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  1. L

    HELP: What kind of heat source do I give my outside pond?

    Hello all! I am new. I have 3 Oranda Goldfish that need temps higher than 60 F. However, I cannot find a 300 gallon pond heater. I only see "de-icers" that circulate the water, but not heat it. I was hoping any fish/pond outside experts can give some knowledge to my situation. MUCH...
  2. C

    Cold weather for pullets

    Hello, So, I got nine baby chicks. They were hatched on Dec. 2. I have a broader set up in my heated garage and they're doing great. My question is about when I can safely move them to the coop. I had chickens for years and then stopped for a few years and now I'm starting again so I do know...
    • ChelsieW
    • Thread
    • brooder chicks cold cold winter heat pullets raising chicks winter wool hen
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  3. lbgreenfield

    Bare Bum in Winter

    Hi everyone! I have a 2 year old Barred Rock that is the top hen in my small flock that has lost almost all of her bum feathers (see attached photos). I thought she was molting because she's been losing a lot of fluffy feathers, but her butt and belly are the only places she's lost feathers...
  4. Silkielove1944

    Multiple feet of snow.

    I have a flock of chickens, finally adults. However, this is my first time with my flock in winter. We are expecting to have piles of snow. I feel my little flock would freeze without warning. What are your suggestions to keep your chickens all bundled up? They're mainly silkies, so I'm not too...
  5. R

    Duck has lost its "voice" also sneezing/coughing

    Hello! In the past week my Pekin duck Sam (about 2 1/2 months old) has gone from being loud and chatty to almost silent. Its still moving its mouth and trying to quack but little to no sound is coming out. Along with this symptom Sam has also been making a sneezing and coughing noise...
    • rkrgs11
    • Thread
    • cold duck medicine sick
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  6. B

    How cold is too cold??

    Hey! I live in zone 3, northern BC. And it can get down to -60 celcius here. So im wondering how cold is too cold for them. I have chickens and ducks. They are all feathered and been out since summer. We have a fully insulated coop 8x8 with two vents, and one large window that we keep closed at...
  7. G

    Saving fertile eggs through the winter?

    Winter is almost arriving and my duck is still laying eggs. Is it possible to save the fertile eggs through winter and incubate them after winter?
    • GeneralSV
    • Thread
    • cold duck fertile pekin season winter
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. ashley89045

    Too cold

    Last night my coop got 14 degrees, before we decided to bring the girls indoors. We have one window for ventilation, probably 4 inch by 5 inch.Otherwise, it should be draft free. The problem is that the chickens are roosting right in front of the window. We've considered covering half of the...
  9. rosemarysugar

    Help! VERY COLD CHICKENS

    So it has snowed about 10 inches and my chickens are not taking to it very well. They have shelter outside in their yard and a coop so they do have shelter. But...somehow a dusting of snow ALWAYS gets in the coop and the shelter. But anyway temps are about 15 during the day and -7 during the...
  10. emilyenorris

    Silkie hen went for a swim. . . frozen.

    Yesterday I came home from work and found my free range silkie hen in the goat water bowl. It was in the 30s yesterday. Her head was dry. I am guessing she fell in and could not get out. It is one of the rubber bowls that are about a foot deep. I have never had one fall in that I am aware of...
  11. Theroosterman

    In need of help

    Hello Two days ago, we considered adding two frizzle Pekins to our flock. We brought home a cream one and a lavender one, two 5 month old hens. They are currently quarantined away from the rest of my chickens because I suspect them to suffer from coryza or a type of cold. It is currently rainy...
  12. M

    Shivering while molting

    My three year old hen, Nugget, was mid-molt when the temperatures started dropping. During the day we have temperatures in the high 60s but at night it sometimes dips down into the 30s. Tonight I noticed she was shivering when I went to lock up the coop. Is there anything I can do to help her...
  13. P

    Fox problem...

    We have had our 5 chickens for about a year now. No issues with predators up to this point - this weekend one of our girls passed naturally. The next day one was snatched up by a fox and it ran off into the woods with her. I think our coop is very secure - hence not having an issue with this...
  14. AQuailNamedFrancis

    Quail and the snow

    hello everyone! My quail live in the garage during the winter. My garage is insulated but I still get nervous about them lol! (as any father would!). Anyways its currently 26F. Do I need to get them a heat light?
  15. FathertoFeathers

    It's getting colder. What do I do?

    Its starting to cool down here in Tennessee and its cooling rather quickly. Last week I was having to worry about my ducks overheating now I have to worry about them freezing. Last night it got down to 50 degrees (Fahrenheit). I just put in fresh straw and they have some little boxes in the yard...
  16. J

    Coughing Adult Duck

    I have a 2 yr old duck. She started coughing 3 weeks ago. The first week I believed she just was eating her scratch too dry so I stopped putting it on the ground and in a bowl with water. 2nd week I believed it was a cold so I got her poultry booster and hoped it would go away on its own. Then...
    • jessmusick
    • Thread
    • adult antibiotic cold cough duck help pekin pnemonia rain sick
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Ducks
  17. PNWhens

    Hens sleeping bunched up?

    I have 4 Rhode Island Red hens, about 5-6 weeks old. At night when they go into the coop, I noticed they all sleep in a tight bundle. I am assuming this is to keep warm, but also worries me they may be cold or have separation issues. They feel nice and toasty when I check on them. I am always on...
  18. SubArcticFowl

    Hello from the sub-arctic of northern Canada

    Hello all. I am a long-time lurker and finally decided to make an account. As the title states I live in the sub-arctic region of northern Canada (think ice road truckers). There are a few people around here that keep chickens and I've been thinking about it for years. Keeping birds over the...
  19. Snowingamanda

    Is this a cleft palate?

    Hi, a couple weeks a ago posted here because my flock died of heat and my mistake. Many wonderful people here comforted me and encouraged to start again. So, 2 days ago I went to a breeder who gets his birds from Cackle Hatchery and vaccinates then. I go to these 2 chicks. Yesterday we noticed...
  20. Countrymanfowl

    Woods Coop in Canadian Winter a Good Idea?

    I am currently in the process of reading the below book on Woods Coops. http://gnipsel.com/files/chickens/mfaph.pdf I am considering having one built on my property to house a number of chickens instead of using the plastic sheds I currently have. They have very poor ventilation and I'm...
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