It's 34 degrees and my chickens won't go in the coop.

[ehoneybee]

My guess is most people think chickens need the same comforts they do while ignoring that chickens come with a built in wind block and a down blanket. Providing a draft free place for them to sleep is a plus in colder climates. Have you ever seen a chicken disappear into itself? It's so neat to see the legs and feed disappear into the down and then the whole head goes under a wing and there is nothing left but a ball of feathers. And of course most of us love our chickens and want the to have the best life they can so we spoil them to no end. I have 8 RIR hens and know each one by name...

JT

Love this comment!

 

[Birdsong 82]

So if they can survive winters (I'm in the northeast) outside then why is there so much information on shoring up the coop for winter?

By the way, it was the coldest it's been yesterday (30) and whaddayaknow all in the coop! Even the hens from the other coop came over. Probably to keep warm

I gues all that info for shoring the coop for winter are from some members who post pics ps snow to the roof of the coop and winter temp that can go as low as between-20 and-40. I couldn’t live somewhere that cold!

 

[ehoneybee]

I gues all that info for shoring the coop for winter are from some members who post pics ps snow to the roof of the coop and winter temp that can go as low as between-20 and-40. I couldn’t live somewhere that cold!

Ah ok. Yeah, I like winter and all but regular negative temps? Nope!