[Ag-eq] Chickens in the cold

[Susan Roe]

Hi Tracy,

No, coops don't have heaters, but there are cold hardy chickens.  In the 
chick catalogs, they are marked with a snowflake.  I just make sure their 
water doesn't stay frozen, dumping ice and putting warm water back in so it 
takes a little while before it freezes again.  I keep their windows shut in 
winter and open with screens in the summer.  If it is really wet, then we 
have a long board that can be either put in their coop or just out in their 
yard for their scratch.  My husband likes to use the board out in their run 
area when there is snow and ice on the ground.  As long as they have good 
shelter out of the wind, wet and snow, they do alright.

Watch their feeding and their multing because they will need a bit more 
protein during that time.  Our chickens always seemed to mult in November 
and December.  Unfortunately, we now have no more chickens thanks to the 
farel cats and a pair of foxes.  We are going to take this down time to 
totally strip the coops and reinforce problem areas.  I am even thinking 
about getting some turkeys.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 6:16 AM
Subject: [Ag-eq] Chickens in the cold


> I've been wondering, how does one keep chickens alive and healthy when 
> it's really cold?  Does their coop have a heater?
> Tracy
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