I agree, the capped hole is to large to hold the weight of the sealed interior water. I attempted to regulate it with the cap, but because of the change in water weight it don't work
The question about how long to wait was really never answered. I have a similar situation and have been trying to be patient before making a hasty decision. Would you go a week waiting for them to get established, a month, half a year? I personally am at 2 weeks, have seen signs of...
Thanks for information, partially consoling lol. Temperature went from 40 degrees to -6 in approximately 6 hours last Friday morning, I really thought we skated by because I didn't see anything Friday..here is a picture of what he looked like Saturday
Outside, my hygrometer said inside my coop was 65. Very southern Michigan, I have read people in Maine having much colder ambient air temperature without frostbite issues. This is my first year and first flock it really is bothersome to see that frostbite on my big boy. The only thing I can...
Did your birds end up getting frostbite? I live in Michigan, this week we had -5 with over 90% humidity. My rooster and orpington hens suffered low to medium range frostbite, our barreds were fine. We have hemp bedding, dry insulated top ventilated coop. What can I do when the humidity is...
Did your birds end up getting frostbite? I live in Michigan, this week we had -5 with over 90% humidity. My rooster and orpington hens suffered low to medium range frostbite, our barreds were fine. We have hemp bedding, dry insulated top ventilated coop. What can I do when the humidity is...