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Update for those wondering how MM fared. Once the inside of the coop thawed out with the 250w heat lamp, I noticed the bedding was damp- condensation was probably the culprit of the frostbite problem. After I put plywood up and enlarged and opened up the enclosed area, we also raised our open...

Thanks everyone- things seem much better now. Every morning with the heat lamp their combs look more red and healthy. Massaging them seems to help tons and just keeping them in near the heat lamp. I feel bad for them since they are cooped up without much fresh air or exercise, but I am cooped up...

It got to -2 here today with the sun shining. Heat wave! Thinking of dubbing makes me queezy, but so does frostbite every winter. If I could get a hold of some straw I would surround their whole house with bales and put them on the top too and cover it all with a tarp. After they pick through...

Dandy, I am in Helena. It was -11 this morning. Saturday it was intolerable with wind blasts cold enough to take the skin off your face. I couldn't get much done outside because my eyeballs would start hurting and I had to go in to thaw out. The heat lamp seems to be helping the hens. The dark...

My coop is up against the garage and we have a 5 foot fence on two of the other sides, so they are pretty much out of the wind, but it has been in the single digits at night and does not get above freezing during the day. Their roosting area is totally enclosed and pretty small- it gets quite...

Oops! Ridgerunner, I mean. Sorry!

Pic of hen with the worst discoloration. Thank you Roadrunner!

I have five Leghorn hens 9 months old now. We have had below zero temperatures for a couple weeks now. I had a 100 watt lightbulb in their small roosting area (enclosed and door closed at night). I noticed they were getting white tips on thier combs, so I put in a 250 Watt red heat lamp a few...