Chickens in the winter

Get your chickens through the winter with these easy tips—steps to take to winter-proof your chicken coop and keep everyone warm and thriving.

Find out the best foods for chickens in winter to help them stay warm and produce eggs. This simple guide shows how to feed your flock to keep them strong during cold weather. Keep your hens healthy and laying with these top winter feeding tips for backyard chicken keepers.

As the cost of eggs rises at the grocery store many backyard chicken keepers are facing issues with their chickens not laying eggs. This can be incredibly frustrating when you are paying to feed your chickens and still having to buy eggs for insanely high prices. The good news is that winter does not have to mean that your chickens will stop laying and there are some things you can do to help your chickens keep laying all winter long. These things work well for our chickens. So well that we…

What makes a good chicken coop for winter weather? Take a look at what works and what doesn't in winter chicken coops.

If you live in the extreme cold climates, choosing cold hardy breeds is a good idea.

The deep litter method is a great way to keep your chickens warm in the winter and to reduce your chore time. Read more about this method!

Heating the chicken coop in the winter is a decision that all chickens keepers will need to make. Learn why I don't and what I do instead for the flock.

Can chickens be in the snow? Yes! However, most chickens don't like walking in the snow, so learn some ways to help them avoid the snow!

Most chickens don't lay eggs in the winter, so how can you get your hens to lay fresh eggs year round? Here's how to get fresh eggs in the winter, by changing when you get new chicks.

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Winter chicken care can be confusing to beginners and established chicken keepers alike. But we're going to answer all of your questions so you know how to properly care for your flock over the cold winter months. During the winter months we get emails almost daily with folks asking questions about caring for their flock

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Click through to learn how to keep chickens warm in extreme cold winter weather - I'm talking REAL winter. I am sharing tips for keeping chickens warm in winter without electricity, plus my opinion on the best coop heater if you want to go that route. I list everything I did to protect my chickens this winter and what I'll do differently. If you live somewhere with extreme cold winters, you'll want to read this post about how to keep chickens warm in extreme cold. #backyardchickens #chickens

How To Winterize your backyard chickens for northern cliamtes. Keeping healthy chickens over winter, with no frostbite.