Is there a way to keep water from freezing without electric, though?
Let's say in worst case? And I'm hoping this conversation may help others as well.
They don't spend too much of the morning in their coop, so during the day we're good. But during the night and very early hours is my concern right now. I was under the impression that once they roost, they stay up. Am I incorrect? And if I can't get to them until later in the morning?
Thank you for the welcome... back. I have posted previously about our adventures with our chickens, but tried to give this post an abbreviated tone.
We live near Covington, VA. The highlands of western Virginia. Tonight it's bitter cold; suppose to get down to the low 20's. During the day, so...
I did search, but can find nothing that matches our situation.
We have two free range chickens that moved in a few winters back (maybe longer; I'm old and time plays tricks with me). They were left behind by folks that were unable to catch them before said folks moved out of the hollow where we...