Recent content by beththornton

That was what I was thinking. Maybe just letting them sleep in our bed is the best bet. Or the garage. Not sure. If their water freezes, I may get a little clucky. Beth

What about frozen water? I've really never raised chickens in a freezer before. Beth

T I'm in East Texas. This week-end, unusually cold temps are invading Texas from the North. We could drop from 78 degrees today to 15 degrees at night by the weekend. So....We just ran a heavy extension cord to our coop to use for heat. Should we use a red heat lamp, a white heat lamp or...

I'm in Texas too, and I know people who leave a light bulb burning 24/7. I never have had anything but a little solar light just outside the coop so I could see if I needed to go out there after dark. BUT... this week-end, unusually cold temps are invading Texas from the North. We could drop...

Thanks for the quick reply. I imagine our temps are about the same so I'll follow your lead and avoid the heat and lights for now. My hubby will be glad. I don't think he wanted to mess with adding electricity to the coop. I've enjoyed our chickens. We got 7 chicklets in April, and now they are...

Do most of you use a light bulb in the coop in the winter or a heat lamp? I'm in Texas and winter days below 30 degrees happen but not very often. This is my first flock so I'm not sure what to do about lights or water. Appreciate the comments. I have 7 young Barred Rocks in a sturdy wooden...

Thank you, Chicken Friends, for the counsel on Chicken Freedom. It is such a decision for me. My husband has gone to buy a gate wide enough to move the Hen House through to the fenced yard. The lack of access was the reason we didn't put it there in the first place. I also need to know, 'What...

I have 7 Barred Rock hens who are surely full grown, born April 3. They are delightful. My coop has a run + hen house all enclosed, one unit. I want to move this coop/run into a fenced area 50 x 30 feet so that I can let the hens out to have some freedom to run around more during the day. The...