Temps in the 40s & sleeping outside?

[dulcimer lady]

My silly chickens are sleeping atop the roof of their coop. It's going to get down into the mid 40s tonight. Will they be ok? Or should I go out there and plop them all in the coop?

 

[silkiechicken]

They'll be fine! Mine do it all the time. Actually, all of mine did that down to about 25F. At about 15F, the youngest and oldest went inside. Anyone over 8 months or so and under 6 stayed out.

 

[CMV]

I would put them in the coop. Not because it's going to be cool, but because it's safer to have them locked up at night.

 

[Mahonri]

Those owls love chickens roosting outside.

Most chickens can really take the cold.

Here it's the heat they can't take.

 

[Ed62]

Quote:
I agree. Too many predators looking for some KFC.

Ed

 

[dawg53]

There's all kind of critters that would love a late night chicken snack. Lock them in their house at night. They'll get used it to it after a few nights and then they'll automatically go in just before sunset on their own.

 

[lilchick]

For their safety and your sleeping better at night lock em up...

When my dogs bark at night I do a mental check of did I lock this barn up and are the geese in their enclosure?
Like being on call 24/7