jas humbert
Songster
This is one question I haven't been able to get an exact answer to but when should I bring my silkies inside during the winter, I know they are cold hardy but it can get 20 degrees or lower here and it's already been getting down in the 30s at night.
Adult silkies are pretty hardy. I live in TN and it can get into the single digits in winter. Once or twice a year we might even have a zero degree night. I've has silkies for a few years now. I currently have 8 adults silkies and 4 large breed hens who all roost together in an unheated coop and they have been fine. They have the choice to go in or out in the daytime and no matter how cold it is, the silkies like to go out in the run and tootle around most of the day. I have a somewhat sheltered pen and there is a snow free covered area where food and water sit out. I have a large size heated dog water bowl for when its below freezing and in addition to their regular food, I make sure they get plenty of black oil sunflower seeds for good protein and fat.
