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  1. Gemduckmum

    Do ducks get cold at night?

    This evening we put our 5 ducks in their outdoor house. They have deep straw bedding and a shelf to sit on or a sheltered area underneath to sleep in. The house has cut out windows which have been securely meshed. It’s going to be 12 degrees Celsius (54 Fahrenheit) tonight and I’m worried that...
    • Gemduckmum
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    • cold coop ducks house night
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    • Forum: Ducks
  2. VTBobCat

    Acclimating Chicks to Cold

    I'm transitioning my 8 week old, fully feather chicks from their heat plates to no heat source to prep them to go outside soon. It is 39 where they are on my porch right now, and I expect it may drop another 5 degrees or so overnight. Tonight is the first night without their heat plates and a...
  3. Keeperoflock

    Coop Ventilation and Cold Weather Question

    We are GOING to work on the coop HOPEFULLY this weekend as long as this crazy weather will allow it. They are calling for rain AGAIN this weekend. But that's another story. Don't get me started.... My question is... we live in an area that can get EXTREMELY cold (has gotten but not very...
  4. Yukidongo

    Disaster Before Hatching?

    My Sebastopol hatching eggs are today. My old mail carrier would have rung the bell, knocked, even returned them to the Post Office if I did not "physically" receive them. Looks like they were delivered at 11:30am. I picked them from the front porch at 12:20-12:30pm. Approximately one hour...
    • Yukidongo
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    • cold eggs geese hatching sebastopol
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Geese
  5. I

    Chicken breathing through mouth. Not eating.

    Chick 70 days old. Has clear discharge. Looks weak. Breathes though mouth. Reason: gave chilled rice :( I saw a feather in the coop too. Possibly this chick might be bullied. I have only 3 chicks totally- one rooster 2girls. Cleaned the coop today. I'm keeping this sick chick alone now in my...
  6. DgirlUrbanFarms

    Oldest chickens dying

    In the past 2 months I have lost my 3 oldest chickens, all 4-5 years old. They all get to moving very slow, look "COLD," keep their necks/head tucked in, walk around real slow. They do eat and drink, but eventually they end up having to be put down because they have nasty poop all over their...
  7. H

    I think my chicken is sick, what can I do?

    There has been cold temperatures (40F-60F) for the last few weeks and I think my hen has caught a cold. She has not been running around and feeling energetic, and goes to her coop early in the afternoon at around 1 am. She is 7 years old but has been feeling fine and eating normal. Symptoms...
  8. rjrinehart

    Frost bitten rooster

    so it got really cold here in Tennessee from like Christmas, maybe earlier than that, until about a couple days ago. I’m talking like in the teens. I live in the south east area. My rooster has really dark red almost fully black tips on his comb that are frost bitten. Like a inch from the tips...
  9. binji

    frostbitten caruncle?

    i think one of my ducks has gotten frostbite on the knob of caruncle that sits above his bill. it hasnt gotten above 20 degrees here in probably the last week, and these two refuse to stay in their house and instead sit on the back porch all day until i bring them inside or until it's bedtime...
    • binji
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    • caruncles cold frostbite muscovies
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Ducks
  10. MIchickenlady

    bad to bring them in the house?

    It's been below zero here at night single digits during the day and I've thought about bringing my girls in the house just quarantined in the mud room during the day mostly so I can sit and play with them lol but I wonder if it would be too much of a shock to their system coming in the heated...
  11. cluckkatie

    Garage Transition?

    I'm thinking that once my chicks are four weeks, I'll take them out of the brooder and move them into the garage. It gets down to thirty degrees in there. Will it be too much of a drastic temp drop for them? Or do you think I should keep the lamp on in the garage and then eventually taper off? I...
  12. cluckkatie

    Seattle Chicks?

    Thinking of getting chicks now but I live in Seattle and I know you let chicks outside after 4-6 weeks. Would it be too cold to let them outside then? Daytime temps are around 35 degrees. Thanks
  13. Lacy Duckwing

    Warm Oatmeal for Cold Chickens

    Has anybody else thought of this? It has been very cold the past few days and my chickens has been getting cold. So every morning I've been bringing hot oatmeal straight from the stove to my flocks. I have about three different coops of chickens. One is the Main Flock, one is the Bantams, and...
  14. ChickenGirl555

    Wisconsin temperatures getting colder

    I have heard of chickens being able to withstand up to -20F but I wanted to make sure because one night we had -12F which scares me a little. I have never given them a heat lamp in Their coop and don’t plan to unless temperatures get REALLY bad, like under -20F. The days are fine, ranging from...
  15. PearlTheDuck

    What’s the coldest temperature ducks and chickens can stand?

    Our coop is not finished and freezing weather is on its way, our ducks and chickens currently go in a pen covered in tarps. In a few days the temperature high is 25F and a low of 10F with a wind chill of around 5F and possibly some snow/ice, it will be like that for about 4 days. Will they be ok...
    • PearlTheDuck
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    • chickens cold ducks freezing weather
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Ducks
  16. AnconaMommy

    How soon is "too soon" to head outside?

    Our Silkie hatched three chicks on November 20th. Sadly, we had a daredevil who got a bit too brave and ended up drowning in the big girl's watering bowl. After that, I brought the remaining two inside with my Silkie. They've been living in a pack n play, in the living room, which has been...
  17. AnconaMommy

    How soon is "too soon" to head outside?

    Our Silkie hatched three chicks on November 20th. Sadly, we had a daredevil who got a bit too brave and ended up drowning in the big girl's watering bowl. After that, I brought the remaining two inside with my Silkie. They've been living in a pack n play, in the living room, which has been...
  18. PonyRaindrop

    Severe Frostbite on Waddles

    I have a large buff orphington rooster with huge waddles and comb. I went out tonight to find him agitated and shaking his head back and forth. Upon further examination it seems that he has severe frostbite on his waddles and comb. The tips of his comb is black, but I am more concerned about...
  19. AshleyNicole06

    FROSTBITE

    Just wondering if it’s true that you can put Vaseline on ducks feet so they don’t get frostbit? What have you used?
  20. Ash_lie

    Broody had chicks, 0' degrees on the way

    Hello All! I have a broody hatching out some chicks (actually they are hatching right now and over the next few days), this week the temperatures are supposed to dip into the single digits and one night go to -1. Will they chicks be okay? I know mama can keep them warm, but what about when they...
    • Ash_lie
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    • baby chick baby chicks chicken hatching eggs christmas chicks cold cold weather hatching eggs mama and babies questions winter concerns wintering chicks
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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