Ha, ha! Yes, last year our rhode island reds lost all their back feathers except for the tail and it was hilarious to watch them. They looked as if they were dressed up as the Native Americans for the First Thanksgiving...lol!
we live in Maine and we have had chickens free-ranging our yard for the past 5 years. (They're great tick eaters!) Anyway, we potentially get snow in October as well and once the snow flies the chickens do not come out of their house until thaw. One reason is that they can get frostbite and lose...