what is too cold

[Berynn]

I live in riverside ca. It is going to get down to the 40's tonight. Will my pullets freeze to death, they are four months old?
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[Wildsky]

There is NO WAY your chickens will freeze to death in Riverside!

My coop temp is down to around 13 right now.....

 

[Katy]

With the temps we've been having ....low single digits to teens...my chickens would think 40 is a balmy day!! I don't think you need to worry about yours.

 

[Smitty's Farm]

Do you have a draft free coop to put them in for the night? They should be fine in those temps. If it's in the 40's outside it will be warmer in a coop. Is your coop insulated.

I didn't even use any heat here when it dipped in the 20's and mine were fine.

 

[Hawkster318]

Friday night the low here was -12 (windchill somewhere below that...)

I went to check on the girls Sat. morning, and the door to the coop had gotten opened by the wind(improperly latched) Everyone was fine, but it was a scary moment. Fixed the latch to make sure it doesn't happen again.

 

[peepkeeper]

Only a Californian would think 40 is freezing to death! I'm in upstate New York. It gets below zero here and the chickens are just fine. I don't turn on their heat lamp unless it's in the single digits. They'll be fine as long as they can get inside out of the weather when they want to.

 

[sclanimals]

We've been -5 lately here in Utah. My birds just find a spot in our hay stack and bed down for the night. They lay between the bales. That's where I'd be too if I was out there. We haven't had any problems so far. I also have some 4 month olds that just seem to take it in stride. Everybody huddles!

 

[okiechick57]

Smitty's Farm :

Do you have a draft free coop to put them in for the night? They should be fine in those temps. If it's in the 40's outside it will be warmer in a coop. Is your coop insulated.

I didn't even use any heat here when it dipped in the 20's and mine were fine.

see.told you they would be

 

[Buff Hooligans]

Just make sure they're not in a draft. Being raised in Riverside, I'm sure they're just as shocked at 40 degrees as you are.

 

[Lunachick]

I can't wait for 40 degree weather! It's been 15 or less these few days. I panicked and stapled old bathmats to the outside of their coop. It looks like shanty town, but they were cozy!