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For now we don’t....let’s hope it stays that way.

I climate change is b**** isn’t it.

Thank you! I hadn’t clicked on the picture so I didn’t actually realize what it was. Thanks for explaining anyway :)

Wont light my coop on fire

They do need heat where I live from time to time. We’ve had chickens lose toes to frost bite, so we’re trying to avoid that again. I also only have one duck now, so she doesn’t have anyone to cuddle with as all the hens perch in the coop. We’ve been keeping the light off on nights above 20...

That’s a great idea. Do you know if they’re flame proof?

Thank you for your response! Those are all great ideas. Since we haven’t actually gotten much snow this winter, they’ve started to venture out more and the hay we spread didn’t get continuously covered. I’ll keep your ideas in mind for next winter!

No concern with predators? Predators are always a concern, obviously. Most predators come around at night after we’ve locked them in. We’ve had chickens for about 20 years so this isn’t new business for us—just a new flock. They have all the shelter they need from all kinds of weather. They...

Thanks for your reply! They do have a large walkway I made with hay, but they stick to that area for the most part. The issue is that some nights they do need the heat lamp. It gets really cold where I am, and we’ve had chickens lose toes from frost bite.

I have a young batch of hens, 8 total, and two ducks the same age. This is their first winter and they’ve just experienced their first snowstorm a few days ago. I had turned the heat lamp on for the first time as well, and they were confused at first and didn’t go to sleep for quite a while. I...