I am very glad to hear that some chickens enjoy the outdoors at winter as much as mine do! They did molt a lot a month back but have grown their feathers since. But the molting never stopped them from going outside or laying eggs.
It goes against a lot of threads I have read and I am still...
Thank you for your reply. I could open up the little hinged door near the peak. It is south facing and located at the far end from where the birds sleep. I can also control the size of the opening.
My only remaining question would be as to whether or not I should let the girls out on those...
Hello all,
This is my first winter with chickens. I live in Quebec where the weather at winter is usually fairly cold. I built a 3x4 partially insulated coop (roof and walls are insulated but the doors are not). We currently have 4 production red and one Pheonix hens.
After reading some...