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  1. Fluster Cluck Acres

    8 month Sicilian Buttercups losing feathers

    I am supplementing with scrambled eggs. They are very good foragers, and I was afraid the limited amount of foraging when the ground was frozen might have been impacting them a little. They don't gorge themselves on pellets the same way a lot of my other birds do- they always save room for...
  2. C

    Dead rooster

    Does this look like worm eggs
  3. C

    Dead rooster

    I have an update on the little hen. Went outside this morning she was on the coop floor just laying there. Brought her inside offered electrolytes and eggs and no interest. She doesn’t want to walk. She can’t hold her head up. She will puff up lift her head up kind of act like she’s gasping then...
  4. MROO

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    It's been a loooooong molt, this year. I haven't seen a single new egg that didn't come out of a cardboard carton in nearly two months. Yesterday, there was a sign of hope. It looks like things might be getting started again! After a three-day layup where I couldn't get out to the coop and had...
  5. C

    Dead rooster

    I know my other 2 roos didn’t really get along with the one that just passed but it wasn’t really bad enough for them to keep him from eating and drinking that I noticed. There is only one bucket for each but I will end up adding more this weekend. We feed meal and pellets from a local feed...
  6. Eggcessive

    Dead rooster

    Sorry for your loss. Watch the flock behavior to see if the rooster or other hens are keeping anyone from eating or drinking. Do they have enough room and at least 2 water/food stations to give everyone a chance to eat and drink? I would bring the little hen aside and feed her some wet chicken...
  7. Ponypoor

    Heater or heat panel -10

    "Another very important reason the coops get heated is for me!" This statement says it all in my opinion - I have a barn for the horses because I refuse to be outside feeding horses when it's -20C and snowing like a crazy thing. Same deal with the chooks. After 40 yrs of having horses and...
  8. jvls1942

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    i am back. oh, were you gone ? yes, my computer was blocking me from byc. GS fixed it for me, i hope. enjoying the winter without chickens and frozen water and frozen eggs. just enjoying the deer, squirrels that the cat hasn't caught yet and same with the cotton tails.
  9. MROO

    What's the temperature where you are???

    You haven't truly been winter camping until your eggs freeze in the cooler ... and you still cook 'em for breakfast!
  10. Debbie292d

    Heater or heat panel -10

    Yes, most go outside all winter, provided hubby shovels paths for them, and the wind chills aren't too bad. Usually, we don't let them out if it's below 20°F, though. The coops are heated to 40°F, and some do not leave, whom I call wussies. 😊 The ground is covered with snow, so he tries to...
  11. Jenbirdee

    How Many Eggs Did You Get Today?

    One duck egg. I collected it but then I put it down and forgot about it and remembered later and went out thinking it would be frozen and cracked, but it was still OK thanks God
  12. bigzio

    Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

    ...going to feel like heaven compared to the last week. Collecting eggs and checking water 3 time daily, and I still have collected a couple frozen eggs even with deep straw in the nests. I think this is going to be a long winter this year. Boy, would I like to be wrong about that! Stay safe...
  13. Ted Brown

    Heater or heat panel -10

    I am uncertain whether your response is intended to support @The Bougie Coop assertions or not. Your response is very specific to a single breed and to personal comfort unlike @The Bougie Coop 's very broad brush statements. As you state on BYC we can "state our opinions or experiences". You...
  14. Debbie292d

    Heater or heat panel -10

    ...to keep themselves warm. A little supplemental heat makes them more comfortable. Another very important reason the coops get heated is for me! I'm old, and I refuse to trudge through snow to bring out water twice a day or deal with frozen eggs. If I had to do that, we wouldn't have chickens.
  15. Eggcessive

    Icicle/Frostbite

    Soak her feet in lukewarm water about 100 degrees. Dry in a warm towel. Heat lamps or a hair dryer can also be used. Keep her inside until she is out of shock. Offer some tepid water with electrolytes or sugar water. Then when drinking watery chicken feed and egg would be good. Do not massage...
  16. X

    Chicken. With tail down hardly walking

    I'll post a pic when I get home from work. She is just about 4. Very small bird that seems to have lost weight the last couple days. She has not laid in a while. Only 1 of 6 have laid cuz of winter. Her crop has been off and on for a month, but it did the same thing last winter. It's been...
  17. FunClucks

    Chickens haven’t laid an egg in three months

    I've had a few pullets molt in their first winter. Ticked me off. Half the reason I got them was so they would lay thru the winter. It does happen. Frozen dog treats!!! (hehehehe!) Just no fun to clean up the mess from that, super fun for the dog.
  18. D

    Chickens haven’t laid an egg in three months

    ...on the neck and head. Google suggests it can sometime happen. The more you know. Also, it may be worth going on an egg hunt if your girls free range. My pullets were nuts last year and were laying in really hard to find spots. Only figured it out because the dog would bring up frozen eggs.
  19. Callender Girl

    Do chickens stop laying eggs completely?

    ...people provide supplemental light to convince the girls to produce year round; I think mine deserve a break. Plus, I hate finding split, frozen eggs when I don't get outside often enough. I stack a few square concrete stepping stones under their feeders and waterers. Most of the waterers...
  20. J

    What's the temperature where you are???

    I'm in the Philippines and it's 90f 32c also my coscovy duck hatched 14 eggs yesterday but due to a feral cat that killed all my ducklings last time I'm bringing them inside the house.
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