Keeping silkies warm question?????

[jen5680]

Ok i am thinking about the terrible cold that is coming this way
and i am new to chickens and i was wondering how you all
keep your silkies warm when it gets really cold out. They don't perch with the rest of the chickens so what do you all do to keep them warm?
I don't want to have to heat the coop with anything electric if i don't have to becasue i am worried about a fire starting or something and I could never live with myself if something like that happened!!
thanks.

 

[BayCityBabe]

Mine just pile up. I try to make sure that their pile up area is clean & has lots of shavings, so they can snuggle down.

I was pleasantly surprised by how hardy my Silkies are.

 

[CHIC]

How many do you have? They should keep each other warm.

 

[jen5680]

Well right now i only have 2 out there but i have 7 one month olds but i haven't put them out there yet. I just feel like it is to cold for them with them being so young an all.