they dont even really need that until its even colder. Biggest thing is to ensure their water flows and that there is no drafts. They can deal with the cold, but the drafts are much harder on them it seems, so my coups arent insulated, but they are pretty draft tight while still leaky enough to allow air inside for oxygen.

Use chicken nipples and be sure to add a bucket heater so youre not out there smashing ice a couple times a day. Bucket heater is money well spent 250W Cast Aluminum De-icer | Princess Auto

 

[TSO]

They dont need insulation.

I have a heat lamp that I turn on below -20*C-ish. But they dont even really need that until its even colder. Biggest thing is to ensure their water flows and that there is no drafts. They can deal with the cold, but the drafts are much harder on them it seems, so my coups arent insulated, but they are pretty draft tight while still leaky enough to allow air inside for oxygen.

Use chicken nipples and be sure to add a bucket heater so youre not out there smashing ice a couple times a day. Bucket heater is money well spent 250W Cast Aluminum De-icer | Princess Auto

We had a problem last year when it got real cold, with the nipples freezing, which caused a slow drip and more ice build up.

After trying different fancy winter water setups, we have ultimately gone to a very simple solution that has been effective. That is, a rubber water/feed bucket (low profile livestock style) with a tank heater sitting inside.

Also keep in mind that chickens need up to 14 hrs of light per day to maintain their egg cycle. So, pick up a decent programmable timer, set it with a light to go on a few hours before sunrise (then off at sunrise) ... Then to go on again at sunset for another couple hrs.