CrazyDaizy Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Hia, I'm new to the Group + having got any hens YET.... two weeks and they will be knocking on my door with their little suitcases What's the situation in frosty cold weather? Especially when the temperature is particularly cold in the winter at night? Can the hens cope? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debbie Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Hi crazydaizy Welcome to the forum, I too will be having my first winter with my girls, there is always plenty of help and advice here. There is a very good sticky about chooks and the cold weather, have a look through the questions and answers there, if you need extra advice just ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-s Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Hi Debbie Your chickens will be fine. They will snuggle up together in the Eglu at night for warmth. During the day their feathers will keep them warm. Last year up here the temperature dropped to -10oc on a few occasions during the day and somewhat colder during the night. My girls were fine. Read through the Sticky as Debbie suggested it will put your mind at rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 Hi CrazyDaizy and welcome to the crazy world of chickens!!!! Take a look at the following links - Frozen water Snow Chooks!!! Frozen Putting Vaseline on combs All under Chickens section on main page then under a sticky - Questions about hens and the eglu in the snow Hope this helps! Christian x x x p.s was trying to be clever and post the links myself but a bit backward when it comes to technical stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamsin Posted September 28, 2006 Share Posted September 28, 2006 welcome CrazyDaizy to our omlet community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
