FloppyGirl
Songster
Yesterday when i went to let out the chickens I noticed one of my young BCM cockerels walking funny. I picked him up and to my horror his one foot was frozen solid. The temperatures had dipped to-20Cs but they have an insulated coop and I can't figure out how this could have happened. This is not the first year that we had chickens through extreme temperatures and if anything we upgraded our coop this summer. This morning we reached -34C and I kept the flock in until the temperatures rose to those that i thought my chickens could handle and noone seems to have any issues. I do a nightly check with a flashlight to make sure no one is hiding outside, but I guess it is possible that I missed one.
I brought him inside and his feet defrosted (both were frost bitten, but the left more so). They have now blistered and I have wrapped them up in Betadine soaked bandages. Hes still eating and drinking but we will see how it goes.
I brought him inside and his feet defrosted (both were frost bitten, but the left more so). They have now blistered and I have wrapped them up in Betadine soaked bandages. Hes still eating and drinking but we will see how it goes.