Freezing rain/wintery mix

[Tulips08]

We're supposed to be getting wintery mix/freezing rain tomorrow. This is my first winter with chickens and I have 4 of them. They have a draft-free coop with good ventilation, a smaller run space with a roof (adequate square footage for all of them) and then a very large run space covered only with netting. My birds are cold-hardy breeds, but since it's going to be wet/windy and running around 32* F, should I keep them in the covered space?

What about snow? Can they go out in the snow when the time comes?

Thanks!

 

[Mrs. K]

Leave the choice to them. As long as they have the option to return to the shelter, they will be fine. They will probably go out for a bit, retreat to shelter, go out for a bit...

My grandfather, a cattle man, always said, "they know more about being a cow, than I will ever know...." The same idea applies to chickens.

Mrs K

 

[Tulips08]

Leave the choice to them. As long as they have the option to return to the shelter, they will be fine. They will probably go out for a bit, retreat to shelter, go out for a bit...

My grandfather, a cattle man, always said, "they know more about being a cow, than I will ever know...." The same idea applies to chickens.

Mrs K

Awesome! Thanks!