Hi all. So I live in New England and it has been bitterly cold the past couple of days. It’s been getting down to 0-10 degrees during the nights. It’s 3 degrees tonight and I have four hens. One of them is finishing up her molt and another is not very well equipped for cold weather.
My coop doesn’t have electricity so I’ve been having to change their water multiple times a day and I can’t attach a heat lamp. I was considering maybe bringing them inside to sleep tonight since I’m very worried about hypothermia and frostbite. My coop has shavings and is not very drafty, but it’s very large so the hens’ body heat doesn’t warm it up very much.
Should I bring them in or am I just being overly anxious?
My coop doesn’t have electricity so I’ve been having to change their water multiple times a day and I can’t attach a heat lamp. I was considering maybe bringing them inside to sleep tonight since I’m very worried about hypothermia and frostbite. My coop has shavings and is not very drafty, but it’s very large so the hens’ body heat doesn’t warm it up very much.
Should I bring them in or am I just being overly anxious?