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[mama2my4]

How many people are heating their coops this week? I am a believer in no added heat, but It is so cold! Especially since I did open the door today, so the windchill was a factor.
My next question is how many opened the door today, and did the girls go (and STAY) out to forage?

I have no heat in my coops. I only opened the door to change water and grab eggs (I can't believe they are laying in this!!). BTW, Mimsy (the BR) did her BEST to come out, but I made her stay in. Silly girl!

 

[chiques chicks]

Opened the door, they came out for a time. Left it open. They can stay in or go out, up to them. The Hardy ones will survive, I hope. Windows are open on the Coop anyway. No light and no heat. Guess I'm cruel.

 

[wingstone]

Opened the door, they came out for a time. Left it open. They can stay in or go out, up to them. The Hardy ones will survive, I hope. Windows are open on the Coop anyway. No light and no heat. Guess I'm cruel.

You have the same weather as I do, and mine have always survived without heat, and I never close up ...unless we are both cruel...

 

[wingstone]

OOOUUUCCCHH!!!!!

Toes really hurt when they start to thaw out..

 

[oletymer]

How many people are heating their coops this week? I am a believer in no added heat, but It is so cold! Especially since I did open the door today, so the windchill was a factor.
My next question is how many opened the door today, and did the girls go (and STAY) out to forage?

Mine go out every day and stay out roming then go in to warm up and back out in the afternoon, I had there small door open with the lights on in the coop, my leghorn roo is showing frostbite on his comb

 

[Sally Sunshine]

How many people are heating their coops this week? I am a believer in no added heat, but It is so cold! Especially since I did open the door today, so the windchill was a factor.
My next question is how many opened the door today, and did the girls go (and STAY) out to forage?

No Heat, Not left outside, cold enough for waterers to be frozen am and pm so I dont know coop temps, no vaseline, froze my butt off, activated my raynauds and paying for it now.

DH took pm shift.... said they looked good, did he actually look at them.... I doubt it

but hey, their windows are closed!!

I sure hope this bickering and indecisiveness isn't going to cost me any chickens

 

[oletymer]

No Heat, Not left outside, cold enough for waterers to be frozen am and pm so I dont know coop temps, no vaseline, froze my butt off, activated my raynauds and paying for it now.

DH took pm shift.... said they looked good, did he actually look at them.... I doubt it

but hey, their windows are closed!!

I sure hope this bickering and indecisiveness isn't going to cost me any chickens

I might not have heat if I didnt has 2 silkies and a bantam running around, I did give them cooked oats and it froze before it was all gone

 

[oletymer]

No Heat, Not left outside, cold enough for waterers to be frozen am and pm so I dont know coop temps, no vaseline, froze my butt off, activated my raynauds and paying for it now.

DH took pm shift.... said they looked good, did he actually look at them.... I doubt it

but hey, their windows are closed!!

I sure hope this bickering and indecisiveness isn't going to cost me any chickens

Mother nature at its best, the strong will survive..

 

[radioman]

Heat in the coop...guilty...
I feel so bad for them, I know I wouldn't want to be out there in these temps...

But, hey...the electric company called and thanked me for the economic stimulus that heating the coop is providing to them!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: I have my silkies in a dog box,,,,, they are all (4) huddled in the nest box together and I threw more shavings in there and up the back so I will pray they are ok! all my guys FermentingFeed froze too DH said.... not sure how much they got this am but will take plenty hot hot water out to add to their bowls... wish I had oats, they are being delivered tomorrow afternoon though..