Are you worried about your flock for the cold weather that is upon us? Don’t fret! By doing a few things, your chickens will be fine. Remember…chickens are birds, not mammals.
Some things to ponder:
- Chickens have survived winter weather for many many years (before electricity – heated coops and water heaters were not heard of).
- Chickens huddle together to stay warm. I have peaked in on our ladies at night – they are always on the top roost, and are always snuggled close to each other. This is their natural instinct to stay warm.
- For birds of the air, we put feed in bird feeders and water in bird baths. We don’t give them a heated bird house or heated water.
With that said, there are a few things that I do to ensure that my ladies will be okay during the colder months.
Please click here to read my complete post at CommunityChickens.com, where I write about....yep, you guessed it...chickens!
Happy New Year from LL Farm!
I have never heated our chicken pens , they have perches in fairly draft-free pens. They sit close together when it is below freezing outside, and still maintain good health and lay lots of eggs. We enjoy fresh eggs all year round and love keeping chickens.
ReplyDeleteHi Kathy, I agree...it is nice having fresh eggs all year. Our ladies huddle together nightly, even when it's not cold outside ;-)
DeleteThis was a delight. We had chickens for many years--loved those eggs!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michael. Farm fresh eggs are the best ;-)
DeleteThis is my first year keeping chickens, and wondered about what to do this time of year! Agree...farm fresh eggs do taste so much better! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi Christine, Farm fresh eggs have more of a golden yolk also.... so many benefits to raising chickens.
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