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    Arctic Blast Coming - Any Suggestions?

    Thank you for asking. Mine are doing well, currently pecking at a cabbage. I ended up putting a 2x4 in the dog crate for them to perch on. Thank you all for the suggestions! I really hope that that insane cold won't return, but this weekend, I'm going to ask my boyfriend to get an extension...
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    Arctic Blast Coming - Any Suggestions?

    We are not planning to let them out of the dog crate. We do not have anything that we can put them in, and our garage is a disaster. It's suboptimal, but it is better than freezing to death, and it is better than most chickens in battery cages get. Apologies if I come across as defensive; I love...
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    Arctic Blast Coming - Any Suggestions?

    ...is covered in 1/4" hardware cloth, and we have a 2' hardware cloth barrier around the bottom, so I don't think that we could get an extension cord *into* the coop. Our ladies are in the garage. We don't really have anything for them to roost on. Is that okay? I've considered putting a...
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    Arctic Blast Coming - Any Suggestions?

    Ha! Is it that obvious? I am, in fact, new to raising chickens. Plus, I tend to be a worrier. I've lived in the northeast for going on 20 years (grew up in Florida), but I can't remember ever seeing it this cold. Luckily, it's only for a few days. The reason I'm anxious about having the...
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    Arctic Blast Coming - Any Suggestions?

    Ah, yes. I'm in the Boston area as well. I'm jealous of your electricity. We have none. My boyfriend wants to bring them into the garage for the weekend, but I'm worried that the trip and new environment (for two of them, two quarantined in there) will be too much for them. We've been lucky so...
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    Hi from Western Massachusetts

    Welcome! I'm also in MA. I am very jealous that you are allowed to keep roosters. Their feathers are so beautiful. Our town does not allow them. Bob is quite a handsome guy. I love the name. I can only imagine what my boyfriend's son would name a male. Our females are Poo360, Toots, Twinkie, and...
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    Vegans of BYC!!

    It's *supposed* to reduce crowing, but it seems like something I'd be doing for my own benefit more than for the rooster's. I'll stick with my legally allowed girls unless we move.
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    Vegans of BYC!!

    I'd love to have roosters here! There are so many in need of homes. Unfortunately, bureaucracy reigns supreme where I live, which is why there are so many roosters and cockerels in need of housing in the first place. I actually looked into chemical castration and caponizing, but I'm not sure...
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    Board of Health against quarantine (oh, the irony)

    I forgot to post, but we began integrating them on Sunday morning (a day short of 30, but we only have my boyfriend’s son on weekends). The girls initially self-separated, with the two Salmon Faverolles on the lower level and the two CCLs in the coop. By this morning, all were eating together...
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    A new beginner from Connecticut

    Welcome, fellow New Englander! You'll find these folks to be most helpful. Will your birds live together or separately?
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    Cleaning feeders and waterers (indoors vs. outdoors)

    Thank you! We don’t have electricity, so there’s no heater, but I’m hopeful that if we switch them out, they won’t freeze over.
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    Cleaning feeders and waterers (indoors vs. outdoors)

    Every other day I refill our girls' waterers (we have two separate waterers, as two of our four pullets are in quarantine) outside with the garden hose and wash them once a week with white vinegar. Sadly, the temperature is dropping, so my partner and I will soon disconnect our hose for the...
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    Hello from Maine!

    We have Poo360, Toots, Twinkle, and Twinkie.
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    Hello from Maine!

    Hello, fellow New England-er! We got our coop from Maine. Do your chickens have names? We let the nine-year-old name ours 😬
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    Hello from CT

    Welcome! We are not allowed to keep roosters here, either. Good old New England, prioritizing property values over animal welfare. I hope that your boys find the loving homes that they deserve.
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    Biosecurity for a chickaholic at the county fair

    The fair organizers actually did not exhibit chickens, due to bird flu. I’m glad that they made that call.
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    To Avocado or not to Avocado

    Ha! I shared this thread with my boyfriend (who is from California, but hates avocado). I’m obsessed with them, but thanks for the laughs
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    Massachusetts

    Ours seem healthy as well. We are very much looking forward to introducing them to the others and starting a flock! There were so many breed options, it was hard to choose. Ultimately, my boyfriend’s son liked the fluffy feet of the Salmon Faverolles. We didn’t even think about getting two...
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    Biosecurity for a chickaholic at the county fair

    Apologies for resurrecting an old thread! We are going to a fair tomorrow and there will be other animals there, including a hatchery with baby chicks. Is it safe for us to go near them? Our girls are vaccinated for Marek’s (two are still in quarantine because we just brought them home two weeks...
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    Board of Health against quarantine (oh, the irony)

    I did not receive it as an admonition. You are right. Rules are rules; it's just a matter of what we are willing to risk. Living in Boston, I would break the rules of my HOA by keeping plants (and a compost container) on my roof deck. The worst-case scenario was throwing away $50 in plants and...
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