Hello everyone! ![Wave :frow :frow](/styles/byc-smilies/frow.gif)
This thread is for everyone and anyone interested in learning about how to care for chickens in the cold.
I'm interested in learning about what others do as the season progresses.
I will also be using my own flock and maintenance as a resource for others.
So, walk with me while we all work at winning with winter.
My flock:
D'Uccle Breeders
Layers
My retired dinosaur, Ari. And Ms. Freak Show the EE.
Mad Leghorn
Some of the gang of layers
I bed my main coop with hay and shavings
My other coop, which is much newer, is bed only with shavings. A heat lamp can be hung from above if needed.
The coops are side by side
My tack shelf has winter supplies on the bottom including heat lamps, water base heaters, a milkhouse heater and more
The run is uncovered. They have a dust bath and their branch 'fort' in the back.
And for kicks and giggles here is one of my birds, sarcastically named Einstein, enjoying last year's winter.
![Wave :frow :frow](/styles/byc-smilies/frow.gif)
This thread is for everyone and anyone interested in learning about how to care for chickens in the cold.
I'm interested in learning about what others do as the season progresses.
I will also be using my own flock and maintenance as a resource for others.
So, walk with me while we all work at winning with winter.
My flock:
D'Uccle Breeders
![IMG_4937.JPG IMG_4937.JPG](https://www.backyardchickens.com/data/attachments/1541/1541045-1a87863c388cf57d3e36a56fec29f70c.jpg)
![IMG_4947.JPG IMG_4947.JPG](https://www.backyardchickens.com/data/attachments/1541/1541052-429f4e89537cb70266385ca12af31b4c.jpg)
Layers
![20181015_161256.jpg 20181015_161256.jpg](https://www.backyardchickens.com/data/attachments/1542/1542696-5733491df09d3f4b6c082ac04fddec87.jpg)
![20161204_100750_Burst01.jpg 20161204_100750_Burst01.jpg](https://www.backyardchickens.com/data/attachments/1542/1542711-eada88bf06c9e97313140dedd92937d5.jpg)
My retired dinosaur, Ari. And Ms. Freak Show the EE.
![20181015_161427.jpg 20181015_161427.jpg](https://www.backyardchickens.com/data/attachments/1542/1542698-e80e58b6fafc8ac0fe2a0e1b88538a5a.jpg)
Mad Leghorn
![20181015_161437.jpg 20181015_161437.jpg](https://www.backyardchickens.com/data/attachments/1542/1542699-9f08125115197c556bf9a70d13cbe6c8.jpg)
Some of the gang of layers
![20181015_161412.jpg 20181015_161412.jpg](https://www.backyardchickens.com/data/attachments/1542/1542700-8a08112149348d538b21130c976d8091.jpg)
I bed my main coop with hay and shavings
My other coop, which is much newer, is bed only with shavings. A heat lamp can be hung from above if needed.
The coops are side by side
My tack shelf has winter supplies on the bottom including heat lamps, water base heaters, a milkhouse heater and more
The run is uncovered. They have a dust bath and their branch 'fort' in the back.
And for kicks and giggles here is one of my birds, sarcastically named Einstein, enjoying last year's winter.