that's smart! I ended up moving the roos inside for today and tomorrow and the hens I left inside the coop today with a heat lamp on low... (my mother in-law is home all day to check on them gives me a peace of mind). This morning it was -39 C! Tomorrows suppose to feel like -15C so ill let them...
northwestern Ontario, Canada. We often get cold snaps like this for a few days here and there... This is the coldest its been yet this winter and its my first year having chickens so I've been doing a lot of reading and kind of just learning as I go. We have the coop fully insulated because our...
Sorry confusing comment. The forecast tonight is -39C with winds of 50km/hr, wondering if you would suggesting adding supplemental heat for the extreme cold predicted?
positive! both of her sisters look to be purebred bcms but her and a roo from the same batch have cheeks! here is a pick of the roo and one of her sisters. she also has feathered feet!
here is a roos hatched from the same batch of eggs and one of my what i believe is a purebred bcm pullets! Not sure what kind of genes he has in him but we live in canada where the temps drop super low ... -36 celcius tonight! so i’m not complaining about the fact he has cheeks to keep him warm!
Hi All,
So i picked up some “purebred black copper maran” chicks this summer. I’ve got 3 hens, 2 of which look like they are purebred but then i’ve got this girl who’s got some fuzzy cheeks! any guesses to what she is? or what color of eggs she’ll lay?
it might just be me wishful thinking but if i look at chick number 3 long enough she looks darker than the males with almost not comb color development!