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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Okay we all know I'm pretty dumb so I'm going to ask a dumb question...
Chickens are "outside chickens", right? Well what kind of a structure do you have to build to keep your "outside chickens" alive between Labor Day and the Queen's birthday? It gets pretty cold out there in between them there holidays.
Would it work to empty the hot tub, leave the heater on all winter and put the chickens inside and then put the cover back on? Maybe put a reading light in there or something for them to look around? Would that keep them alive?
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When I was growing up on a farm, we had ours wintering in a simple coop with no heating. Just take the ice off the water dish every morning. They were very low maintenance. That's assuming they're all adult, of course.
And honestly, few things from childhood were as fun memories as when one of the cardboard boxes would arrive from the Co-op filled with 24 squeaking little yellow day-old chicks. When you've got the young-uns, a heating lamp is really important, as even in springtime you'll lose a few to hypothermia.