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I do have my birds in a shady Woodsy area. I have always worried about them getting cold in the winter and worried about predators so I have always buttoned them up pretty tightly. I realize now that I may not have encouraged enough ventilation. I will need to rethink my winter plan for my new...

Thanks. I think all my breeds are cold hardy and it rarely gets below -25. Usually I close up the coop windows in the winter, but I think I should leave them open for the ventilation.

It may have been that cold when the frost bite occurred. It wasn’t all of them, just a few. It doesn’t seem to get moist in the coop In the coldest winter months. I have the worst time during the spring thaw and trying to clean the coop.

Thanks, that makes sense. What is the coldest temperature a chicken can handle?

I know I probably don’t have enough ventilation in my coop. I was worried about the winters here. I live in Vermont. My coop has four small windows and a door on each end. It does get a little stuffy in there in the winter when I have a full coop. I keep a red heat light near their water to give...