Arctic front - sudden drop in temperature

[lsimpson3]

I am fairly new to chicken keeping and need some advice. I live in the TX hill country and this weekend an arctic front is headed our way. I have two chickens and I have them in an Omlet Eglu cube coop with an insulated cover. I also have wind breaks on their run. The lows here have only been in the low 50's and high 40's at night. I am concerned the sudden drop in temperatures will be an issue since they will not have time to acclimate. It's supposed to get down to 8 degrees one night. I have a chicken heating panel I could put in there but there is a possibility the electricity will go down if it gets really icy. I'm afraid if they get used to the heater and the electricity goes down, they will not fare well. Will my chickens be okay without a heater in there if they don't have time to get used to the colder weather? As a last resort I could put them in a dog kennel in the house.

 

[ChickQueen77]

I think your chickens will be fine without a heater.
It was 45 degrees here one day and the next was below zero and I never put a heater in their coop and they are all fine

 

[lsimpson3]

I think your chickens will be fine without a heater.
It was 45 degrees here one day and the next was below zero and I never put a heater in their coop and they are all fine

Thank you! That makes me feel a lot better.

 

[ABQ chicken keeper]

I am fairly new to chicken keeping and need some advice. I live in the TX hill country and this weekend an arctic front is headed our way. I have two chickens and I have them in an Omlet Eglu cube coop with an insulated cover. I also have wind breaks on their run. The lows here have only been in the low 50's and high 40's at night. I am concerned the sudden drop in temperatures will be an issue since they will not have time to acclimate. It's supposed to get down to 8 degrees one night. I have a chicken heating panel I could put in there but there is a possibility the electricity will go down if it gets really icy. I'm afraid if they get used to the heater and the electricity goes down, they will not fare well. Will my chickens be okay without a heater in there if they don't have time to get used to the colder weather? As a last resort I could put them in a dog kennel in the house.

I would be more worried about winds. If you have doubts about the sturdiness of your Eglu cube I would put them in the dog kennel in the house or garage.