I went to the Northeast Poultry Congress hoping to buy some hens. My girlfriend came with and really loved the modern game bantams. Well, I didn't get any hens, but we came home with a pair of modern games. I've had chickens my whole life, but never these little games. I heard they aren't real cold hardy, but don't know what that means.
They're supposed to live in our approximately 5'x5' insulated coop (there is also an enclosed attached run). I have an light fixture wired into it that I can put a heat lamp on, but haven't needed it with the chickens I currently have.
The coop currently has a mix of banties and large fowl, 1 silkie, 1 showgirl, & 2 light brahma cross pullets. So my question is will the body heat plus the insulation be enough for them in Eastern Massachusetts (the coldest we ever get is maybe -5)?
We are usually in the teens and twenties at night now. Will they typically handle that, or will they need extra heat? Right now they are in the house, until I can get them acclimated to the other chickens, but that will need to end soon.
Thanks,
corey
They're supposed to live in our approximately 5'x5' insulated coop (there is also an enclosed attached run). I have an light fixture wired into it that I can put a heat lamp on, but haven't needed it with the chickens I currently have.
The coop currently has a mix of banties and large fowl, 1 silkie, 1 showgirl, & 2 light brahma cross pullets. So my question is will the body heat plus the insulation be enough for them in Eastern Massachusetts (the coldest we ever get is maybe -5)?
We are usually in the teens and twenties at night now. Will they typically handle that, or will they need extra heat? Right now they are in the house, until I can get them acclimated to the other chickens, but that will need to end soon.
Thanks,
corey
