Cochin feet feathers

[AndrewP07]

So I heard that cochin feet feathers will freeze in the winter. Is that true, and how do I avoid it?

 

[Chicken Chat]

I've had cochins for years, never had that. If there is snow on the ground, my girls refuse to leave the coop till I shovel a path for them and only stick to the shoveled areas.

 

[Saveria]

They will freeze if they get wet. We have a covered run that they use in the winter that has shavings so their feet don't get wet.

 

[fluffycrow]

Feathers will freeze if they get wet/accumilate enough moisture. Just keep it dry

 

[Penpal]

When they roost they will sit down and cover their feet. In this way, the feet feathers will warm up and they will be fine.