8 thoughts on “Winter Chicken House Tour Part 1.wmv”

  1. This video is a perfect example of how Not to house your chickens !!!. That is a breeding ground for rats, rot, and disease !!!. Get the hen house and your compost piles away from your house. From what i can see and hear in this video, you really should not be advising people about raising chickens. Read a book or two about raising chickens, for your own health and safety as well as for the chickens sake.

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  2. Cool project. Peaceful space. If you can rig a fan for forced air between the two, you might improve on the heat held in. Have you heard about Chinese solar greenhouses? The temp difference can be 30C. I just watched a video where they had a bigger compost than yours and it was hot to warm for 2 months, then it dropped off. How long has yours been going for? All the best.

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  3. Thanks for the tip. The pile isn’t heating up at all so I don’t think there’s going to be a problem there. I’ve been keeping an eye on it. Do you know of any way I could still pipe the heat to the chickens without the danger of spreading the pile?

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  4. We have had manure piles catch on fire they were so hot! I think I would move your compost pile away from your house!

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  5. Travis you’re spot on about your compost. Assuming its not completely composted its missing an essential ingredient – either water, air or the proper C/N ration. Stirring it up may activate it but until you discover what you’re missing, it won’t last.

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