Okay! Addendum to this post:
Freezing rain, temperatures around 25 (which is cold for this part of Texas). All of the chickens but a few were happy to explore the piles of sleet and see how it tasted. They were also extra hungry. I had half a pot of homemade vegetable soup that we got tired...
Since this is their first winter, I have no idea what they’ll do if it snows! Last year, we had the Texas Deep Freeze. Really hoping it doesn’t happen again.
The colder weather doesn’t bother them, but most of them do NOT like wind, and will beat a retreat into the hen house if their feathers...