Humidity in winter, is there a % you'd like to keep the coop under?

[Nette13]

I live in Northern Colorado and we just had a crazy storm that dropped 10" of snow on us and seriously cold temps! i was so worried about my chickies and searched these forums for hours looking for an actual solid humidity number to aim for. I did not find anything concrete.

What I can tell you is that my coop got down to 11* and 54% humidity and my girls were perfectly fine, not even a touch of frostbite. Actually, they didn't even appear cold, no fluffed up feathers, no sluggish movement. They were a LOT more hardy than I expected. Our winters get a lot colder than that (think week long temps below 0) so I plan on getting a heat lamp but we have another snow storm and teen temps forecasted for this Wednesday again. It is nice to know I don't need to worry about my girls.

I also live in Northern Colorado. This is my first flock of chickens, and their first winter. I am nervous about how they will do and have been stressing about coop temperatures, humidity, etc. Do you have any tips or suggestions for keeping them happy and comfortable during rough NoCo winters?

 

[21hens-incharge]

I also live in Northern Colorado. This is my first flock of chickens, and their first winter. I am nervous about how they will do and have been stressing about coop temperatures, humidity, etc. Do you have any tips or suggestions for keeping them happy and comfortable during rough NoCo winters?

The person you quoted hasn't been on since 2016 so are unlikely to respond.

I am in Northern Colorado as well.

Humidity...you can't really get it lower than what it is outside the coop. If it's more than 5% higher than outside the coop it's time to look at whether the coop needs cleaned, if the ventilation is adequate, if the coop is to darn small to house the # of birds living in it.
As to the cold if you have proper ventilation heating is pointless.... Actually they do much better with no added heat having acclimated to the changing season.

 

[Zobot0110]

I also live in Northern Colorado. This is my first flock of chickens, and their first winter. I am nervous about how they will do and have been stressing about coop temperatures, humidity, etc. Do you have any tips or suggestions for keeping them happy and comfortable during rough NoCo winters?

I live in Southern Colorado and I’m stressing about the temperatures and humidity. The temp outside is 32°. The temp inside my omelette pro coop is 32°. The humidity is 95%. I have the coop door open. I’ve got the vents open. It’s not dirty. I don’t have bedding in there. I have a little bit of straw in there. don’t know what to do and I’m worried. First time chicken keeper.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I live in Southern Colorado and I’m stressing about the temperatures and humidity. The temp outside is 32°. The temp inside my omelette pro coop is 32°. The humidity is 95%. I have the coop door open. I’ve got the vents open. It’s not dirty. I don’t have bedding in there. I have a little bit of straw in there. don’t know what to do and I’m worried. First time chicken keeper.

They will be fine as long as they are old enough to be fully feathered and in good health.

 

[Zobot0110]

Thank you.