You would be surprised how warm it is in this hoophouse on a cold day. Because the light plastic allows solar heat to penetrate all day the house is still fairly warm even at night. Our hens LOVE digging through their deep bedding during the winter months searching for grains or bugs. This process of disturbing their bedding surface enables the chips to compost creating additional heat. Our job is to keep the right bedding depth maintaining a healthy carbon-nitrogen ratio so their home is always clean and sweet smelling (that distinct sweet pickley smell that a farmer especially appreciates :o) ).
Sam makes sure his birds have a clean new home.
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