temperature - climate

Hi, so I just picked up 2 ducklings about a week old. I've raised chickens with my grandparents growing up so I took a 70 gallon tub, filled it with pine shavings, put a heat lamp in one corner at 90°F, with a waterer and food distributor thing (I don't know all the correct names for stuff). I...

What temperatures do I need to consider a panel heater for my coop? Which product do you recommend? I am in Northern California on the coast, but inland; we occasionally get snow. Mostly stays in the 40s at night in the winter, but can drop into the 30s. I often have to put a towel on my car...

I have some Easter eggers turning 4 weeks old next week and brahmas turning 2 weeks old (I know the brahmas still need some time) and days here are getting into the mid 60s-70s, when can I start bringing my chicks outside to play/explore a bit (in a pinned area) is there a certain temp I should...

Hi there! I have 6 Rhode Island reds just under 1 year old and I also have 3- 14 week old pullets (silver laced Wyandotte, Australorp and an Easter egger). It’s going to get down to 19 degrees Fahrenheit this week and there’s so many articles online about chickens and colder temperatures. I’m...

We live on the prairies in SK and the temperatures range from +30c in the summer to -40c/f in the winter. It is frequently VERY windy here, though our property has a good abundance of trees to help with breaking that wind. I've read quite a few articles and helpful posts etc. regarding keeping...

This past week we had a really hot one over 90 all week so a fan went on upstairs where the babies are and it was good no roasted chicks. LOL Today we are going down to 50's at night they are still inside the house but I didn't put their heater on. They have noticeable feathers at 4 weeks old...

I have tried incubating eggs twice now. The 1st time around I put in 8 eggs of which only 3 were fertile and none survived. Now I have again tried to incubate eggs, I placed 10 eggs in the incubator. I candled 6 days later, all were developing except for one which I then removed. I again candled...

Hi BYC(& ducks) My 5 ducks will be 6 weeks old tomorrow (3 runners, 1 khaki, 1 cayuga). We are planning to transition them outside sometime next week, BUT I have a question about temps. I am in Northern Arizona, where right now, the daytime temperatures are around 75-85 F, and the evening...

My chickens are about 10-12 weeks old and seem to have lots of feathers. It’s less than 10 degrees for a daytime high this week (is that around 40F)? can I let them out for an hour or so to run around? Or should I wait for double digits (over 10 - so 50Fish?

Hello, I have a Partridge Cochin pullet and a Cuckoo Marans cockerel that I need to permanently move outside into their outdoor run. They are a bit under 7 weeks, and I would have moved them out earlier but for the fact that its been raining for nearly a week now and the temp is about 13...

Hello. My wife and I are going to build our new home North of Sparks ( on Grass Valley road) soon. We haven't raised chickens before although as a kid I helped feed and picked up eggs as a child. I am to be 55 soon and my wife is a little bit older than I am. We have had many different pets over...

Hi all. This website has been crucial for me the past month as I prepared for and spent my first three weeks with my new flock of five hens. I received two Barred Rocks, two Rhode Island Reds, and one Welsummer in the mail and from a book or two and the posts on these forums, we've kept them...

I have 5, 5 week old chicks. They all have tons of feathers and are doing amazing. However they are getting too big for their brooder in the house. I was wondering will they be okay outside in their new coop? The lowest temp at night is going to be 66-62 this week and I was wondering, is that...

Hi y'all!! I've been here a while and just lurking in the background, but need some help. I've recently gotten some Khaki-Campbell ducklings to add to the little flock I already have. There are 7 new babies, 2 drakes and 5 hens. I live in Conroe, Texas (right outside of Houston) where the...

Due to the explosion of parasites that happened this winter in my heated coop (as well as the bad luck that came with it), I want to go back to an unheated coop next winter, to keep vermin under control. The only thing I'm not sure about, is if the current coop that I have fits the arrangements...