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Well, what I've learned from this forum is that people back east are more creative than us here in Montana. When my chickens were younger, they didn't mind pecking around in the snow. Now, the rooster goes out - looks around and if he thinks it's too cold, he won't let them out. To keep them...

Hi - thanks for the reply - I have one with a grid, but that long tail gets down in there - just going to have to put it somewhere he can't get so close. We get alot of power outages to, and thank goodness the lamps come back on. I've had alot of emails from people back east that never heat...

Hi - thanks for the reply - didn't even think about the heat. My chickens pant alot in the heat, but they have alot of shade and love to take sun baths. The heat lamps are doing ok now, but we're in the 40's now during the day. Everyone keeps bringing up the ceramic heaters, so next year...

Hi - I just checked on them and they are cuddled up on their roost right in front of the heat lamps. I guess they can take the cold better than we can, but I do worry when it's bitter cold. I have a big portable dog house I will put them in and bring them in if it gets too bad. I know that...

Ah, I didn't know that - thanks for the warning.

Annie was a little banty - 5 years old - she hasn't been able to fly up to the roost for some months. My roomate was trying to plug in his truck and somehow disconnected the two heat lamps, so little Annie couldn't sit with the other chickens on the roost to warm each other. I found her frozen...

Hello - we are having an extreme winter here in Montana and although I do have two heat lamps directed at their roost, I had one of my hens freeze to death. Can you tell me what kind of heat you have? Teri