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Chickens Afraid of SNOW!
Now that snow is on ground for second day and temperatures are lower, some of my free ranging birds are flying from snowless patch to snowless patch. Distances covered 30 to 45 feet. Games and red jungle fowl do it with ease and could go much farther if need be. Doms go about 2/3 of distance...- centrarchid
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Chickens Afraid of SNOW!
Quote: Most of my birds are on the heavy side now. Fat reserves must be important for them getting through a couple days of real nasty weather by holing up as you indicate. Once fat reserves largely depleted they will put more effort into eating. Young birds though do not appear have stored...- centrarchid
- Post #24
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Chickens Afraid of SNOW!
Freezing rain seems to be a real problem for my birds. They can not scratch down through it for greens nor can they roost on elevated locations such as tree limbs and sometimes even fence boards. I do not see how roosters that insist on roosting exposed in freezing rain keep from becoming...- centrarchid
- Post #23
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Chickens Afraid of SNOW!
We just got a 3" snow event with cold wind creating lots of drifts, some pushing 16". Birds going out into it, spending lots of time in heavy cover all fluffed up. They are making occasional runs to feed stations to top off crops but otherwise remaining relatively inactive. I can not get free...- centrarchid
- Post #20
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Chickens Afraid of SNOW!
Deep snow (> 6") can be bad news for chickens beyond issue of not being able find food easily and cold feet. Progress by walking is greatly hendered and energetically more demanding. We used to pasture hogs. Hogs have no problem moving through snow upto 18". When we got heavy snow events...- centrarchid
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