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  1. F

    Frostbite, vent gleet, curly toes, and molt

    So some backstory. My blue wheaten ameraucana chickens name is Gimble. Gimble has curly toe paralysis. We live in Northern BC. It's actually been super mild so far, with temps right at freezing. So my girls have been moulting for a good month and a half while Gimble just started about a week...
  2. Chickadee00

    Frostbite?

    Since it's getting colder here I wanted to rub my girls' combs with Vaseline, when I saw this strange white spot on Phoebe. Does anyone know what this is? I always thought frostbite is darker, thanks!
  3. Liv's chickens

    Rooster’s head has turned purple from cold

    Hi everyone, I have a bantam rooster who I’m concerned about because his entire face has turned a purple color. The coldest it’s been is in the 20s but it’s obviously affected him quite a bit already. He did get some frostbite last year and the very tips of his comb ended up falling off, but...
  4. ebisu

    Coturnix quail and the Florida winter

    Hi fellow Floridians, Winter is here and temperatures are dropping. I live on the east coast towards the north near St. Augustine. I'm a first-time quail parent and have coturnix quails of mixed ages (older ones are 3 and 4-5 months old) which I'll be introducing them eventually to our new...
    • ebisu
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    • chicks cold florida outdoor quail advice winter
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Quail
  5. mypoorducky

    Can I keep my ducks in the cold?

    Hello all. I have some ducks, about a month old. They're about halfway done with growing out their feathers. Since I still lack any sort of proper feed at the moment, I give them much more access to forage in my backyard, however I worry it may be too cold for them. It's very cold outside, not...
  6. chickenGrant

    Pecking out feathers STILL! HELP!

    Hey everyone, I am going to apologize in advance for how long and confusing this may be. Alright here we go… By the way these Chickens are just over one year old. So last winter (winter of 2020) is when it all started, I noticed a fair amount of feathers were missing on two out of the three...
  7. S

    Polish Chickens with mixed flock

    Good morning all! Three questions about POLISH HENS. With a mixed flock how long did it take to inter-grate your polish with other chickens? And do you trim their little mop tops? And lastly how do they fair in the weather? I have been reading they don’t do well outdoors in cold climates...
  8. Chickadee00

    Chicken colds

    Hello, my 3 cochin chickens seem to have a cold, they sneeze a bit. When I picked one up and heard them breath it sounded like they have a runny nose, can't see any mucus coming out of their noses though. I've tried giving them camomile and sage tea, I've given them radish, a bit of onion with...
  9. D

    Baby Quail Passed Away - was it from Exposure?

    Dearest backyard chicken community, A tragic event took place at our urban farm this morning. Would it be possible for you to help me find the reason? So about two weeks ago I hatched 7 quail. As I kept the incubator on just in case, a really long time after the last chick, about 5 days, there...
  10. G

    What does my chicken have?????

    I have had my first three chickens for a month now and still only once chicken is sick/ill. She (a lavender araucana pullet) was initially separated for a week and a half due to sneezing, gasping/gaping, a foul odour and lethargy. She was taken to the vet (who didn’t deal with chickens, none...
  11. Skylexa

    How cold can my chicks tolerate?

    Our weather in TN can be very wild. It can go from 80°F days to 40°F nights very quickly. Setting up a heating system in our coop is quite complicated, so we try to avoid heating as much as possible. Currently, tonight, it's 54°F. Our chickens are about two and a half months old. We have three...
  12. M

    Snow is coming (in May), Silkie chick question :)

    Hi chicken folk! New to backyard chickens, new to chickens:) This forum has been so educational and helpful🙏🏻. My silkie chicks are 6 weeks old, recently moved outside to coop with covered run. If given the option they will stay huddled on the ground outside the coop, not in the coop with the...
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    • cold silkie silkie chick
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  13. M

    Should I use the heat plate?

    We just moved our birds outside... 3 chickens who are 8 weeks old and 2 ducks who are 6 weeks old, they are all feathered. Tonight’s low is supposed to be 47 degrees... I bought a heat plate for cold nights but it seemed to make the coop too warm. Is that too cold for them or will they be alright?
  14. F

    Cold snap - are my 5.5 week old chickies safe?

    Hey there, not sure if this is the right category but given that the news today says we're going to get a cold snap tomorrow with snow and below-freezing temperatures, I'm wondering if my 5-and-a-half week old Easter Eggers will be OK in their coop. They just moved in there a few days ago. They...
  15. Lovedolphin13

    Mandarin Duck in VA?

    I was wondering if Mandarin Ducks can survive in Virginia? I was thinking about trying to hatch some eggs and raising them. They would be kept safe, I'm just worried it might get too cold in the winter time, because it does snow here. I appreciate any advice.
  16. SknyCkn

    Warming up my cold chicks

    Help I need some advice. First time chicken owner & I have 25 8 week old chickens. I had to move them outside about 2 weeks ago. They are in a wood & tin shed with 8 packages of pine shavings on the ground. I have 2 250 watt heat lamps hanging over their roost. They have been fine with temps...
  17. themidnightmama

    Extreme cold - what is “too cold?”

    I live in NE Texas. We have mild winters with temps that rarely drop below freezing. But the polar vortex is heading our way and the low on Monday is 1 degree F. Temps will be in the teens and 20’s over the next week. I put a thick layer of new straw in the coop today. I have 8 hens, so they...
  18. Quacking ducks

    what should I use as toys for my ducks?

    This week is VERY cold at my house, so we had to bring my 9 ducks into the garage in a box for the next week. The problem is, I only have one big box to have them in the whole week, but they are bored and are peeling the box. Any idea what toys I could make to hang in their box so they are not...
    • Quacking ducks
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    • bored ducks cold duck toy ducks winter
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Ducks
  19. E

    Cold front coming, small flock!

    There’s some cold single digits with strong winds coming in, I’ve only got 2 buffs and two bantams in a well vented 20sq ft coop attached to a covered run. I’m posting bc they don’t have a lot of body heat since there’s only four birds, wondering if I should close their coop door or lay more...
  20. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Do your chickens stay on the roost when cold?

    We've had a spate of cold and windy weather and I'm having quite the time of it getting some of my girls to emerge from the coop. Our coop isn't big enough to house food and water--it's mainly for sleeping and laying. And with the deep litter method I worry about spillage that may cause issues...
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