keep the girls snug

[shaun01]

now that the cold weather is starting to close in fast i change the perch in the coop i put an 2 lenthes of 8 foot by 1foot ply and make a v i fill this with straw it allows the girls to nest up at night and stops the feet from getting frost bite

[shaun01]

[betula]

That sounds a good idea. :)

[Old bird]

Shaun - I am being thick here - but how does it work?  Do you still use the perch or are they cuddled in the straw?

I worry about my single one at home as she hasn't got any other heat apart from her own body! She tends to sleep in a nesting box so  maybe I will have to give her a thicker hay bed.

Old Bird ???

[manicscousers]

I've just piled lots of shredded paper in our shed, they do go up to the top roosts now so it mops up as well as keeping them snug  ;D

[shaun01]

Shaun - I am being thick here - but how does it work?  Do you still use the perch or are they cuddled in the straw?

I worry about my single one at home as she hasn't got any other heat apart from her own body! She tends to sleep in a nesting box so  maybe I will have to give her a thicker hay bed.

Old Bird ???

i take the roosting perch out , and as i said b4 i make a v out of ply and pack it with straw when i go in to the coop in the  morning  they are all cuddled up in a line they bury themselves in it so i think they prefer it. the reason i do it is that i went in to the coop and they where all squabbling to get in the nest boxes its just to make them more comfortable i also give them extra food in winter mainly corn has this helps them get through the night and i put multi vitamins and iron in the water