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Alleybird21 said:
I have 7 chickens and they are free range. I live where it rains a lot and they get wet a lot and it don't seem to hurt them one bit. If it rains too hard just put them to bed. mine will just come to the car port. their names are Sparky, Sugar, Midnight, Bon Bon, Jasmine, Ebony, and Roxy. :)
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I like the names of your chicks, very cute. Mine did not want to come in from the rain, my husband said they were too busy looking for worms.
 
N F C said:
We don't get a lot of rain here in WY, but when we lived in FL rain was an almost daily occurrence...some of the chickens didn't mind getting wet and some stayed in the coop. Animals have personal preferences like people do.

I don't know if you said (maybe I forgot?) how old your chickens are, but if they are fully feathered they should not need supplemental heat in the coop. Especially not in the form of a heat lamp (almost every winter someone comes on here with a story about their coop burning down and the flock with it).

It sounds to me like you're doing fine the way things are!
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Thank you, my chicks are almost 9 months old.
 
The keys to doing well in cold weather are: Dry, draft free, and plenty of good ventilation above them so they don't get drafts. A lot of moisture collects in the coop and if not properly ventilated will condense and make wet chickens.
 

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