Posts by Riparian

In the early winter my hens started to pull out the feathers on my roosters neck, around the same time i closed the door on their coop for the winter. Now he has a bald neck, and the temperatures are about -25 here and he is suffering...

I put it on my fishing rod guides to prevent them from freezing up when im ice fishing. Thats the only reason I have it

Quote:Originally Posted by vermontgal Mine eat the vaseline off each other's combs.  So it might not just be "wearing off".I dont lay it on that thick. You can see it heat up a few minutes after applying. The comb...

Chickens can survive in those temperatures but they must have a sheltered place out of the wind.My chickens live in a barn too. Its not insulated, nor 100% draft free. But there are no major drafts blowing directly on their roosts, And i...

My some of my roosters comb has turned purple a couple times this year. When that happens, i smear vaseline all over it. After a few hours it returns to normal color, until the vaseline wears off (from body heat) and it gets cold and...

Quote:Originally Posted by NYREDS if you actually think rubbing Vaseline on a comb will protect it from freezing here's an experiment for you to try.Take off all your cloths, rub yourself all over with Vaseline & go outside in...

what kind of temperatures are we talking about? where does she live?

Ive been letting my flock roam again since we have been getting some half decent weather lately. I used to let them out every day, all day. Then it got too cold and the snow got too deep. I had two hawk attacks in two days, so I started...

They broke through plywood? Weasels can get through the smallest cracks.

thats right I said it.