Chickens in the snow...

[meriruka]

You guys have chickens that will go in the snow?
I'm so jealous.
I was so excited for my girls to see their first snowfall. I pictured them pecking at the snowflakes as they fell, making chicken snow angels and sledding down the basement doors.
When it finally snowed, I ran outside and flung open the coop door....
They stood in the doorway for a full 10 minutes, looking at me accusingly. Then they all turned around and went back to the food dish. To this day, they will not set foot in snow.

 

[Abriana]

at least open the door so that they have the option. You can shovel an area, or make a frame of PVC pipes and cover it in tarp so that a certain area doesn't get snow in the first place. Most chicken hate snow, but some like it. They can get frostbite on their feet so make sure they have a snow-free area. Put water and food both outside the coop and inside the coop and maybe a heatlamp. You can buy heatlamps with plastic cages around the bulb so that things like feathers can't get to the bulb as easily and start a fire.