[Titchener]

Hello

Some how my bantam didn't make it into the hen house last night.  Found her this morning when checking their water not frozen.  I have her in a box in the house at the moment.  Is there anything I should be doing.  I'm new at this.

[orchardlady]

You are doing the right thing. Chickens are remarkably hardy and I've had birds roosting in trees in the past all winter. Let her warm up a bit, give her some food and water and then back to her friends. She should be absolutely fine.

[joyfull]

Yes she will be fine as orchardlady says - I have 14 living outside at the moment (and some of these are roosting in trees with no leaves on them). Mine all get a nice warming porridge or layers pellets made into a mash with hot water every morning. One of my bantams has not slept in a coop for several years - except for when she is being a broody hen and sadly she then teaches her young how to tree roost 

[Casey76]

I also have a bunch of chickens (including 2 sabelpoots which are smaller than pigeons) roosting in a bare tree   :blink:  IT doesn't seem to be doing them any harm, and they do have the opportunity of going inside, they just choose not to!

[Beano]

It's amazing to hear of chickens roosting outside in this weather. I've been lying awake at night worrying about ours being too cold in their coop.

[Chookiechook]

Mine shun all the cozy places that I provide for them  and roost in the draughty places on top of the cozy places    Trouble is they poo on the cozy places instead 

[compostqueen]

I would have none left if I left mine out. My friend lost three hens to the fox this week 

[stan deakin]

yes there very hard indead

stan