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Then you do not need to worry at all. My chickens are ok in the constant weather of 10 F during winter and an occasional 10 F below once a week or so and a rare chance of 20 F below. They never get frostbite. Don't worry, 30 F will only make them a bit moody.

How cold? Does it ever reach 10 below?

You only need to switch to oyster shells and all flock if you have a rooster. Right now since your hens are still laying you can feed them layer feed. When they stop laying for about 1 week slowly switch to all flock until they get more sunlight during the end of winter. How long are your...

A little bit of fat is great for the winter. People fatten up calves to survive the winter and seals in the cold fatten up too. The fat is burned into heat when the chicken gets cold and can make them have a more enjoyable winter.

All flock feed does not have a lot of calcium because it is also for roosters. If you put oyster shells or cleaned crushed eggshell in another dish it will provide them with the needed calcium. No matter what your hens will take an egg-laying break during the winter because birds require UVB...

You could try to slowly switch to all flock feed when they stop laying eggs,

Yep.

That is what I also do, they get more meat on their bones.

Layer feed is for egg-laying so you can switch that to something else when they stop laying for the winter. The extra calcium is not being expelled from the body through eggshells. This can cause liver problems. I do not know what to switch it into though.