Winter and Chickens

[Rettarain2]

It gets below 20 some winters. Sometimes sub zero. .. no drafts but .. like today. . is been raining and the straw is alittle moist feeling.. kinda damp on floors. . dirt floors.

 

[sumi]

Try and keep the coop dry inside, easier said than done, I know. Try sweet PDZ or Stall Dry if it gets really bad. If it's wet and windy, especially with a small coop/run like yours, eculover, I'd wrap a tarp or something similar around part of the run section and the bit below the coop, to give them a sheltered spot to hang out in that's not inside the coop. Sand in the run section may help with moisture there, depending on your exiting flooring.

 

[Teri Metcalf]

Greetings from Texas! Good luck in keeping your coop area dry and draft free during the winter. How far north in California are you?

 

[drumstick diva]

for anyone who wants to know what people in THEIR AREA do to winterize, go to "where am I, where are you" to find and post on your state thread. Get first hand advice on how they survived the winter.

 

[Rettarain2]

Thanks all.

 

[eculver]

about 40 miles north of Sacramento

 

[liz9910]

Welcome to BYC! I would post on the Northern California thread for some advice from locals: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/25/california-northern