What do I look for with frost bite?

Jo Anne

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This is my first winter with chickens, I've read threads about frostbite. I have 4 Rir in an A frame tractor. Picture in my avatar. They have a tarp over the whole tractor, straw in their roost, and closed ramp.
Just in case, I want to be prepared also since the wind chill will be in the negative 2 digets.:(:
 
Frostbite is prevented primarily by making sure the humidity they put out in their breath and poop can escape from their coop during the night. There needs to be a substantial opening at the hhigh point of the coop, as their warmer air rises.
 

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