winter chicken care

  1. freedomlady

    Molting and winter

    I have 29 chickens and 24 of them are hens. 5 of them are this years babies. They did start moulting about two months ago. When should they pick back up in production? This means that I should have 19 hens laying eggs. I am lucky to get 1 egg a day right now. I was getting at least 10 to 13 eggs...
  2. Hanna50

    Should I supply artificial light?

    Hello! I have 7 girls that are almost 19 weeks now and although it still is relatively early I concerns over their egglaying. I have heard that in the winter I need to supply artificial light, so do I? To get them started? P.S. I was originally planning to let my chickens be natural in the...
  3. T

    Our hens prefer sleeping in the run vs the coop and winter is coming, should I be worried?

    Forgive me for asking probably an age old question, here's the details: We're new owners (2.5 months) of 4 grown hens (2 Leghorns, 1 ISA Brown, 1 Easter Egger) we got from Craigslist (previous owner raised them from chicks April 2017). We bought their coop (3.5ftx3.5ftx3ish ft) too and I built...
  4. NewYorkMama

    Winter Watering for Overnights Away

    Hello! I have a small well-built coop with a window - walls aren't insulated, but roof is, and fully enclosed run with 4 Orpington chickens, about 8 months old. We're in Upstate NY - daytime weather regularly below 32F in Dec/Jan/Feb; nights obviously colder. We regularly have to leave...
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