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I sure do sympathize with the decisions you all in the east are having to make regarding these onslaughts of frigid weather. It's not an easy call, especially since we are prone to projecting onto our chickens the extreme discomfort we would feel under the same circumstances. Here are some...

I agree. Sometimes it's better to let our chickens cope with the cold than to subject them to the stress on their bodies that a huge temperature variation would inflict. Chickens can withstand extreme temps far better than they can quickly adjust to an extreme change in temperature.

I would definitely bring them in. However, I would also try to lower the temp in the space where they will be sleeping indoors to be closer to the lower 30s. That way, they are less likely to suffer from the wide temperature spread.