winter chickens

  1. thesegirlscrackmeup

    Winter is Coming!

    Last year we wrapped the girls run in plastic vapor barrier, we just stapled it to the run. I was thankful we did that because it kept the snow out and made for easy cleaning. However, it really is a waste of plastic/money and also, somewhat of a pain. We wanted to come up with something that we...
  2. UrbanHenKW123

    Heat for Canadian Winters

    Hi there - I'm thinking ahead to our Canadian winters. I'm near the great lakes area so we get a lot of damp cold reaching -20 C sometimes and even lower with the wind chill. I was thinking of either adding a heated water bowl or one of the heated pads from amazon like this one...
  3. NordicWookie

    Ok so I finally signed up....

    I figured it can’t hurt to use this lovely place as a resource but I realized I should finally sign up and contribute, if I can. Northern Minnesota is where I call home. I’ve got a dozen lovely ladies that patrol my wooded home. It gets pretty cold in the winter. Last winter we had 3...
  4. minaayindra

    An excited newbie!

    Hello everyone... I am really excited to be here and I look forward to all of the experience and knowledge you might be willing to share! My name is Mina and I live on top of a mountain in central PA, about 2100' elevation. We have 250 acres, most of it brush and woodland. We get really cold...
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  5. spiritpots

    Change in chicken's behavior due to cold weather?

    This is my first winter with chickens and things have been going well despite the extreme cold we've had here in Minnesota. I have four chickens but one, Sophia, has been much less active than usual the past 2-3 weeks and her comb has become pale. I have also noticed that she does not seem eager...
  6. marleebear

    Heat mats; are they safe?

    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...
  7. D

    Winter and feeding my chickens

    I am new to having chickens. I have 4 that I got this past summer (2017) and they have done well and are laying great. In winter they are laying 2 a day instead of 4 a day, which is fine. My problem is now that we are into winter (Mass) my hens aren't eating well. They are refusing their layer...
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