-30 Weather What to do?

[mimipeaches]

Tomorrow and Friday is supposed to be -30 degrees Fahrenheit with wind chill we put up tarps and insulation. Is there anything more that we can do?!

 

[BuffOrps32]

Tomorrow and Friday is supposed to be -30 degrees Fahrenheit with wind chill we put up tarps and insulation. Is there anything more that we can do?!

You could put in heated waterers.

 

[alexa009]

Oh my, that is cold! It seems like you are on the right track with the tarp idea. Are you keeping the coop insulated? I would put the waterer and feeder in there as well and maybe provide some grit. If you happen to go outside I would make sure they drink before it freezes.

 

[Eggcessive]

A lot depends on your coop and setup. Try to prevent direct drafts, while alowing some ventilation high overhead from one end to another which will remove humidity, the wosrt danger for frostbite. Keep bedding dry and prevent spills. Heat lamps can be dangerous, but some use them. We unfortunately read about coop fires every year from fallen heat lamps. Here is some reading:
https://articles.extension.org/pages/70255/frostbite-in-chickens

https://the-chicken-chick.com/frostbit-in-backyard-chickens-causes/

 

[Cyprus]

Same here @mimipeaches
Tonight it will sit at -33°F
I closed the door to their run, water is on a heated base.

Other than that, I'm leaving my birds to weather it out and figure their own solutions.

 

[mimipeaches]

We have a heated waterer and we put the insulation boards on the outside in hopes of blocking wind. They have lots of whole corn so that should help them I think and their food and water is inside I don't plan on letting them out because I don't want their feet to freeze. We are not going to use a heat lamp because that is dangerous and if the power shuts off they sudden drop in heat I have heard has led to frozen chickens!! We left one side with no tarp for some ventilation, their coop is in a building so we left the side that is sheltered and not by the door open. Her are some pictures before the insulation but just picture 2x4x8 we have 2 of them on the side and 1 by the door and window. These were taken yesterday so we now have more snow.

 

[WindingRoad]

We have a heated waterer and we put the insulation boards on the outside in hopes of blocking wind. They have lots of whole corn so that should help them I think and their food and water is inside I don't plan on letting them out because I don't want their feet to freeze. We are not going to use a heat lamp because that is dangerous and if the power shuts off they sudden drop in heat I have heard has led to frozen chickens!! We left one side with no tarp for some ventilation, their coop is in a building so we left the side that is sheltered and not by the door open. Her are some pictures before the insulation but just picture 2x4x8 we have 2 of them on the side and 1 by the door and window. These were taken yesterday so we now have more snow.View attachment 1651142 View attachment 1651143

Where's your ventilation? That coop being inside the hoop coop looks pretty protected from wind. Is it predator proof. And can you close the door some. Maybe just wide enough for you to get in?

 

[mimipeaches]

Where's your ventilation? That coop being inside the hoop coop looks pretty protected from wind. Is it predator proof. And can you close the door some. Maybe just wide enough for you to get in?

The floor has wire over it. This is what is ventilated!