- May 19, 2011
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Hi all,
Came home tonight and found that one of my girls has roosted on the outside perch for the night. It's in a covered run and she basically has a fence (2 feet behind the run)and the side of the coop ( about 2 feet away) to keep any wind off of her. It's getting down to 39 degrees tonight and the wind will be 5 mph from the NW according to our local news website. I'm thinking she'll be fine but thought I'd see if anyone has any thoughts? The coop is less than a year old and I keep it pretty clean inside. I doubt she's out there because of mites or anything. She has three other hens that she usually roosts with. This is a first. I'm sure as the weather gets warmer they will roost outside, in fact I'm expecting it.
Thanks,
Sarita
Came home tonight and found that one of my girls has roosted on the outside perch for the night. It's in a covered run and she basically has a fence (2 feet behind the run)and the side of the coop ( about 2 feet away) to keep any wind off of her. It's getting down to 39 degrees tonight and the wind will be 5 mph from the NW according to our local news website. I'm thinking she'll be fine but thought I'd see if anyone has any thoughts? The coop is less than a year old and I keep it pretty clean inside. I doubt she's out there because of mites or anything. She has three other hens that she usually roosts with. This is a first. I'm sure as the weather gets warmer they will roost outside, in fact I'm expecting it.
Thanks,
Sarita
