What do you do to get ready for winter?????

[ChickenKid11]

So I am new to this what do you do to get ready for winter with your coop,chicken,equipment ect. I would just like to know to see if I need to or if I have already done it.
Thanks!!!!

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

I have my black rubber bowls and milk jugs ready for hauling water out to them twice a day (but I live in a fairly temperate climate). The black rubber bowls work well, as you turn them upside down and step on them, and the ice pops out.

I have my 100 watt bulbs ready and hung two ways with wire (even including the metal shade so it won't fall out of the clamp assembly), not including the clamp.

 

[Yay Chicks!]

We don't have severe winters here. I really don't do much differently except make sure there is a nice thick layer of wood chips on the floor. Some people who live in super cold places like to figure out a way to keep the water thawed (like a low watt bulb in a cookie tin under the waterer) so that they don't have to break the ice multiple times a day.
Make sure your coop has good ventilation up high. Chickens tolerate cold well as long as the humidity has somewhere to escape.