Texas weather.

[Chick-a-dow-dee]

I'm putting this on the Texas page because only Texans understand Texas weather and how varied it can be. I live in deep South Texas, right off the Mexico boarder. Right now it's raining, kind of, and the temperature is going to hang around 49-50. In the north that's summer, down here that's cold and I have the heaters on. I have 5 Buff Orpingtons and 3 Ameraucanas, one of which I believe to be a rooster all others are pullets, they are about 4 weeks old and yesterday I put them in a coop, pictured below, when it was 70 degrees out they of course loved it but it will be 49-55 until Tuesday. Do I need more heat for them?

I have them pinned in the enclosed part with grass and pine wood shavings, along with their food of course.

 

[Judy]

If they can get up into that coop, out of the wind, and have some hay or whatever to snuggle down into, they should be fine. Even at that age, I think heat is more of a threat than cold. You may find you need to make one or two of those solid walls hardware cloth once they are past about 6 weeks and the real heat starts.

 

[Chick-a-dow-dee]

That top enclosure us solid on all sides and I can sht the door that leads to it, also there is a nest box on the far left, you probably can't see it. But I went a head and brought them in they're literally lounging in front of the heater. Lol. But good info, thank you.