JensHens1987
Chirping
- Aug 20, 2019
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I am new to chicken keeping and am starting to worry about winter too- I live in WI and am expecting a bitter winter again. My chicks are just four week old, living out in my garage with a heat lamp around 75-80 degrees (I've been lowering it the 5 degrees per week per recommendations). Our nights are already dropping into the 50's. I'm starting to wish that I would have waited and have gotten them in the spring- I've grown really attached to them! We had wind chills of -30 to -60 last January!!
Come winter, will they have developed those full feathers? I have a nice coop but its not insulated yet (I'm not planning on moving them out into the coop for a couple more weeks). I'm tempted to use a heater as they will still be so young come the bitter cold. I'm tempted to keep them in my garage and just let them out on nice days but don't want them stir crazy either. I would be devastated if I lost one to the cold by improper management.
Come winter, will they have developed those full feathers? I have a nice coop but its not insulated yet (I'm not planning on moving them out into the coop for a couple more weeks). I'm tempted to use a heater as they will still be so young come the bitter cold. I'm tempted to keep them in my garage and just let them out on nice days but don't want them stir crazy either. I would be devastated if I lost one to the cold by improper management.