Yeah, I put up a bit of a fight against what they were telling me, but it turns out they were pretty much spot on. For a beginner, it's just so hard to imagine that a 4 pound bird can shrug off Winter temps, much less run around having fun in it. I guess it makes it even worse when you fall in...
Well, I got home from work today, and Nugget was still at her design temperature. I am continually in awe of these birds. They are freakishly tough if you give them proper care. Tomorrow will reach 40 degrees, so the danger is past. Let us hope this is the coldest it will get this Winter.
I am over in Evansville, so very similar weather to yours. I am super worried about one of my barred rocks, Nugget. She had the good sense to start her molt the last week of December. Right? She looks pitiful. I have a dog crate set up inside the house, if I could only catch her. I figure...