My Silkies are freezing.

[ILuvMyPetChickens]

My Silkies are freezing so i tried to put straw around them thinking that will keep them warm. Fluffy was shaking.

 

[CrestedGirl]

Maybe Consider putting a heat lamp in their coop?

 

[CrestedGirl]

In the winter (even though it doesn't get below 10 degrees here) I put a mixture of shaving and peat moss to help keep heat in the coop. You may also try insulating your coop.

 

[JulieNKC]

My silkies were ok all last winter, even though it got and stayed well below zero. Their coop isn't even insulated. Are you sure they are shaking because they're cold?

 

[ILuvMyPetChickens]

well they are wet too.

 

[JulieNKC]

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Once they dry they'll be ok. Did it rain on them or is their bedding wet? If their bedding is wet it needs changed, not only will it be cold it might get moldy and make them sick.

 

[ILuvMyPetChickens]

they got rained on.

 

[peepblessed]

Hair dryer will fix them up! Don't get too close.

 

[JulieNKC]

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And they'll be nice and fluffy too.

 

[gritsar]

Get em dry and they should be fine.

IMO, heat lamps can cause more problems than they solve. Get a chicken all used to being warm under a heat lamp and have a power failure. Your silkies will be ill-equipped to deal with the cold. Let them acclimate naturally and they'll be fine.