I just may put little down coats on my birds this winter LOL. We're expected to get a long harsh winter this year. I'll just make a mini firepit in there and hand them a bag of marshmellows lol.
Thank you so much! I'm a new chicken owner, well had them 20 years ago but so long ago I don't remember what I did lol.
How cold is to cold to let them out with 10 feet of snow? I know they will go nuts staying indoors all winter. I have a huge pen plus a long tunnel in the yard. I don't want...
Thanks so much for the reply. I will try and look for that post. New here so still trying to figure out how to move around on here lol. Yes, it can get very cold here. I envy the folk who live in nice climates year round. Would love to garden year round.
I live in Alberta Canada near the sask border. It is getting bloody cold here. It's not unusual to get -35 here in the winters. I have but a 175watt red heat bulb in the coop, I have 15 chickens. It doesn't seem to be doing much in there. The coop is 100% insulated and polied. I have used the...
I was wondering is it safe to spray essential oils inside a coop? Or soak a cottonball in it and leave it out of their way? My coop does not smel at all as I clean it daily but thought would be nice to have something nice to smell when you walk inside. So many scents now with essential oils...
You're not crazy lol, I am crazy, I have spent the last 4 days here tyring to keep 1 beetle alive. He was kinda deformed when turning into a beetle. He just couldn't get out of the sack. I had to pull him out the rest of it. He didn't look right at all, had been struggling forever. He was...
I was wondering what you all suggest for bedding, summer I was thinking woodchips, winter when it's freezing straw. I am told woodchips aren't great, and straw is messy to clean.
I keep a carrot in the baby bin at all times. The babies are so small you can barely see them. Don't want them to get thirsty. The good foods also help them grow.
You could try putting a wet sponge in the container, somewhere they can't eat it to help with humidity. I wouldn't suggest wetting the oats as it can cause mold to grow. Even small spores you cannot see.
Hi, I've never had any worms die, maybe just 1 or 2. Mine are on oats that you buy from the store, sometime wheat bran. I also feed them carrots, lettuce, apples, bread, cereal etc. How is your humidity? Are the in the dark? Where are you buying them from? They will only drink as much water as...