Welcome! I have always thought about having chickens, as pets though because I'm vegan, lol, but we live in too cold a climate and I wouldn't want to be heating a chicken coop in our cold weather which can hit -35 before windchill... btw, I'm in Canada too!
Fun first post :)
Thank you! Chickens are birds, and their wild kin spend winters outside, but chickens will get frostbitten combs and feet in that kind of cold. There are ways. Also there are hardier breeds. I move mine into the poly tunnel for the winter - no artificial heating. It's not that cold here so mine are very comfortable, laying and even brooding in all seasons, but a passive greenhouse would make a huge difference if you did get chickens.
Yes, doable for sure... but we are trying to downsize our "brood" in preparation for retirement, ... so, I am trying to cut down on all new additions, lol, but thank you for the suggestion!
Ah yes, less can be more:)