Boy, I have a different story that the posters here...I have 4 hens, a BR, 2 Buff's and 1 Aracuana. They were laying great up until early December when the temperature dropped one night to -17 faranheit. It has been cold and dry every since. They are in a run with a coop box with a low level red lamp inside (no heat really provided by it). The run is mostly enclosed with a great, clear tarp so they are getting as much as the daylight as is possible this time of year. I am only getting one egg every couple of days now. I feed them laying pellets and give them some scrathc and table scraps and/or oatmeal about every other day. They seem to be moving around fine, and not too stressed out by the weather but I am wondering if I need to supplement their feed with something else to help them cope with the cold temps.
Advice anyone?
Advice anyone?