Illinois...

[MeepBeep]

Multiple nest boxes. Though momma is in the middle one and a bit snippy.

Install a 'privacy' curtain on her box entrance...

 

[Nwchickma]

Well, the rain that turned into snow made for a nice little surprise yesterday didn't it?!

My run sprang a leak and part of the coop got wet, so I moved my girls into the garage last night. Now they won't come out They don't want to go in the snow.

I'm hoping this garage setup is a temporary solution that will help with frostbite. We already had some during the last cold snap.

 

[ChicagoClucker]

My girls where out all morning in the rain. After about hour after the snow began I went out and put the girls in the garage coop. They never go in during the day even if it is horrible out! They were soaked! This morning the came charging out as soon as I opened the door.

 

[Nwchickma]

My girls where out all morning in the rain. After about hour after the snow began I went out and put the girls in the garage coop. They never go in during the day even if it is horrible out! They were soaked! This morning the came charging out as soon as I opened the door.

Do you have an outside coop too or just a garage one? Mind sharing pictures of your garage coop? I only let mine out in the yard while we are home so they had to stay in today while I was at work. My welsummer was holding her right foot off the ground and the leg was shivering while they wandered around the garage. I threw another flake of hay into the make shift coop so she had lots of stuff to walk on and cover her legs with. The 2 sussex I have don't seem bothered by the cold but poor Ginny is not handling winter well

 

[JustHenny]

Could you manage a little something like this? you may not even have to insulate. but off the ground on blocks would keep her footsies more warm and insulate off the concrete. You could also try a layer of foam insulation with some ply board over it. that would help as well. i don't know what your setup looks like.

 

[SixChickFlock]

A little City news... I let my flock roam my yard as much as possible. Today was no different.

Moments ago I was startled by the neighborhood crow family making a huge racket in my back yard. I went out on the attic deck to find 4 of them challenging a huge white breasted hawk in the dead tree... Biggest one I've seen here. By the time I hit the patio I found all 8 of my girls sheltering under the outdoors furniture. They all came running when I called "coop time" and dashed towards the garage coop at the back of my yard. I had to capture the three new pullets (A little bit of scratch and coaxing always does the trick!) and place them inside, but the original 5 knew what to do.

The crows left by the time most of the hens were in the coop. The hawk flew off as I captured the second of the three new girls. Everyone is fine and happy.

This crow family has lived here longer than my 30 years in Old Irving. They visit my yard often and I have never had reason to disturb them. They will be in my Thanksgiving thoughts tomorrow.

 

[SixChickFlock]

For those of you interested in garage coops, there are two links I saved from my coop idea stage at the bottom of this post.

My alley neighbor had a few hens and a rescue rooster before she sold her house and moved on. She had a small standard coop and let them free range most of the year. They wandered yard to yard on some days. In the winter, she kept them in her garage. I only saw it once... There were lots of bales of hay and big nest sized tufts of hay on lawn chairs where they could nest and keep warm. They seemed to roost on the backs of the lawn chairs. Pretty simple.

My coop... I built a hybrid indoor/outdoor coop. I'll share later.




http://coylechickens.com/Home/Home.html

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/corner-coop-inside-barn-garage

 

[NotAFarm]

A little City news... I let my flock roam my yard as much as possible. Today was no different.

Moments ago I was startled by the neighborhood crow family making a huge racket in my back yard. I went out on the attic deck to find 4 of them challenging a huge white breasted hawk in the dead tree... Biggest one I've seen here. By the time I hit the patio I found all 8 of my girls sheltering under the outdoors furniture. They all came running when I called "coop time" and dashed towards the garage coop at the back of my yard. I had to capture the three new pullets (A little bit of scratch and coaxing always does the trick!) and place them inside, but the original 5 knew what to do.

The crows left by the time most of the hens were in the coop. The hawk flew off as I captured the second of the three new girls. Everyone is fine and happy.

This crow family has lived here longer than my 30 years in Old Irving. They visit my yard often and I have never had reason to disturb them. They will be in my Thanksgiving thoughts tomorrow.

I've always heard that you want to have crow around since they are territorial and keep hawks away.
I'm glad your flock is safe!!

 

[Nwchickma]

A little City news... I let my flock roam my yard as much as possible. Today was no different.

Moments ago I was startled by the neighborhood crow family making a huge racket in my back yard. I went out on the attic deck to find 4 of them challenging a huge white breasted hawk in the dead tree... Biggest one I've seen here. By the time I hit the patio I found all 8 of my girls sheltering under the outdoors furniture. They all came running when I called "coop time" and dashed towards the garage coop at the back of my yard. I had to capture the three new pullets (A little bit of scratch and coaxing always does the trick!) and place them inside, but the original 5 knew what to do.

The crows left by the time most of the hens were in the coop. The hawk flew off as I captured the second of the three new girls.  Everyone is fine and happy.

This crow family has lived here longer than my 30 years in Old Irving. They visit my yard often and I have never had reason to disturb them. They will be in my Thanksgiving thoughts tomorrow.

Yikes! Thank goodness for the crows! We have a few crows that hang out down the block and I would love to coax them down this way

  Could you manage a little something like this? you may not even have to insulate. but off the ground on blocks would keep her footsies more warm and insulate off the concrete. You could also try a layer of foam insulation with some ply board over it. that would help as well. i don't know what your setup looks like.

I could probably do something like that, or at least figure out how to get them off the floor for now. It's pretty ghetto out there. I insulated the lower 3 ft of the corner walls in the garage, covered those with ply wood and used 2 pallets to create the other 2 "walls". I put plywood on the floor and covered it with shavings and hay. I only used what I had in the garage already but it's only Nov. so I think I'll have to build something more permanent to use til March.
My husband is going to kill me! I refuse to add up how much I spent on the coop and run this summer because it's way way more than I should have..

 

[Nwchickma]

For those of you interested in garage coops, there are two links I saved from my coop idea stage at the bottom of this post.

My alley neighbor had a few hens and a rescue rooster before she sold her house and moved on. She had a small standard coop and let them free range most of the year. They wandered yard to yard on some days. In the winter, she kept them in her garage. I only saw it once... There were lots of bales of hay and big nest sized tufts of hay on lawn chairs where they could nest and keep warm. They seemed to roost on the backs of the lawn chairs. Pretty simple.

My coop... I built a hybrid indoor/outdoor coop. I'll share later.




http://coylechickens.com/Home/Home.html

https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/corner-coop-inside-barn-garage

Thanks!! Gotta get to work now