Cold weather question

[Me and my two Chicks]

How cold does it have to be before I start to worry about my chickens? They are about 3 1/2 to 4 months old. I have a coupe with no insulation. Should I put some in?

 

[Luke13:34]

Here's my two pennies... I don't worry about the cardinals, blue jays or pigeons during the winter and my chickens are bigger and have a warmer place to stay than they do. I threw a bit more hay into my coop this evening, but I know my girls will huddle up and do just fine. My chickens are cold-hardy breeds, though.

 

[Baymen Moe]

They'll be fine. Humidity is the enemy in freezing temps, not the cold itself. My coop is not insulated. Last winter we had a low temp of 5 degrees one night and many nights well below freezing. All my birds did very well in their first winter. Don't worry.

 

[Me and my two Chicks]

Thank you for the info. I was just a little nervous.

 

[OzawkieBantams]

I had the same question glad I found this post.

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

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It gets 30 below here. Coop is insulated on 3 walls.

 

[woodmort]

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I'll go lower than that--by 25 degrees to 20 below--the chickens were fine. Just as long as they are out of the wind, under cover and in a well ventilated place where they have food and water they will laugh at the weather you think is nasty. Believe me, after 25 years of keeping them here I can tell you that you will suffer a lot more taking care of them than they will.

 

[OzawkieBantams]

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Thats crazy...... Way to cold for me....lol

 

[PaulaJoAnne]

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Thats crazy...... Way to cold for me....lol

Its only for a few weeks in the middle of winter here in south central Alaska.
By the way, I grew up in Kansas!

 

[Jenski]

Here's a great, informative page written by THE authority on winterizing coops, patandchickens. She is out of Canada, and is very, very experienced and sensible about this stuff.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=1642-winter-coop-temperatures


That said, my wimpy Tennessee chickens do have supplemental heating, but I also practice Pat's advice on keeping my coops dry and well ventilated. Hope this helps.