I'm such a fan of naked necks! I joke with my boyfriend that they're the pugs of the chicken world haha so ugly they're cute.
My Roo is a NN and he's very friendly and all around a great rooster to his girls. He won't be winning any beauty pageants but he keeps his ladies happy! And he also...
After thought, the pads could work because they can come and go, not really as a space heater you know? Almost brooder plateish or you could invested in heated roost bars. I think its the feet, combs and wattles that are susceptible to the cold. That might help ease your worries.
We got a bout of consistent -20s to -30 the past couple of weeks, southeastern Ontario, the girls are chilly and the tips of their combs look a little tender but I feel as long as you're checking off all the boxes when it comes to the coop you're just gonna have to believe they're built for...
@aart @Eggcessive I'm battling the same thing as @Bigbluefrog , we're reaching -22 C and below the next few nights and one of my roosters has severe frost bite. I realized how bad it had gotten and brought him inside because of the extra cool temperature last night and was thinking of keeping...
@WallyG74 I'm always amazed at the shades of brown. I have barred rocks and some mixes, one I'm sure has BCM in her, she lays my darkest shade of brown and I just adore the milk chocolate color!
I literally just wanna show off my eggs to whoever gives a damn, and thats mostly not my friends and family haha they're kinda over it. When I started my journey I got Azure blue layers and PBR from Freys. Then chicken math happened and I now have some barnyard mixes, silkies and royal palm...
Just thought I'd update!
After some intense monitoring the past few days I can confirm %100 that its actually one of my silkie girls laying the itty bitty blue! She's a pretty lady and I'll try to post a pic when the lighting is a bit better outside. But kinda neat to come across as I really...