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Part of what you do need to do is acclimate them to the cold so they are used to it and not depend on external heat. They need to develop that thick down under the feathers to keep warm and they won't grow it if they are not cold.

Sounds like Kansas but not as cold. One hen can only cover about four chicks once they are eight to ten weeks old but once they are three months they will be fine in the light cold as you have. They just need a coop to keep the elements and wind off of them. Last winter we had some awful...