I live in Oregon and it doesn't get all that cold (at least not to me compared to Baltimore where I moved from), but it can snow on occasion...very little though. I did run electricity to my chicken coop so I could heat it if need be, but I am finding I might have "overbuilt" when I built that coop...it was my 1st attempt at a coop and I wanted it to be really nice. I plumbed water into it as well. Here are some pics:
FRONT VIEW
VIEW OF COVERED PEN
COMPLETE VIEW
INTERIOR VIEW FROM NEST BOXES LOOKING TOWARD ROOSTS
INTERIOR VIEW FROM ROOST LOOKING TOWARD NEST BOXES
The coop is 6.5'X32' and the pen is 10'-16'X32'. I currently have 42 chickens in it although I am planning on getting rid of a few. My original plan was to have 12 LOL
My latest addition is a peacock rescue (he was going to be shot) and then a subsequent "6 hour pen".
CHARLIE my RESCUE PEACOCK
THE PEACOCK PEN THAT TOOK 6 HOURS TO BUILD (by myself)
I will have a bird zoo very soon. If my property were bigger, I could have 4-legged critters as well, but I am only on 1/2 an acre and the limit is 1 acre for larger animals.
Anyway. I thank you for the info. If you can recommend any books on Quail (raising, health, etc.), I would appreciate it.
Thank you,