Winter in Alaska: Chicken Coop Maintenance and Seed Room Organization

TLDRIn this video, we clean the chicken coop and prepare it for spring, discuss our chicken feed setup, check the chickens' health, and rearrange our cabin to create space for a seed room.

Key insights

🐔The chickens in our heated coop are thriving even during winter.

☀️With the arrival of spring, the chickens may soon start venturing outside.

🌱We are preparing for gardening season by rearranging our cabin to create space for a seed room.

🌡️Our chickens' body heat, along with the sun and insulation, keeps the coop warm without the need for additional heating.

🌽Our current chicken feed consists of sunflower seeds, oats, barley, whole wheat, and milk peas.

Q&A

How do you keep the chickens warm in winter?

The chickens' body heat, along with the sun and insulation, keeps the coop warm without the need for additional heating.

What is your chicken feed recipe?

Our current chicken feed consists of sunflower seeds, oats, barley, whole wheat, and milk peas.

What changes did you make to the cabin?

We rearranged the cabin to create space for a seed room, which will be used to start seeds for our future garden.

Will the chickens venture outside in spring?

With the arrival of spring and warmer weather, we believe the chickens will soon start going outside.

Do you use additional heating in the chicken coop?

No, the chickens' body heat, along with the sun and insulation, keeps the coop warm without the need for additional heating.

Timestamped Summary

02:30We clean the chicken coop and prepare it for spring.

04:14We discuss our chicken feed setup and ingredients.

06:01We check the health of the chickens and clean them if necessary.

08:32We rearrange our cabin to create space for a seed room to start seeds for our future garden.

10:30We gather materials for our garden from the dump.