They’re 1-3 years old, and a couple of them haven’t quite finished their molt. In fact, one has it pretty bad because some other hen(s) at the previous farm had been picking at her bare back.
As of last night, we’ve moved to the “seeing, no touching” stage of the integration w/ my original flock of girls - I have the new girls set up in the predator-proof run attached to the main coop, with about 1/3 of it wrapped in plastic sheeting to block the wind (the side wrapped up includes the perches where they’re sleeping). But tonight starts the first big cold snap (by Santa Fe standards) of the winter. And I’m a little worried, particularly for my bare-backed girl!
Should I be concerned? Is it cold enough to think about bringing one/some/all of them indoors overnight?
