Official BYC Poll: Do Your Chickens Go Inside Their Coop When It Snows?

[wolfinator]

My chickens are split on this. The younger ones don't mind snow or rain unless it's really pouring. My older ones (over 3 years old), depends on which one. Some couldn't care about the weather while others don't like getting their feet wet. My ducks usually are outside regardless of weather unless it's a heavily downpouring. My guineas normally stay inside during inclement weather including snow. One male does venture out in light snow and rain.

Oh, I never have had to shovel a path for them either, they trample it down for me instead.

First there was one,

then 2,

and now 3.

Group photo (Jan '21)

The ducks...

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[Egger4me]

Mine are free to go in or out as they want. If gets in the single digits I put them up.

 

[Blooie]

Yep.

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Mine love the snow and eat it all day. But they are in a enclosed run that only lets a little snow in. Glad all the snow is gone up here for now.

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

Because of a covered run, my girls only go in the henhouse at roost time. Although, my friends crazy dog came over yesterday and 1 chicken went into henhouse and was on roost shouting at the dog from the safety of her henhouse. I realized later she wanted to lay an egg and was not pleased with the dog and was not scared to shout about it! She laid the egg shortly after the dog left, lol

 

[cluck queen]

We just had a snow storm here in Texas contrary to the belief that texas is always hot with a wild tumble weed running around. Its cold here! And my gals don't appreciate wet feet lol my ducks on the other hand were tickled pink to be nasty and caked in wet cold mud and snow.

 

[5Australorpasaures]

If they wake up to snow cover they stay in. If outside and it starts to snow, business as usual. Hit the coop a little earlier in the evening.

 

[Debbie292d]

If they wake up to snow cover they stay in. If outside and it starts to snow, business as usual. Hit the coop a little earlier in the evening.

Mine woke up to snow, so won't go out until we shovel a path. They have fully enclosed 5x20' sunroom attached they'll stay out in though. Silkies are wussies sometimes.

 

[My Very First 6 Chickens]

My hens refuse to step on the snow. So i shovel the backyard, duh.

 

[RebelEgger]

We have a 540sq ft covered run wrapped in plastic, so they are outside rain or shine! We have had too many losses to predators, so they don't free range anymore