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  1. NatJ

    What temperature does is too cold at night? When to add heat lamp and door on coop?

    Actually, ventilation is recommended even on those very cold nights. Some people post nice drawings of airflow with the air going in one opening and out of another in a way that does not blow on the roosting chickens (because it is above their heads, or under their feet, or on the other side of...
  2. NatJ

    What temperature does is too cold at night? When to add heat lamp and door on coop?

    Actually, it does not have to be "super warm" even for chicks. They need one warm place, big enough for them all to sleep at once (under a heat lamp, or under a brooder plate, or something of the sort.) Other than that, anything above freezing will do. The chicks will run to eat and drink and...
  3. NatJ

    What temperature does is too cold at night? When to add heat lamp and door on coop?

    If the wind was blowing in through that door and directly on the roosting chickens, yes. Otherwise, probably not. In most coops, the door is at floor level and the roost is raised above that level. That is usually enough to keep wind from blowing onto the roosting chickens. If wind blows a bit...
  4. NatJ

    What temperature does is too cold at night? When to add heat lamp and door on coop?

    If the temperature is above zero (fahrenheit), healthy adult chickens should not need a heat lamp. Many people have chickens that are fine in lower temperatures than that. Here is a thread from last year that talks about chickens and cold temperatures. It has a number of posts from people in...
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