[Greenbuilding] chickens

[Suzanne Carney]

Our hen house is not insulated, but it does have roof vents. Also, windows with
screens on three sides, and "hatches" that can be closed when the weather
is cold. I think they need ventilation in the summer. I have read that
certain breeds, such as the Araucana, don't do well in heat. We have lost a
few of them when the temperature got over 100 degrees.
We are in SW Ohio so we can get temperatures from 0 degrees to 100+
degrees.
Suzanne

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 11:18 PM, Sacie Lambertson <
sacie.lambertson at gmail.com> wrote:

> Erin, we used to keep chickens here in NE Kansas.  They had a large uninsulated
> house and lots of straw and yard time.  We're a lot colder in the winter
> than your part of the world so I wouldn't worry about insulating
> anything.  We didn't have any vents either, but then they had the entire outdoors
> each day.  Certainly don't fuss with cooling in the summer either.
>
> Sacie
>
> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Erin Rasmussen <erin at trmiles.com> wrote:
>
>> . Are there any greenbuilding group recommendations for insulating small
>> hen houses?
>>
>>
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