Weather Archives - Life is Better with Chickens https://betterwithchickens.com/category/weather/ Triumph (and sometimes trouble) at the henhouse Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:24:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://betterwithchickens.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/cropped-cropped-p_egg-rotated-1-32x32.jpg Weather Archives - Life is Better with Chickens https://betterwithchickens.com/category/weather/ 32 32 Snoopy’s Mid-Winter Wardrobe Refresh: How to Help Molting Chickens https://betterwithchickens.com/how-to-help-molting-chickens/ https://betterwithchickens.com/how-to-help-molting-chickens/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2024 06:00:28 +0000 https://betterwithchickens.com/?p=458 When I wrote about caring for chickens in winter weather, I mentioned the struggles of sweet Snoopy, a California White hen who has combs and wattles to match many roosters and the stiffer feathers that tend not to pack quite as much padding under the primary layers. These physical traits are indicative of breeds more...

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]]> https://betterwithchickens.com/how-to-help-molting-chickens/feed/ 0 Let it Snow!? Caring for Backyard Chickens in Winter Weather        https://betterwithchickens.com/chickens-in-winter-weather/ https://betterwithchickens.com/chickens-in-winter-weather/#respond Mon, 21 Oct 2024 07:00:07 +0000 https://betterwithchickens.com/?p=439 Sure, right now we’re savoring autumn in east Tennessee (and many other places), but the balmy temps will soon drop. Maybe your first chicks are big girls now and you’re thinking What do we do when it gets really cold? Maybe, like our first brood, it hasn’t crossed your mind just yet. In either case,...

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