How will my chickens do in snow?

[Wilrausure]

Winter is quickly coming. What are my Buff Orpington's and Golden Laced Wyandotte's going to do all winter? Will they like snow? If not what do I do? Are both those breeds good for 'winter climate'?

Sorry for so many questions...

Thanks in advance!

Many of my chickens stayed indoors.. all the suggestions given like shoveling a path.. putting out scratch or other things they enjoy will entice them to get out a bit. I found mine like being entertained with different treats they have to work at like hanging apples split melons and I sprout barley and sunflower seeds in my kitchen for the winter.

 

[Sharwig]

Wow, you all are tough!

I shared what I've read in chicken blogs and books (ie...Gail Demarrow's Chicken Health Handbook), but as we all know, there is a lot of chicken info out there and differing opinions on what works and what doesn't. Everything I've read indicates the extra carbs/fiber from scratch grains can help boost their warmth overnight during the winter months. I definitely wasn't recommending you replace their normal feed with scratch grains.

Thank you all for your thoughtful comments!

 

[Sharwig]

 

[aart]

I shared what I've read in chicken blogs and books

Just because someone wrote it down in a book or a blog,
doesn't make it the best way to go.
Some techniques have changed since Damerow wrote her book.

 

[Sharwig]

@ Aart. Copyright is 2015.

I'm not going to argue with you...

You do you.

 

[Cryss]

Not arguing with anybody but I just had to look

Published 2010 as per Amazon specs.

 

[Sharwig]

"Published 2010 as per Amazon specs."

 

[Cryss]

"Published 2010 as per Amazon specs."
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Whoa! 1994!

Ok i found this:

 

[Sharwig]

Not sure the point?

 

[aart]

Whoa! 1994!

Exactly.