all great ideas main thing is to have water there and second is clean as there will be some days that the water won't be checked till later in the day but will be checked or fresh in the am. Will try this heated waterer i wish i had asked on here first before i bought it and see what happens...
Just looking for a simple answer. I have 7 hens that are around 18 weeks old 2 of the hens have started laying eggs daily and the other have not. Should I switch to layer pellets? go with a half and half mix of layer and stater? or just stay on starter till there all laying? I don't have any...
So what do you suggest? I paid like $60.00 for this thing hoping it would work for me? I only have 7 hens now and only plan to ever have at the most 10. I am planing to keep them in the hen house thats insulated for most of the winter cause I think the run will be a bit cold.I did wrap the run...
So what are the complaints about using the heated wateres? Cost? Too expensive to use? It's gonna be my first winter with chickens i don't really want to use a wall heater to heat the coop.I bought a heated water dish to keep water from freezing. Temps get down around -20c to -30c in winter...
My chick's are almost 4 weeks old the weather here is 90-95 during the day and still 65-70 at night. No need for light as in the brooder as never drops below 70 they seem fine with out it.Is it ok to put them in the coop and have them outside already?