Secrets no one tells you to protect backyard chickens from frostbite: *Provide a clean, DRY, draft-free coop & fully cover chicken run. *Clean, dry litter is imperative. *Use droppings boards for quick, daily waste removal. *Keep drinking water & feed in the run, never inside the coop. *Do not permit free-ranging in freezing temps, particularly when windy, snowy or rainy. *No Vaseline or other moisturizers on combs or wattles! In freezing temps, it too freezes; It’s unpleasant, painful & does no