It's been over 100F from past few days so we bring a water based Air cooler with exhust fan (pic below)
But my boys keep yawning in front of cooler don't know why maybe due to air blow in the air ..In the ear
It's been so so.hot here what should I do with this behavior?
Do air will hurt their...
I have purchased an integrated coop with run...
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-welded-wire-canopy-coop-gc001
and would like to know which way I should place the nesting boxes?
Facing East - morning sun
Facing North - shaded
Facing West - afternoon, hot! sun during...
There’s been some debate before as to whether an Omlet coop will keep chickens warm enough in winter. They sent me this promo and I thought others may be interested given the discussions on the pros and cons of adding heating.
Please note I have Omlet coops but do not sell or advertise them.
In the 1907 book "Poultry Architecture - A Practical Guide for Construction of Poultry Houses, Coops and Yards", George B Fiske states a couple of things that seem to be contradictory to a couple of mainstream current ideas that I'm finding both in current books and on this site and others. I'm...
I live in Canada and obviously it is winter now. The temperatures can get pretty cold at night and I'm really just wondering how cold is too cold for the chickens in their coop? When should I be using a heat lamp? I have been using one up to now but I'm thinking of not using it anymore as they...
So in the four years we've had our chickens, we've never bothered with heat lamps. Chickens have been totally fine, and no frost bite to speak of. Plus I've seen stories of coops burning down because of said heat lamps.
But of course, my father took the advice of some lady who always heats her...
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I have a Little Giant Still air bator that I used on my first hatch last year (yield of 2 out of 12, but they were shipped eggs), and from what I remember, the temp stayed pretty steady and within normal range, obviously enough so that I got some chickens.
Anyway, my hens just started...
Hi experts!!! Right now I am on week 2 for my Indian runner ducklings! They’re so cute but I feel are getting too hot sometimes with the heat bulb 175Watts I have for them. I’m thinking of either switching to a heat bulb that’s 125watts or 150watts but honestly, the red lighting is blinding and...
I live up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where temperatures in the winter go down to -40°C. (No, I'm not kidding. ) Typically, I only keep my hens in the spring through fall and give them back to my uncle in the winter to live in his heated, insulated and very large coop. This year, I'm considering...
I'm going to be bringing 3 chicks home for a breeder 3 1/2 hours away. Is there a way to keep them warm in the car? I was thinking a Stanley thermos of boiled water with water bottles I can fill and change out. Heating pads, I was planing to utilize our last 110 days to heat a pad on the roof...
Im in Michigan and the weather will be in the high 60's during the day and low 50's at night. My chicks are in a big box brooder in my insulated garage, no drafts and it generally stays pretty warm in there. Being that I have chicks that range from 1.5-3 weeks old, Im not sure what to do with...
I have 5 hens, about 6-7 months old: plymouth rock, rhode island red, brahma (i think), an ameraucana and I still haven't found out what my fifth hen is. She is all black/grey with a few white speckles.
Prior to about a month ago, our girls were roosting in their coops every night on their own...
I have an older blind rooster I've been caring for for about ten years in Hawaii. I recently spent the night at a friends house and came back at about 9:30 in the morning to find my rooster, who lives outside, in the sun. I figure he may have been in the sun for about two hours. Even though...
My ducks and chickens don't know that its Summer and nobody is buying hatching eggs. So I have a surplus of eggs and for the last 2 weeks very little orders. I normally run a brisk business (for me, I'm retired) in fertile eggs for hatching. I wonder if people know that you can still incubate...
For maintenance purposes the city is turning off the power in my neighborhood for an entire day. It will be 103F on that day, and I'm afraid my chicks will be miserable or unable to stand the heat. They are about 4-6 weeks old, how can I keep them cool with no fans and ice melting in the heat?
We're in the midst of a heat wave here in California. The temperatures have been around 110° and sometimes higher.
I just came across an Instagram post by a woman whose hen may succumb to heat stress. She's doing everything she can: cool dips in a bucket, food soaked in water, a wet towel...
It's currently 102 degrees with 32% humidity in my region. The forecast for tomorrow is 105 degrees. At what temperature should I be worried that my ducks could be at risk for heat-related injuries? The list below highlights precautions that have been taken.
-Coop is well shaded.
-Pool/Tub is...
So like the rest of chicken keepers the battle is on to keep the chickens from enduring too much heat stress. We're in the middle of a big heat wave and I can't wait for it to end- but it's going to hang on forever.
SO - Having done the normal - installed a poultry exhaust fan in the coop...
I have two chicks. Probably four months old. Swedish black hens.
Two days ago one was clearly not feeling well. Yesterday she stayed with her sister, slowly, and her sister called her to the coop for the night and they went to bed together and everything.
Today when we got home we couldn’t find...
Hello BYC!
It's been a while! A lot has been going on since the start of the summer and obviously, I haven't been able to post(not that anyone would be particularly interested in that fact :confused:). I wanted to ask a few questions about my chickens and their recent activities.
1. First order...