[COLOR=000080]Great Answers: My Girls are free range and seek the coop when necessary. Chickens are not dumb as some may believe. They can smell, taste, and when necessary fly to some degree. Although my Gals do not like walking in snow very often, they will make an attempt to go out and run around.[/COLOR]
[COLOR=000080]They will seek the shelter of the coop when they decide to do so and I have not lost one to the cold temperatures as a result.[/COLOR]
Me neither "knock on wood" and I agree they are not dumb but are a very routine oriented animal.