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So we wound up with about 9 inches of snow and it got down to 10 degrees last night. The birds are fine with no frostbite or anything and I don't give them any heat. I only give them some heat when it gets down near minus 20 and that is only for the roo's comb. I have plastic on the inside of the coop for drafts because the wind up here is a force to be reckoned with. Last year we had the 200mph straight line wind storm that was a humdinger but the coop was fine and so were the birds in it. Every year seems to have its own unique issues and if you have cold hardy breeds, they can deal with most anything on their own.
 
When I opened the big girls coop this morning the big chicks all ran for the exit (as usual), then stopped dead on the ramp! All three of them just stood there looking around at the ground. Poor little things couldn't figure out where to get off the ramp without stepping in white stuff! Meanwhile, Sunny walks up to the door, clucks a few times and just turns around. I scuffed up the ground with my shoes to turn it brown again and the little ones finally jumped down. It was hilarious! :lol:
 
Chick_In_The_Burbs said:
When I opened the big girls coop this morning the big chicks all ran for the exit (as usual), then stopped dead on the ramp! All three of them just stood there looking around at the ground. Poor little things couldn't figure out where to get off the ramp without stepping in white stuff! Meanwhile, Sunny walks up to the door, clucks a few times and just turns around. I scuffed up the ground with my shoes to turn it brown again and the little ones finally jumped down. It was hilarious!
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That's funny. I wasn't home to witness the fun at my coop this morning.
 
Mtn Margie said:
So we wound up with about 9 inches of snow and it got down to 10 degrees last night. The birds are fine with no frostbite or anything and I don't give them any heat. I only give them some heat when it gets down near minus 20 and that is only for the roo's comb. I have plastic on the inside of the coop for drafts because the wind up here is a force to be reckoned with. Last year we had the 200mph straight line wind storm that was a humdinger but the coop was fine and so were the birds in it. Every year seems to have its own unique issues and if you have cold hardy breeds, they can deal with most anything on their own.
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Check your coops to make sure they are predator proof. Had a mtn lion in the yard yesterday during the day. See evidence below. 25 feet from the front porch and 15 feet from my car in the driveway. The neighbors dog got into it about 2 or 3 yesterday, the neighbor was out looking for whatever she found and it turns out it was in my yard next to the porch swing. She had bright red blood all over her head shoulders etc. She is old and about 40 lbs and not the kind of dog to break a deer's leg and neck.
Yesterday We stood there on the driveway for an hour talking and didnt notice it. The crows alerted me this morning and the coop is closed up tight with a bunch of mad chickens who want out. Keep alert and watch your animals' cues. -Lisa

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Lisa, how very cool. The lion would normally come back to finish eating the kill, but it might have been run off with the dog and such. I worry more about bears than lions as far as the coop goes. Oh, and weasels will destroy a flock in a heartbeat; I am on the lookout for them as well.
 
Mtn Margie said:
Lisa, how very cool. The lion would normally come back to finish eating the kill, but it might have been run off with the dog and such. I worry more about bears than lions as far as the coop goes. Oh, and weasels will destroy a flock in a heartbeat; I am on the lookout for them as well.
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Yeah, the bears dont bother me but mtn lions sure do. Too many Kids and animals. No fun to worry about a trained predator. DOW cant remove the carcass until either very late tonight or Monday. I put it in a garbage bag which only fit half of it, so yes I double bagged it. Then I put it in my little Suzuki AWD hatchback and took it to the Kum n Go. The manager let me put it in their dumpster. I dont want him to keep coming back to it. Ill be keeping the chickens inside the coop for awhile. Good luck mountain folks, I think we are in for a very cold winter with a lot of displaced predators.
 

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