I've found that my chickens handle cold temperatures much better if they don't have a heat lamp. Cold weather stimulates their bodies to build up a fat layer and grow thick down. It's a gradual process. I worry that a broken lamp or power outage will, besides being a fire hazard, leave my birds...
Hey Idaho peeps! My 2015 Pullets for Sale picture folder has been started on my qcu poultry facebook page if anybody is looking to add to their flock this season. I'll add to it as I go through my grow out pens over the summer and into the fall. https://www.facebook.com/QcuPoultry
I have some extra wheaten/blue wheaten ameraucana straight run chicks and 1 sex linked olive egger pullet available if anybody is interested. Located in Paul, Idaho. PM me for details.
For those who collect chicken art, here's a heads up! I'm creating a series of mini poultry sculptures. They will be available via my poultry facebook page.
Pullets available: American standard blue orpingtons, English standard splash orpingtons, & English jubilee orpingtons. 10 weeks old and older. (located in Paul, Idaho)
I'm cutting back on some of my breeds. First cut: Breeding quad of bantam cochins are now available: One black mottled rooster, one black mottled hen, and two blue split to mottled hens. Take all four birds for 35.00. Located in Paul, Idaho.