Recent content by CarolineVT

My hen house is 3' wide x 3' tall x 4' long (approx.) I used a 100 watt bulb on a timer in there last winter, but when it burned out I could only find 60 watt (incandescent). They have six holes which are about 4'' (egg-shaped, of course!), three on each end. We covered them up about half...

I hear you about the acclimation to the cold. We purposely got cold-hearty breeds (with one surprise chicken who did pretty well last winter!) because we live in Vermont. My chickens all got frostbite on their wattles and combs. Black spots that all turned red again as the temperatures rose...