A chicken coop in the winter without heating (part 1): economical and simple

In winter, the frost hens stop laying eggs, the immune system drops sharply, there is a risk to catch the disease. Solve problems possible insulation henhouse and heating. But how to make a chicken coop without heating to the chickens do not freeze in winter and lay eggs?

Bird does not react to the drop in temperature.

Walls

Some foam insulated walls. But chickens can peck it. It is necessary to sheathe the top boards. If the hen house is not made of planks, you can just inside the walls obbit foiled penofolom.

Now, many are choosing a cane for the insulation of walls. Lathing is 25 cm. from the outer wall and then the gap is filled with reeds. The inside can be finished with a thin slate. Instead of slate can be used inside the plaster. Cheaply and efficiently.

The bottom line is that the cane is not zavedutsya mouse, and the material does not rot. Thermal insulation in the reeds no less than that of the foam.

The ceiling of the henhouse

henhouse better insulate the ceiling. You can fill expanded clay. The most popular way - the clay with sawdust. The finished mass is laid thickness 5-10 cm. Clay covered with water and leave for a while. Then add sawdust to medium density.

You can knock out the ceiling inside the hen house with cardboard or hardboard, OSB. And on top of the attic just put sawdust or hay. It will be much warmer.

Sex in the henhouse

Without additional heating chickens can live in winter when the floor pour sawdust (layer of 10-15 cm). Mixing with chicken droppings chips give off heat to the henhouse. The more chickens, the more heat. But excessive overpopulation of birds leads to disease. Need to do everything in moderation. use only dry sawdust.

Scatter on the floor corn. Chickens will stir up dust.

You can make a layer cake: first there is straw or hay, then a layer of earth and a layer of sawdust. Each layer of 10 cm. Or do so: the hay or straw, sawdust, and then the top layer of hay.

Use the red lamp to heat the chicken coop. Ona warms up to 10 kV. m. premises, as well as dries bed of sawdust. But you can do without it, if the hen house is insulated.

Now the internet has information about sweaters chicken.

This decision will not save from the cold winter. Do not waste your money for nothing, sweaters harmful thing for chickens. In winter, the bird wants to keep warm and fluffs feathers. A similar clothes only hurt, not warm. Useless thing.

Life hacking chicken health

Hang a head of cabbage to the ceiling. This is useful for physical exercises. This item will be fun for them, such as toys. Plus vitamins. If the chickens will move more, it is unlikely that it will be cold in the winter in the hen house.

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