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I wish I lived closer - I have to drive 2+ hours to get there - maybe I need to find similar events closer to where I live (Westchester) to get rid of my silkie roosters

I live in Westchester - Town of Somers. When we bought our first batch (silkies), they were straight run and it turned out most of them were roos. Though they are not too loud, still they crow all the time ! When we got our second batch (EE), being new to raising chicken and not read a whole lot...

We live in upstate NY and have Easter Eggers and silkies - both are supposed to be winter hardy. A month ago, when the weather was brutal (below freezing all day n night) - silkies were the only one that came out of their coop and stayed in the run all day - EE would roost all day inside for the...

Electric Fence ! It protects your flock from all predators. Good investment.

I use heat lamp attached to thermo cube (turns on when the temperature goes below 35F and turns off when it raises to 45F) just to make sure the water is not frozen. The chickens don't seem to get closer to the heat lamp or move far - they are as usual - so I guess they are fine with moderate...