Cold Snap -11ºF

Where's the snow? At minus eleven I expected to see snow! What kind of chickens do you have? There are certain breeds who are cold-tolerant.

 

The issue with your hen,is it medical? Checked her for impacted crop,egg bound is a long shot due to her age,but still a possibility. Unfortunately hens over the age of 4 have a 50% increase in developing ovarian cancer.

 

Poor girl. My condolences.

 

My chickens have stopped laying a few days ago. They have seen three trips around the sun, and most of them are molting, so they deserve a break.

So, it snows when it gets warmer- sorry that made me chuckle. It was 22 degrees here and I was not chuckling. I have more than 50 trips around the sun and I like my sun on the warm side.

Keeping chickens in frigid weather fascinates me. Those little cluckers seem to adapt to just about any thing.

 

"no problem" Really ?... chickens need light and protection from sever cold!
A 4 foot shop light with full spectrum bulbs (Grow bulbs same thing) on for 12 hrs per day, would help a lot, and not very expensive. And a couple of infared bulbs would help keep them warm. You have to consider, the colder it is, the more stress they have... the more stress, the less eggs right? If they aren't producing ANY eggs, they are being stressed to the max... no, they aren't dead, they are still eating, at this point it's called SURVIVAL MODE.... they aren't chickens!! Do you see any eggs? If you consider yourself being that cold. -11F is 40 degrees below freezing water. Its not about,, "they ain't dead yet... must be doing OK" Certain conditions need to be met to limit stress.

IF you don't see eggs there might be a P r o b l e m.

 

I give my girls a break in winter also,decreased daylight,decrease in egg production. I have never been concerned about egg production,they are pets.