Light Sussex in winter

[pierrea]

Hi

I got 2 light sussex in my backyard and was wonderring what's the lowest temperature they can take?
They live wind and rainfree.
Where i live (Sweden) we can get cold winters.
Please help

 

[PeepersMama]

As long as they have a dry, draft-free coop, they should be able to withstand down to -20 degrees. If it's just two of them, they will most likely need a little extra heat, but not a whole lot. See if you can find an infared heat lamp; they give off heat, but the chickens can't see much of that light, so they can sleep at night.
Here is a link: http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2013/11/surviving-winter-with-chickens.html This lady has tons of chicken expierience, so if you've got a question, she's probably got the answer

Good Luck!

 

[pierrea]

Thanks for the reply. The coldest we get in my city is around -15°C and thst only happens 2-3 times a year. The standard temperatur in winter is -6° C. I think their fine without a heat source until the temperatur goes below -10°C ???.

 

[drumstick diva]

Generally heat lamps cause a risk of fire and are best avoided. If you coop is draft free and well ventilated your birds should be fine. If they roost you can tack a towel to the post. Chickens like to lay their head over their feet to keep them warm and the towel gives a little extra warmth. I'm afraid I don't know the equivalent of Celsius and Fahrenheit.. But chickens can tolerate cold much better than heat.

 

[pierrea]

Generally  heat lamps  cause a risk of fire and are best avoided.  If you coop is draft free  and well ventilated your birds should be fine.  If they roost you can tack a towel to the post. Chickens like to lay their head over their feet to keep them warm and the towel gives a little extra warmth.  I'm afraid I don't know the equivalent  of Celsius and Fahrenheit..  But chickens can tolerate cold much better than heat.

The coldestwe get is 5 F and standard wintertemperature is 21 F

 

[ChickenGrass]

Hi there.
I used to have light Sussex,
Here in Ireland it dosent get very cold but I remember
In 2011 we had a bad winter (for here) and it went down to around
-14 degrees
None of the Sussex got sick or died.
All I had was a nice clean straw bedding in their coops.
Goodluck with it
Fionn.