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yes, yes and yes.

I also have some about 4 months old out there and they seem fine so far. Incubator hatched. They’ve been outside for about 2 months.

not really, but our basement isn’t the warmest. It’s probably 60-65 downstairs. I’m guessing the chicks will be inside for awhile since there a cold blast hitting the Midwest.

My adults are fine even at -20 (last year). The young ones are the ones that are screaming.

Update: last night it got down to -4. When I went to open the coop door this morning the chicks were all screaming. So they are now in my basement.

that’s pretty warm for a winter in SD. Send some of that heat my way!

I first put them in the coop Sunday afternoon, so they've been exposed to colder temps for almost three days (20s-30s).

Silkies and satins (part cochin).

Yes. It doesn't heat the entire coop, just under the brooder.

I put some chicks outside this past weekend and they seem to be doing fine in the coop with a sweeter heater. It has been 20-30 degrees Fahrenheit recently. Over the next few days it's going to dip down into the negatives. There will be a wind chill affect too, but my coop is draft free so I'm...