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  1. P

    Acclimating 6 week old chicks

    I have some 6 week old chicks and currently they seem fully feathered and are very soft. Currently, I have them in a room that has no heat and is at 65 degrees Fahrenheit. I live in Wisconsin so it's down to 20 right now outside. I have a run and coop up, with plastic covering all sides with...
  2. Echelontheory101

    Well if this isn't the best picture I've ever taken of the coop ❄️🩵❄️

    Thats all haha 🩵🩵🩵 Just felt the need to share the cozy snowy vibes ❄️
  3. S

    Hens Missing During Blizzard

    This is the first real snow these 8 month old chickens have experienced. It came on rather suddenly and heavy. They've been having difficulty past week returning to the coop at nightfall (due to season change and the coop getting dark too quick. We since added lights inside, but they still...
  4. Y

    Safe Ice Melt/Pavement Deicer?

    I've been trying to figure out how to keep my walkway and driveway ice-free this winter in a way that's safe for my chickens. However, I've been struggling to find much definitive information on it. My first thought was pet-friendly ice-melt, but I read that it's still not safe if they ingest...
  5. L

    chicken run VERY dusty during winter

    Hello! I'm a relatively new chicken momma. We got 4 Brahmas July 2024 and then 3 Black Australorps in March 2025. We have a 10' x 20' run which is connected to their coop and we use sand. For our first winter last year we covered the run in plastic and that worked well. It kept the temperature...
  6. KnARanch

    Coop Temperature confusion

    Pop doors, wind breaks, humidity controls, horse sawdust, poop insulation?? I'm so confused about keeping my chickies comfortable over the winter!!   Our shoop is tight. We have a 4x4" solar powered fan (battery backup) and 2 large doors. The doors fit securely to the shoop, but there are...
  7. Echelontheory101

    What humidity level is ideal in winter? Below 80% below 50% etc?

    Hi all! I live in northern New England so winters here are snowy and cold. My coop/run combo is wrapped in the winter with ventilation up top. I have a hydrogrometer and thermometer set up in the coop/run that I can check from my phone. Current October stats below so you can compare the...
  8. A

    Designing a Mess-Free, Feeder & Waterer – Need Your Insights!

    Hi everyone! I’m a student studying industrial design and I'm working on a project to design a mess-free feeder and waterer combo that works well for ducks and potentially, chickens, and geese, especially in cold climates. I grew up raising chickens and ducks so I'm aware that ducks love to...
    • Audrey2024
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    • cold weather duck food duck feed ducks frozen geese solutions water water advice water and food advice winter
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Ducks
  9. KinTiN

    Indoor Mite Treatment

    I have a bit of a unique situation. We have two roosters recovering from injuries in our home. Last night my husband discovered that one rooster is infested with mites. This is a new development, as the roosters have been in the house for well over a month. Another thing to note is that we have...
  10. Northern Henster

    Are hens supposed to be moulting in the dead of winter?

    I'm in Ontario, Canada, and for the past month or two, winter has been in full swing - nighttime lows of between -15C (5F) and -25C (-13F). The coop cools down to around -5C (23F) at night, but it's typically colder than that during the day (both inside and outside). There's also usually a...
  11. orgainsect

    Unveiling the Secrets of Chicken Farming in Winter: These Are the Things You Must Know!

    Brothers, Winter has already arrived, and raising chickens isn't as easy as in other seasons! 😒 So, what should we do to ensure that our little chicks can spend the winter safely? Today, I'm going to tell you all about the precautions for raising chickens in winter. Ⅰ. Warmth preservation...
  12. S

    Possible frostbite?

    I have 5 Toulouse geese and I noticed two of them have black patches on their feet. There's also beak discoloration with cuts but I have absolutely no idea where they get those. It's been in the teens but last night and tonight it's -1F or -2F. They seem to walk fine. They have an enclosure I...
    • starrymutt
    • Thread
    • frostbite goose foot ventilation help winter
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Geese
  13. A

    Olive egger hasn’t laid and Pale comb

    Hey so it’s our first winter with our 3 beautiful ladies.(olive egger,Easter egger, and a cream legbar) The olive egger aka Olivia hasn’t laid this winter, and now that I’m looking at her her comb is pale. She’s been eating and her treats as well, but hasn’t been laying or just been down a bit ...
  14. Delphene

    Keeping chickens warm in Winter?

    We have three days coming up that are below freezing and after that still near thirties, our Hens don't have frost bite but are puffing up huddled at the corner of the coop, our Roo has white bits on the top of his comb and a small black spot next to them. We put coconut oil on the comb and feet...
    • Delphene
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    • cold cold chickens freezing frost how to keep chickens warm in the winter prefent frostbite winter
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  15. Stonernextdoor88

    How cold can I introduce a chicken too?

    So I have a small flock and one of my girls got pecked bad today so I've had to bring her in the house where she will stay in a oversized dog crate on in my kitchen and be absolutely spoiled until she's in better health. Here's the problem, it's winter. Once she's healed up she has to go back...
  16. D

    Insulating for the cold with a coop made for the heat!

    Hi y'all! This is my first winter with my flock so I apologize if this is a silly question. I have 9 bantam chickens, and I had thought I had insulated my coop well. However, they're still shivering! I'm in western North Carolina, and I have two silkies that aren't phenomenally cold-hardy, as...
  17. D

    Random Quail Deaths. Advice Please

    Hi all - Need advice 😞 I've lost a hen a week for 4 weeks now! I've quail: half are 9mths old, half are 5 mths old. Mix of ages are dying. >I've 22 birds, 5 Roos. > I'm in Canada where's it's not even cold yet. Ranging -5C/12C so far and expect to hit and avg of -5C/-20C in the new year. >This...
    • DAttard
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    • cold dying sick winter
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Quail
  18. AkHenMama

    Ventilation Question for a 1st Winter

    We have 13 chickens and our chicken coop is a single pitch 4'x8'x6-4'. We have ventilation along the front and back of the coop at the top that is 3.5". So total ventilation is 3.5"x16' (minus however many inches of stud). Each section is common centered stud distance apart, apx 15.75". The red...
  19. Q

    Duck left behind this winter in southwest Missouri

    Hello all! There is a beautiful medium sized duck that has been left behind by his usual brown and green flock. I’ve lived here for years, I always joke wondering if he/she knows they look different from all the other ducks they hang with — they always leave&come back to the pond but this year...
  20. S

    Ice on goose chest

    Winter is finally here and it's my first time with geese. They still have a pool that we crack the ice of every day and go swimming, but tonight while putting them in I noticed that my ganders' chests and stomach were iced down. Should I remove it and remove access to the pool? He didn't seem...
    • starrymutt
    • Thread
    • geese in winter ice featers ice on feathers winter
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Geese
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