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  1. R

    Bringing chickens indoors during heat wave

    Hi, everyone! I have two year-old hens - a RIR and a Faverolles. For some reason, the RIR has recently become extremely heat sensitive. This wasn't a problem during the heat of last summer, but now she begins panting and holding her wings out when the temperature hits the mid-80s (sometimes...
  2. M

    106 degrees today!

    I've got the misters up, ice blocks for the water in the freezer, and I'm wondering - is damp ground cooler than dry ground? The chicks (2 Big fluffy silver Wyandottes) hang out under a densely shaded copse of oleander and yucca. I could turn on the sprinkler to get it damp, but I'm worried...
  3. DavisHenitentiary

    Any suggestions on solar fans?

    I live in South Mississippi and it’s already pretty hot down here. I really want to get a fan for the inside of the coop but we can’t run an extension cord way out to our coop. Are there any good solar fans out there? Or do you have any suggestions on keeping the coop cooler? It is very well...
  4. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Heat Stress: At what point should you intervene?

    With temps heating up fast here in SWVA, I'm wondering if anyone has any pointers in telling when chickens have passed the line between "normal" response to heat and heat stress to the degree that they need emergency intervention. We've only gotten into the low to mid 80s, humid, and so far...
  5. R

    New day old chicks

    Hi! 3 out of the 6eggs i tried to let poultry supply incubate hatched May 16/17. This is my second time to raise baby chicks without the hen. My brooder space is quite big but they are only 3. It is about a 2ft x 2ft dimension. I have used 25watts light bulb for there heat source placed in the...
    • ReiK
    • Thread
    • baby brood cage chicks day old feeder floor heat shelfliner sleep
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  6. J

    Baby Bantams Won't Leave Plate...

    I have 11 one day old bantams and they have slept in a big huddled ball under the heat plate and haven't come out once. Not to eat or drink. Not at all. When you lift the heat plate they really huddle together. Its against there back and warm. Is this normal?
  7. H

    Need Help with Paint Options/Other Ideas for my pre-fab coop!

    I am getting a pre-fab coop that's made with untreated wood from Tractor Supply for three hens: https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/petmate-superior-construction-chicken-coop-70401d I am planning on painting both exterior and interior and I would like some suggestions. It is important to...
  8. Turnips

    Very Cold Weather and Young Pullets

    Hello, I am a first-time chicken parent and am looking for advice on transitioning my 10 EE pullets outside. They are currently 4.5 weeks old and all look fully feathered except for one. I live in mid-Michigan and the weather has been ranging from the low 20s during the day and below 10 degrees...
  9. K

    Hatching Time Brooder Questions

    Hey guys! We sell chicks locally and are currently brooding in tubs with thermostat controlled heat lamps. We do this in our unheated garage. We are looking to upgrade to a stackable brooder system. We’ve already decided against GQF as it states on their website they are meant for room temp...
  10. Littlefrenchyinbigtexas

    Why do my baby chicks die?

    Hello! I had three chicks (buff Orpington) born out of the incubator two weeks ago. They are now in a big tub in the garage with two older chicks (6 weeks old) with a normal lamp close to them to keep them warm. It is not a heat lamp, as I am kinda scared of the fire hazard with these lamps. We...
  11. S

    Indoor versus Outdoor Brooder

    As I get ready for chicks in the spring, I keep reading that chicks are very dirty/dusty and will ruin a room in your house if you brood them indoors. My mind immediately began considering an attached, but unheated garage which stays around freezing or above in cold weather. I bought an ecoglow...
  12. J

    Reflective foil mat for hen

    So winter has come, and it has made this new chicken mom nervous. I have a hen who has not fully feathered out like her siblings. She was one of the first to begin getting her wings etc coming in, and then she just remained on pause. I think I have noticed some recent progress, but essentially...
    • Jocelyne13
    • Thread
    • foil lined bubble wrap insulation heat keeping hen warm late feathering reflective foil insulation reflective mat supplemental heat winter
    • Replies: 25
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  13. BudgieKing15

    Few-day-old chicks are huddled up but AWAY from heat lamp??

    I have a group of five chicks that are a few days old and they are all on the opposite side of the heat lamp. I have moved the heat lamp away from them a bit, but they keep doing this. They do not seem sick or lethargic, they just seem to hate the lamp. Any ideas about what I should do? Thanks...
  14. Phantom_k9

    Polish Rooster Sluggish and Sleepy?

    Hi all! Recently, our polish rooster has gotten a lot more sluggish and has began to take a lot of "siestas" during the day. Temperatures have been around 100 for the past few weeks, but he hasn't shown these symptoms until recently. Temperatures are starting to fall, and average around 95 on...
  15. Mooocoow7

    Cooling the flock when it wont cool off at night.

    here in california we are experiencing a heat wave and the night-time low is 82 for 1 hour. Its 90 at midnight. 12 of them are cold hardy breeds and they appear to be doing better then the ones the are not. I already have them with 5 water treys in the yard and 2 jn the coop 1 filled with...
  16. S

    Chicken panting

    Hi everyone. I posted on here a few months ago explaining how my bantam was making odd sounds when breathing. Although this isn’t as bad as it was, she now seems to be panting very rapidly. It is hot here at the moment, about 25-30c but the other chickens don’t seem to be affected as much. She...
  17. M

    Adjusting chicks to Texas weather

    Hi all, We are raising our first chicks, born 7/22. As we live in Texas, I have thus far been able to just move the brooder outside during the day for them and bring them inside at night with a homemade heat plate/cave type set up. Now, they are getting older and needing less heat just as...
  18. K

    Breed Selection for Far North Central Texas

    Hello, everyone ... I am almost done with my coop and run, and I think it's time to start thinking about breed selection. I live in far north central Texas about 50 miles south of Wichita Falls. The weather here has an average high in August of 94F, and an average low of 29F in January, with...
  19. Lilalienangel

    Broodies with eggs 105 degrees outside

    I set eggs under 2 broodies on the 15th. They took a week to get to me and had detached air cells. Out of 11 eggs only 4 made it through the 7 day candling. 3 of those reattached air cells. Yesterday, today, and though the weekend we are experiencing 105° weather. I had to take my broodies out...
  20. buffy-the-eggpile-layer

    Safe to Worm in Thick of Summer?

    I recently noticed droppings with shed intestinal lining in them (pinkish strands that look like raw meat). My 7 hens are about 15 months old and have never been wormed. They are eating and drinking normally, and otherwise their droppings look good. I haven't found the culprit of the couple...
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