I've been reading all the posts on keeping chickens in winter and everyone seems to agree they can take pretty cold temperatures. Our coop is well-insulated but I'm wondering when they are at risk of frostbite when they're outside? This week it's been hovering around freezing and while our Red Sex Link (with their large single combs more prone to freezing) have been frolicking outside, our supposedly cold-hardy Chanteclers have been cowering indoors! Earlier this week it was cold, raining and windy and I kept all the birds indoors.
We're in Southern Ontario where we experience winter temperatures averaging minus 5-10F but it's a damp cold. Maybe the solution is for some creative BYC members to knit little chicken-sized toques so they birds can enjoy fresh air all winter long??!!! (P.S. No actual chickens were forced to wear headgear during the Photoshopping of the following pictures)
We're in Southern Ontario where we experience winter temperatures averaging minus 5-10F but it's a damp cold. Maybe the solution is for some creative BYC members to knit little chicken-sized toques so they birds can enjoy fresh air all winter long??!!! (P.S. No actual chickens were forced to wear headgear during the Photoshopping of the following pictures)

