We are in the middle of Indiana. In the last few years we have seen -6 to -12 at times in cold snaps. Hasnāt been that bad the last couple of years but it has that potential. Typically in the teens. I keep thinking of things as we post back and forth, so the additional āoddā thing about the coop is that they all laid in it this summer to escape direct sunlight that would hit the run for a couple of hours mid day during the summer. So why not now?
Well, hello from a fellow Hoosier!We are in the middle of Indiana. In the last few years we have seen -6 to -12 at times in cold snaps. Hasnāt been that bad the last couple of years but it has that potential. Typically in the teens. I keep thinking of things as we post back and forth, so the additional āoddā thing about the coop is that they all laid in it this summer to escape direct sunlight that would hit the run for a couple of hours mid day during the summer. So why not now?
Well I couldnāt have asked for advice from anyone better than someone who knows the winters we deal with.
Well I couldnāt have asked for advice from anyone better than someone who knows the winters we deal with.
I would skip the heat lamp for now. Ducks are pretty decent at handling the cold due to their fat and down feathers that insulate them when they swim.
My ducks will lay outside in the snow -15 and WarmerWe are in the middle of Indiana. In the last few years we have seen -6 to -12 at times in cold snaps. Hasnāt been that bad the last couple of years but it has that potential. Typically in the teens. I keep thinking of things as we post back and forth, so the additional āoddā thing about the coop is that they all laid in it this summer to escape direct sunlight that would hit the run for a couple of hours mid day during the summer. So why not now?
Ok, youāve helped me worry a little less. I know ducks are hardier but I still think of them like they use to say about dogs and cats where āif youāre cold, theyāre cold, bring them insideā.
I would skip the heat lamp for now. Ducks are pretty decent at handling the cold due to their fat and down feathers that insulate them when they swim.
Oh yeah, I totally understand.Ok, youāve helped me worry a little less. I know ducks are hardier but I still think of them like they use to say about dogs and cats where āif youāre cold, theyāre cold, bring them insideā.
Thatās a good idea. I think my ducks are defective. Lol They were at least laying their eggs in āsaferā spots out of the wind. The last two nights have been the coldest yet, in the high teens and now they are laying their eggs in the open in the only spot that has no wind bloke shelter let alone their coop. The ducks are obviously cold. I donāt know if itās because this is their first winter or what? They used the coop this summer for escape from the sun, it just makes no sense. They are TERRIFIED of anything new so the tarps were scaring them half to death for awhile but I put them up way before cold weather and they are used to them now. I donāt know if maybe they developed a new fear of them.
