Brrrrrrr!

Last night the temperature was going to be around 10 degrees. The wind had not stopped howling. To protect Charlie and the girls, we wrapped plastic sheeting around three sides of the pen to keep the wind out. The gate to the run is not covered just in case they want to exercise in the run. The back of the coop is wrapped in plastic, too. Extra hay is put in the pen for them to snuggle into.  Drafts can kill your chickens and frost bite could be a problem too. Check their combs and wattles every day. If you see any signs of frost bite, make sure you put Vaseline on them - this will protect them from injury. Also check their waterer often. It can freeze solid in a matter of hours.

During the week we will make it a lot neater, but right now I just want them to be protected. The whole setup doesn't look pretty right now, but I don't care - their health and well being is far too important to me than how it looks.