I need to rant - I no longer use a heater in my coop now that I know what I know about the consequences, but... Mother Nature is messing up my plans!
Montana has had an abnormally warm December (and January) where we have been in the high 40s to low 50s during the day, and just around 32F at...
I'm at the NJ shore with unpredictable January weather. It's my first winter with chickens.
My gut says stay natural, they'll be fine in the cold... until now. AT the moment, it's a humid 49* F outside (late morning)... But the Gov declared a State of Emergency, because of the winter...