From Bedding to Brooders: A No-Hype Guide to Winterizing Your Coop

Chapters

• 0:35 Welcome and Fall Reset
• 1:52 Bedding Strategy: Peat Moss and Ammonia
• 4:08 Ventilation Without Drafts
• 5:40 Roost Design and Warm Feet
• 6:50 Water Heat Plates and Freezing Fixes
• 7:54 Free-Range Pros, Cons, and Hawks
• 9:21 Why I Avoid Supplemental Heat
• 12:13 Coop Size, Insulation, and Windows
• 13:20 Gentle Supplemental Lighting for Eggs
• 16:21 Molting, Broodiness, and Stress
• 18:08 Flock Expansion and Lighting Tradeoffs
• 19:27 Frostbite, Scratch Grains, and Night Warmth
• 21:10 Rodent-Proof Feeding and Pellets
• 23:17 Winter Dust Baths and DE
• 26:05 Wrap-Up and Listener Invite