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[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC, Wanda!

 

[Cynthia12]

Welcome! Myself? When I had my chickens..here in Utah where we can have extreme cold in winter...I used heat lamps. Had them attached really well up and clear of them. Didn't make it real warm in there..but they all huddled together closest to where it was pointed.

 

[DobieLover]

Hello Wanda, and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[JoeLStol]

 

[chrissynemetz]

Welcome to BYC Wanda! We're happy to have you with us!

 

[N F C]

Hi Wanda, it's nice to have you here with us!

 

[theoldchick]

https://extension.umn.edu/small-scale-poultry/caring-chickens-cold-weather

 

[Burnt Brass Homestead]

Hi Wanda

Welcome!

 

[Tookie]

Hello, welcome to BYC!

Good luck with your chicks!

 

[triciayoung]

Hiya Wanda, and welcome to BYC!!

It depends on where you are and the type of chickens, but to give you an idea, I have 3 silkies 10 weeks old that have lived outside for two weeks. Lows have been in the 20F's, highs at best in the 30s. They have a 3' x 3' hutch attached to a large pen. In the hutch is a cozy coop radiant heater. They snuggle up to that at night, but by day, they run around in the pen. It's covered so still has some dead grass vs. the snow around it. Every hour or two, they go back to the hutch to warm up, then out they come again.

That is so cute...I bet an adorable site to see.