How Cold Is Too Cold?

[Cyprus]

Hm.
I guess air exchange makes sense.
My main coop, which jas a door to outside has less frequent frostbite than my other coop with no door to the outside.

 

[HuffleClaw]

It was a cold 29*F (nothing compared to the northern peeps) last night, all my chooks, including the bantams made it through without a heat lamp or any winterizing done to the coop whatsoever

 

[HuffleClaw]

It was a cold 29* (nothing compared to the northern peeps) last night, all my chooks, including the bantams made it through without a heat lamp or any winterizing done to the coop whatsoever

Also, the no winterizing was my fault.... I didn’t think it’d get that cold, but they all seem to be fine, I’ll add some tarps and things like that to their coops today

 

[Cyprus]

So far mine are handling the cold okay. I have two injured hens and lost one yesterday to a fox attack so I guess now I can see how injured birds handle the cold compared to healthy birds

 

[bruceha2000]

So far mine are handling the cold okay. I have two injured hens and lost one yesterday to a fox attack so I guess now I can see how injured birds handle the cold compared to healthy birds

It will definitely be harder, that would be a situation where I would probably give some heat. Really sorry you lost one, been there done that. NOT a fun thing to find.

It was a cold 29*F (nothing compared to the northern peeps) last night, all my chooks, including the bantams made it through without a heat lamp or any winterizing done to the coop whatsoever

True it was 4° yesterday morning but 29° is pretty darn cold for your area, especially this time of year.

Been snowing all night. Currently 27° and at least 5" on the ground. Supposed to slow down about 1 PM, I'll go out and blow the snow then.