Once I opened a nest box with a broody around dusk. A 2 week old chick jumped out and ran off into the woods before I could catch it. I looked and looked and couldn't find it.Thanks, that makes me feel better. You read so many different opinions about what they can handle.
I figured since it was getting down to 50 that night the chick was a goner, either chilled to death or eaten by a predator. The next morning the chick was back running around the coop trying to get in. Healthy chickens (chicks included) are pretty bullet proof.