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Well, I would empty out their coop and make sure their are no animals in there that shouldn't be in there. Look for any holes or anything that might need sealing up and then when you herd them in at night you can lock them in and they will be safe and probably feel safe. I don't use a light, I...

Hey, I actually use a clear plastic corrugated roof on my coop so they get lots of light. The first day or two I got my hens back in the fall and even the ducks I got two weeks ago had to be herded into their new home at night. They stay out until they know it's their home. I had to herd my hens...

Thanks, good to know. I guess i'm just paranoid of something happening in transport if its from another country and more than one day of traveling. I did find a hatchery in Washington but they never returned my emails...oh well the search continues lol

I was thinking about introducing an icelandic rooster but I can't find any or even a hatchery in canada that have eggs. Can eggs or roosters even be shipped and is it even safe? I suppose I have time to keep searching within ontario my hens are only 9 months old..lol

Thanks! I got so much info from this site it only made sense to sign up!

Well last night was the first of 3 days of -27...well turns out it got as low as -28 windchill -42 I know I prob sounds silly but i got up every 4 hrs to check on them. one trick i figured out is to fill their waterer with warm almost hot water (which my girls don't touch until its cooled), plus...

Yeah i raised it they knocked it over several times, water everywhere. I bought a proper waterer and hung it and they somehow got a pile of straw under it that left it unbalanced. Sure enough water everywhere lol

I also wanted to put a few duck eggs under one of my broody hens.

Thanks! I want to breed my biggest and best. Winters here are colddd. So far I still get 6-7 eggs a day from my 8 hens but some of my hens are small (the ones that are mostly red, the big ones are mostly black) if that means anything? My girls are sassy so yeah hoping for no added aggression...

I would keep an eye on the chicken poop too. She may have ingested some while cleaning herself. Look for signs of being ill as well over the next few days and call a vet if anything looks off. Not sure about your area but where I am (georgina ontario) we have 24/hr vet help lines that you can...

Thanks, I have tried to keep it as draft free and moisture free as possible but its never going to be %100. My ladies are very messy with their water, you would think they were ducks. I did add mylar panels in the coop and in the nesting boxes and its keeping it several degrees warmer in there...

Winter in ontario has been extremely mild this year....until tonight and tomorrow that is. -27 with a wind chill of -41. I can't help but worry for my ladies. But my sex link girls have been doing well so far so fingers crossed.

I would also say to use dawn soap and warm water. Its used on ducks and other animals that end up in oil spills from ships. I would check with a vet first though.

Hey, this is my first year with my ladies. Using the byc site made my first few weeks in the fall a lot easier and good tips for winter! Thanks for posting great ideas!