MrsEarthern
Songster
I'm a first time flock owner in the Northern part of Clermont co, in SW Ohio on the west side of Harsha Lake; the Almanac is calling for a cold, long Winter but we probably will not get much snow.
My birds are about 25 weeks now (Australorp-Orpington and possibly other breeds), and I got them about 16 weeks old. Two of my males partially molted around 18 weeks, and the other two around 22-24 weeks, just for sex feathers in the saddle area. My two females have not seemed to molt and have really nice feathers.
They hatched around mid-March this year and we are getting into our Autumn weather- nighttime temps 50-60 F, lots of fog and dew into late morning, and staying cooler (70-75) until afternoon.
Should I expect them to molt before Winter? If they do, do they need the heat lamp?
All I have currently is a radiant reflector for CFL, is that enough?
We are going to process two of the roos and I am trying to get a few more females, I expect to have 5-6 birds through Winter; if I get more females they will likely be less than 10 weeks old (Currently), so would the younger birds need the heat lamp even if the older birds do not?
My birds are about 25 weeks now (Australorp-Orpington and possibly other breeds), and I got them about 16 weeks old. Two of my males partially molted around 18 weeks, and the other two around 22-24 weeks, just for sex feathers in the saddle area. My two females have not seemed to molt and have really nice feathers.
They hatched around mid-March this year and we are getting into our Autumn weather- nighttime temps 50-60 F, lots of fog and dew into late morning, and staying cooler (70-75) until afternoon.
Should I expect them to molt before Winter? If they do, do they need the heat lamp?
All I have currently is a radiant reflector for CFL, is that enough?
We are going to process two of the roos and I am trying to get a few more females, I expect to have 5-6 birds through Winter; if I get more females they will likely be less than 10 weeks old (Currently), so would the younger birds need the heat lamp even if the older birds do not?