David S Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 We have an Eglu Omlet chicken coop with 4 chickens. We are expecting a cold snap tonight down to 28 deg F. Do we need to cover the coop with a blanket or take other measures to keep them warm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 On 9/19/2021 at 11:01 PM, David S said: We have an Eglu Omlet chicken coop with 4 chickens. We are expecting a cold snap tonight down to 28 deg F. Do we need to cover the coop with a blanket or take other measures to keep them warm? I wouldn’t worry too much about 28 F. If you close the coop, they’ll keep themselves warm. We had -10 Celsius last winter for a week, which is about 14 F and I did use the winter cover (well insulation lining, which preceded the insulation cover), but I had only 3 small bantams then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarrisonFamily Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 I have the cube but last winter it was colder than that and my hens just huddled on the branch out side so I am sure they will be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 The coldest it's ever been whilst I've had chickens was -10 and they were all fine in the Cube with no covers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
