chickiecoop
Hatching
We live in NWI so it gets really cold here below zero is common .No heat lamps. Our chickens are fine. The coop is solid , we have ventilation and I keep it dry. I clean up my chickens daily and keep the water on a large stone so it's not on the floor.i use horse pellets which helps a lot with moisture (and odor) then I put hay on top of the pellets .The coop stays dry chickens are happy. I open the door to the pen and the chickens go out if they want to (and they do) unless it's below zero then I keep the door closed.i do use a light bulb 60 during the day and turn it off at night. And ...I still get tons of eggs. Once we had a heat lamp start a coop on fire ...Thank goodness we caught it right away ...since then no heat lamps in the coop! Besides they are correct in saying your chickens won't adapt to the cold if u keep heat on them and then ...they could freeze. I hope this helps .