Any prep necessary for -18f degree night with wind chill -45?

[alinas2010]

Here right now it is about 30F with very little wind and it's sunny.
A bunch of snow got in the coop last night cause it was super windy and the nesting box door is warped and stuff so the ends of it are a bit raised and let snow in.
My ducks and two guinea fowl were in the coop while all the chickens were in the breezeway. All's been well here, I am going to make scrambled eggs for all of them today.

Hope you all have a great day

So thankful this is over for us, i hope its quick for others I took the cover off the dust bath bowl this morning and all 4 of my chickens rushed over and jumped right in! They must’ve been so excited it was finally dust bathing weather finally

 

[alinas2010]

It was -15 without wind chill here. I was a bit worried so I hung a heat lamp from the rafters of their coop. About 5.5 feet from the floor. They all decided to sleep on the other side of the coop far away from the lamp.

That’s how it usually goes lol admittedly we did use a heat lamp yesterday during the day. I would see ours sit under it to warm up for a few moments. If it helps them warm up I’m glad to use it. I have a camera on it so I can watch it like a hawk if it’s on.

 

[ChannahinVermont]

I am in Vermont and temps are down to 0 which my hens generally tolerate however I have several who are molting heavily with bare spots on their back. I have a radiant heater in the plastic covered run where they can be out of the wind and get a bit or warmth and a radiant heater in the coop. Is that enough to keep the molting hen warm enough or should I bring her inside. The other hens are also molting but started before and are not as patchy and exposed. How can I tell if a hen is too cold

 

[alinas2010]

I am in Vermont and temps are down to 0 which my hens generally tolerate however I have several who are molting heavily with bare spots on their back. I have a radiant heater in the plastic covered run where they can be out of the wind and get a bit or warmth and a radiant heater in the coop. Is that enough to keep the molting hen warm enough or should I bring her inside. The other hens are also molting but started before and are not as patchy and exposed. How can I tell if a hen is too cold

I do not know much about molting hens, ours haven’t been through a molt yet. But from what I’ve read on here, some people did bring them in just to be safe. I would watch her closely, exposed skin could definitely get frost bite quick if your weather is anything like what we had here. The peace of mind I had having ours in over night was worth the mess for me, but to each their own.

A cold hen will not move a lot and will just looked puffed up and lethargic in general. Maybe someone else here can add to this. I made sure to sprinkle out a bunch of BSFL and BOSS to motivate my girls to keep moving and have plenty of snacks to stay warm during the day. We also soaked some of their feed and oats in warm save a chick electrolytes in the mornings and they really enjoyed that.