No very far from warm! Pennsylvania and rarely above freezing water is kept under a heatlamp however so it doesn't freeze and the birds are primarily inside the coop in this weather
How long is too long a day? Would it be good to just put in overnight and then put in fresh in the morning? I've read that if it smells weird to them they wont drink it
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My name is Maria and I'm relatively new to BYC. I'm usually just reading the discussions online that have already happened but I decided to sign up after about a year of surfing for answers and come to a forum where i can just ask! I own 3 Plymouth Rock Chickens and kinda inherited a very...
I'm worried about the dosage my birds drink out of a 1 gallon bucket not any of the fancy waterers that are out there and according to the instructions I would have to put the whole bottle in everyday that or figure out which one of them is laying the weak eggs and catch her everyday to orally...
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My hens are just about a year old now and laying daily but I was wondering if any of you suggest a calcium supplement of some sort during these winter months? They have free range to oyster shells and are getting a supplemented layer feed however one of my girls still has thin shells...