We got to -7f and my hens were fine but they had a heat lamp
Confused! Coop almost done, at crucial point! Some advice welcomed about ventilation and insulation.
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Sorry that was rude of me to say
It's ok, we can forgive an Okie 
. What we think is cold depends on what part of the state and what you're use to. Panhandle gets a lot colder than the gulf coast.
. What we think is cold depends on what part of the state and what you're use to. Panhandle gets a lot colder than the gulf coast.
AllOutOfClucksToGive
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i grew up in the NE. doesn't mean i don't know cold.
Silkie2
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http://www.communitychickens.com/10-winter-chicken-care-mistakes-to-avoid/
heres a list on 10 winter mistakes to avoid.
DON’T use heat lamps inside the coop. There is no way to use a heat lamp safely inside a chicken coop. Any chicken can fly into a heat lamp, catch its feathers on fire and incinerate the entire flock and coop. If you cannot be persuaded that chickens do not need supplemental heat inside a properly managed chicken coop in the winter, find a safe heat source such as a flat panel radiant heater that brings the temperatures up just a few degrees. There should not be an extreme difference in heat between outside temperatures and temperatures inside the coop.
DON’T confuse your comfort level with the chickens’ comfort level. Chickens are anatomically very different from people and have unique attributes that allow them to regulate their body temperatures
(those are some pointers i copied from the list)
we live in New England, it can get pretty cold up here. We have cousins who live down south and their birds hate the (very rare occasions) snow they get. there chickens wont walk on the snow (like i said its very rare, and if they do it's not that much snow) but our chickens will. Most likely it's because our chickens have adapted to the cold temps we get up here. our chickens are definitely more hardy then my cousin's down south. so what i'm saying is, if you live in a place where its cold in the winter your chickens will most likely adapt to the cold weather (aka get used to it) hopefully that all made sense lol
heres a list on 10 winter mistakes to avoid.
DON’T use any heat source that relies upon electricity unless you have a generator to power it should there be a blackout. Chickens can and do die from sudden, extreme drops in temperature.
DON’T use heat lamps inside the coop. There is no way to use a heat lamp safely inside a chicken coop. Any chicken can fly into a heat lamp, catch its feathers on fire and incinerate the entire flock and coop. If you cannot be persuaded that chickens do not need supplemental heat inside a properly managed chicken coop in the winter, find a safe heat source such as a flat panel radiant heater that brings the temperatures up just a few degrees. There should not be an extreme difference in heat between outside temperatures and temperatures inside the coop.
DON’T confuse your comfort level with the chickens’ comfort level. Chickens are anatomically very different from people and have unique attributes that allow them to regulate their body temperatures
(those are some pointers i copied from the list)
we live in New England, it can get pretty cold up here. We have cousins who live down south and their birds hate the (very rare occasions) snow they get. there chickens wont walk on the snow (like i said its very rare, and if they do it's not that much snow) but our chickens will. Most likely it's because our chickens have adapted to the cold temps we get up here. our chickens are definitely more hardy then my cousin's down south. so what i'm saying is, if you live in a place where its cold in the winter your chickens will most likely adapt to the cold weather (aka get used to it) hopefully that all made sense lol
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