Food SovereigntyBackyard Chickens
Keeping Chickens Through a Mountain Winter Without Heat Lamps
Winter Chicken Care Without Heat Lamps: Ventilation and Deep Litter
9 minBeginner
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The First Flock Starter
Insulated coop panels, a solar door opener, deep-litter ventilation kit and predator-rated hardware cloth.
What you get out of it
Six hens laying through their first winter — about 90 dozen eggs a year, and no predator losses.
This is for you if…
- You want eggs you can trust at a price that doesn't move
- You've never kept animals before
- You have a corner of yard and 15 minutes a day
What you get
- Winter-ready coop panels and hardware$840 value
- Predator-proof run apron and latches$260 value
- Feeder, waterer and heated base$190 value
- Deep litter and ventilation guide$120 value
- First-90-days flock plan$160 value
- Winter laying protocol$110 value
Total value$1,680
Your price$1,090
Itemized, so you can check our math
- Insulated SIP coop panels (8 birds)
- Solar automatic pop door
- Ridge ventilation kit
- 50 ft ½in predator hardware cloth
- Roost bars and nest boxes
Specifications
- Capacity: 8 standard hens
- Insulation: R-9 walls
- Door: solar, light-triggered
- Footprint: 4ft × 8ft
Why it's specified this way
Built around the two things that kill winter flocks: damp air and 3 a.m. predators. Ridge ventilation runs above roost height so moisture leaves without drafting the birds.
"Two beds and four hens. I stopped buying eggs in March and produce in June. My grocery bill is down about a third and my kids eat things they used to refuse."
Marisol Reyes
Bloomington, Indiana
312 lbs harvested · 128 jars canned
$1,090
4.74 ★ from 39 reviews · In stock
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