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  1. Velyash

    Our first winter!

    Today we saw snow for the first time, which was all wet because of the day's rain. We loved it! We followed our mommy around the big muddy puddles and ate snow... We even saw a little snowman.
    • Velyash
    • Thread
    • cute drake duck duckies first snow for ducks first winter pet ducks photography snow walking
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Ducks
  2. Quail_Kid

    Help! 11 degrees ºF outside and need some water!

    My water heaters are working fine but the water cups are frozen. So I am manually giving them water in bowls but I have to go out there every 30 minutes and get out the ice and refill. Can I use Snow for them to drink?
  3. Brady bunch

    First winter!!!

    I woke up this morning to 3 inches of snow and thought, “how would the chickens react to this”. I let them out this morning and they were very hesitant about the snow. I want to see all of your chickens, snow, and chickens in snow!!! (Following the BYC rules!)
  4. 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...
  5. Kuntry Klucker's Hacks for Surviving Old Man Winter.

    Kuntry Klucker's Hacks for Surviving Old Man Winter.

    By: Noelle Moser Summer has surrounded fall leaves wrestle in the wind, fall, then scatter on the ground. The gardens have been harvested, tilled under, and prepared for the coming season's rest. The girls are finishing their yearly molt, roosting increasingly earlier each evening. All this...
  6. yardn_gardn

    Waterer Ideas Please for My First Winter with Chickens in Idaho

    Okay, actually this is my first winter ever with chickens anywhere. As a retirement gift, I was given a double walled fount type waterer, and it has worked well throughout the summer. Someone else gave me a base water heater for it. The price has sure been right so far! I'll use it for awhile...
  7. CityslickerHomestead

    Proper Coop Ventilation for Montana

    I’m a first-time chicken owner and am in the process of building a coop. I’m hoping someone has been in a similar situation and can help. My question is, what, where, how much, and how do I adapt my coop ventilation for my 4’x8’ coop in a state that has wildly varying weather? Summers in...
  8. Rondack

    Snow floaters

    Here is my goose and two ducks:
    • Rondack
    • Thread
    • duck goose snow swedish toulouse
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Geese
  9. Dancing Bee

    My little gal seems to have bonded with me!

    Hi, all! Sure am enjoying my girls. It seems that they like me, too! Little Stevie here also helps floss my teeth. But don't tell my husband, he might not like that! Hee, hee. Seriously, I was trying to shovel snow out of their run, because they don't like to walk on soft snow if it's more...
  10. chicken_nugget

    Chickens during the snow!

    I have one rooster, 4 Easter Eggers and one silkie (with two chicks) that have stubbornly decided to all huddle in the corner of the house outside. Now it’s snowing with temps going down in the twenties. I drapped over this...I guess some kinda roofing material...up against the house to keep...
  11. rosemarysugar

    Hen Eating snow??

    Hi I went outside to find that one of my hens was eating a large quantity of snow yesterday and today. We give fresh water every day in a heated water bowl ( so she always has access to water). I never see her drinking but because it's winter, I only go out about 3 times a day for a short...
  12. Chippychick123

    Cold factor in coop?

    So recently we built a pretty a medium sized coop for our chickens enough room to walk around etc. and we have two doors on each side for roaming. But we did not add in a window because we thought that since it’s the winter we wouldn’t want any drafts. This weekend it’s suppose to be well below...
  13. Button Quail 123

    Winter with Poultry (basically just raging about raccoons)

    Well, I wanted to now what life's like for everyone here during this time of year. Feel free to comment (including hate about raccoons) :) - Button Quail 123
  14. NewYorkMama

    Hating Winters

    Hi, Just venting my dislike of Winter with the chickens. Everything is muddy, cold, and covered in snow. Did I mention muddy? I want to sit out with my girls like I do the rest of the year, but it's FREEZING out there! Feels like I'm always clearing snow and ice off of things. Also changing...
  15. B

    *HELP* Chicken Won't Leave Coop After Having Upper Respiratory Infection?

    This flock is my first flock ever, I have 4 beautiful EE hens and they're around the age of 5 months old. One of my chickens had trouble breathing, you could hear her breathing it was really bad but we took her to the vet and the vet said that she had an URI, and they gave us medicine to help...
  16. Big Red Roosters

    Winter debate, coop door open or closed?

    I was always taught to lock up the coop for winter, never leave the door open, rush in, feed/water, and rush out. No chickens allowed outside until the snow melts next year. Recently it was brought to my attention by another Nebraskan chicken owner, to leave the door open unless there's high...
  17. P

    Chickens sleeping ON the coop, not IN it

    I added 6 new chickens this year, they’re 8 months old. From the time I integrated them in with my older 4 chickens, they’ve chosen to sleep on top of the coop. There’s plenty of room for them inside & when they’re outside they all play together. I’m worried now that winter is coming that they...
  18. angelmand25

    Hatching chicks in summer

    Hello all! We have been planning on hatching eggs in early Spring 2019 but are so excited that we are considering hatching now. We live in northeast Ohio and the eggs would hatch late July which means they would be about 16 weeks old when cold/snow would hit. What are everyone's thoughts about...
  19. L

    I am so mad right now.....

    It is April 4th right now my friends I have chicks who are four weeks and one day old today. That gives me three or four weeks MAX that they need to be in the coop! It is too cold for April I live in MI I can't tell you anymore that that about where I live. I have a feeling I am not getting much...
  20. P

    SPRING IS HERE...sort of

    Well, supposedly it is spring. However it sure doesnt feel like it here in Minnesota! We have about 5in in most areas, and it's still coming down. I planned on getting the new coop and run set up this weekend, but it isn't looking like that's going to happen. Enjoy some pictures of our lovely...
    • pjsfarm
    • Thread
    • duck just for fun snow temperature weather
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Ducks
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