Today's temperature = # of eggs.

Massachusetts
-3 ....0/5 so far.
was 1/5 yesterday and 3/5 the day before, I have all Orpingtons and the cold doesnt seem to bother them at all. I used the heat lamp once when it was -9 .
 
Temps been hovering at zero, we got 9 eggs from 10 hens 75 watt light on till 11 pm
 
Have 15 hens,,temps were 7 degrees last night...No heat in the coop or light,,getting about 7 a day...Last week a few got real cold and cracked...Come on spring!!!!!
 
Texas 57F° 7 eggs from 7 Reds big brown extra large
 
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It is warming up some although I am still getting 3-4 egg from 20 plus chicks.
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Today is 25 degrees fahrenheit high in southeast Michigan, and our girls are consistently laying strong. 4 eggs today and 6 eggs yesterday at 27 degrees fahrenheit high, from our 6 ISA Browns who are experiencing their first winter! No light, no heater, just plenty of dry straw!
 
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i agree with Bruce last two nites it warmed up to 10 degrees and i got 4 eggs each morning from my 8 girls last week it was negative 10 and all 8 were laying eggs. Does anyone use lights? heat of any kind? i do not and never will but people i know that do their chickens stoped laying completely..
 
-17f and 5 eggs from 6 hens (reds) lighted from 5pm till 8pm. Rooster not fairing well in the cold has frostbite on his comb and waddle.
 

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