How cold is too cold for chickens?

[LynneP]

Some thoughts, especially for Canadians:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=7693-seasonal-concerns

 

[bison]

Yeah, I'm a newbie, so I may be wording things wrong. I have 8 hens, and they travel freely between the hoop house and a shed. The two structures are adjacent to each other with no barrier between them. In the shed are the 3 nesting boxes, feeder, and several roosts. The hoop house is just an area for them to run around and it also has the waterer in it.

 

[Wildsky]

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OK gotcha now! The hoop house part would be the "run" as I know it. You probably don't even need to have that covered with plastic, if they can go into the shed when they need to they'll be fine.
I do use hay bales on one side of my coop (shed) if I can get some cheapies, cause that side is colder in winter - and the chickens do love to dig in and scratch the hay!

 

[LynneP]

You seem to be doing a very good job- the birds look healthy and are beautifully kept.

 

[catfish/okie]

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Situate this so the door faces the south. put a tarp on the north end and over half of the coop make sure it is secure. If you live south of the red river this should be fine.

 

[LynneP]

Is that a Cajun flag I see, catfish?

I live fairly near the national heritage site at Grand Pre...