You may wish to also check out Fluffy Butt Acres, Bob has great advice also
Thread 'Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock'
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/fluffy-butt-acres-stories-of-our-flock.1286630/
I would call Dorothy a barnyard mutt 😊 other than the silkies and the Roo (polish) all the others are just a mad mix.
I hear ya with the stampeding Emu, I have horses and don’t let my kiddies out around them, they could get trampled. Of course they love sharing snacks with my thoroughbred mare...
I am new to poultry but not livestock, I have found that down to around -5C (23F) they are pretty active doing chicken stuff, but once it got colder than that, they tended to be less active and once it got to around -20C they just stood there huddled together - have the same issue with the...
That looks great! I am in Canada and it gets darn miserable here, I insulated the hen house which is a 4x10 room in the barn Which is only used for roosting and sleeping. I don’t supplement with heat as my dozen keep it around freezing or just above even on the coldest nights
I only put in...