It's chilly out

[3KillerBs]

We're in Viola just north of Felton. Just our coop / run are covered and all is covered by the plexi glass as shown.
We do get alot of wind here, too much wind. West, north and a lot of east. These are our first chicks and first winter with them.

A dry chicken that is out of the wind can easily tolerate down to 0F or below. They're wearing built-in down parkas.

 

[Jimmyg101]

A dry chicken that is out of the wind can easily tolerate down to 0F or below. They're wearing built-in down parkas.

You bet. Have a great chick day.

 

[Ted Brown]

Thank you Ted, I do have chicken wire on the outer run. Also predator appron around the entire perimeter .

Chicken wire is useful for keeping your chickens confined, not for keeping predators out. Normal recommendation on BYC is for 1/2" hardware cloth (HC).

If you truly want a predator proof run/coop combo a roof on the run is required. HC can be used but needs to be supported as snow will accumulate and can cause it to collapse.

 

[Jimmyg101]

The coop/main run are covered and walls are 1/2 hardware cloth with 1/2 " HC on the ground around the perimeter. The outer run has the chicken wire top and bottom and 1/2 HC around the bottom. At sun down we close the door to the outrun keeping them safe at night. Thank you for the reminders.