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I've never tried that, but it makes sense that it would work. The creek on the farm where I grew up rarely froze, because the water was moving. I would think though with real cold snaps it might not work. Last year we had near zero weather for quite a while. You wouldn't think that...
My two hen houses are not insulated. I live in Virginia, but it can get pretty cold here. One of the houses is a small converted run in shed. It now has been closed in with a window, a small door and a large door. I keep it bedded pretty thick with shavings and straw and it's suprisingly...
The only time I don't let mine out of their houses is when we're having blizzard conditions. Once late last winter we had high winds and heavy heavy rains and I kept them in for that. But other than that, no matter what the temp, they get to go out, if they want to. Suprisingly, 99% of the time...
LOL, I know, mine love them, and the grey ones as well. Plus, they eat every table scrap I give them! I discovered that some are pickier than others. My flock that lives in the yard are more discriminating - the flock that lives in the back with the goats will eat anything I give them, from...
I have 2 pretty large chicken houses. I put heat lamps in both of them, and plexiglass over the windows. It's not toasty, but it's not bad. They free range outside, except for when there is snow on the ground. When they see snow, they refuse to come out of their houses. I put extra bedding...