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I'm in north central MN and last winter was my first with chickens. In my experience, only on the days that were below or around 0ºF actual temp all day did I come home to burst eggs. My coop and nesting boxes are insulated but I did not use any supplemental heat. Most days the eggs were just fine; the frozen burst eggs I just thawed and fed to the dogs.
My chickens were not thrilled with going out in the snow. I covered their run and they were quite happy to spend the winter in their little "chicken greenhouse" as we called it. (We did leave plenty of ventilation so moisture could escape, but the sun warmed it nicely on sunny days.)
I'm in north central MN and last winter was my first with chickens. In my experience, only on the days that were below or around 0ºF actual temp all day did I come home to burst eggs. My coop and nesting boxes are insulated but I did not use any supplemental heat. Most days the eggs were just fine; the frozen burst eggs I just thawed and fed to the dogs.
My chickens were not thrilled with going out in the snow. I covered their run and they were quite happy to spend the winter in their little "chicken greenhouse" as we called it. (We did leave plenty of ventilation so moisture could escape, but the sun warmed it nicely on sunny days.)
