winter

  1. MaggieRose2001

    Newbie getting ready for winter - Insulating? Closing down Windows?

    Hi. This is my first time owning chickens. We built a coop this summer. Now that it is getting into the 50's here in Maine, I am starting to become concerned for winter. I know there are a lot of posts concerning this - but I was hoping to get more specific help concerning my coop. After all my...
  2. Compostflower

    Question about good winter boots for taking care of our fluff balls in the back

    Hi everyone, Intro: i live in a somewhat rural area and we have a large yard. The walk to the chicken/duck house in the winter can be very dangerous when there is alot of snow and ice on the ground. I cant salt the way there because of the danger it could pose to my mixed flock of chickens and...
  3. MaggieRose2001

    Fermented Feed in the Winter

    Hi. This will be my first winter with my chickens. I feed them a fermented whole grain chicken food and I was wondering if I could continue doing that in the winter. I live in Maine and water freezes after a couple hours. I just didn’t know if it would be wise to feed the chickens wet feed in...
  4. RosyChickens

    Winter in Portland Oregon

    I live near Portland Oregon, my ladies were hatched in February so everyone is feathered. How do I get ready for winter? What do they need different for the cold months? there are 7 girls, no roosters , in a good size coop and covered run. That free range during the day. What is everyone using...
  5. rjmyooper

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  6. filmcmahon

    Introducing chickens in winter?

    Hello everyone. We are down to our last hen unfortunately, her best mate just passed last night. They are three years old and her mate had just gone through a huge molt and the heat we have been experiencing just took her last bit of energy, she didn’t make it thru the night. Anyways, our last...
  7. Hossdog

    Winterizing Duck Housing

    Hello, With Winter coming soon, I was wondering how much I needed to insulate my ducks from the cold. I am in Ohio, and we typically get into the 20s and 10s often enough. I have 2 Pekin ducks, about 6 months old, 2 Silver Appleyard and 2 Blue Swedish about 1.5 months old. They live in a garage...
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    • duck house insulated winter
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    • Forum: Ducks
  8. SniperGoose

    Fancy pigeons in winter?

    Hi all! I'm considering adopting a pair of fancy pigeons from a rescue, and honestly I'd like to keep them outdoors in the coop year round like I do with my others. I live in central Pennsylvania and winters can vary greatly! My coop is 4'Wx8'Lx7'H. In the winters I use 6mil greenhouse film to...
  9. jkwhiteley

    Plastic/Resin coop and winter warmth

    I have been looking in the forums, and couldn’t find what I was looking for so I thought I’d just ask. Are plastic/resin garden sheds converted to a coop warm enough in the winter? I’m in central utah, and our winter temperatures average a low around 20 degrees, but there are days where it...
  10. M

    R15 insulation in Vermont?

    I have built my new coop and want to insulate with rockwool. The problem I’m finding is the only insulation available right now is R15. Is this enough for my coop? My plan is not to heat (except for extreme temperature drops) in the winter and the coop will not be drafty. Thank you for your advice.
  11. Chickensecondsins

    Hens and rooster had shrunken combs, hens keep getting better but rooster keeps getting worse.

    Back in january I posted about how 3 of our hens plus our rooster had started having combs similar to those during molting that just didn't go away and how we had thought it was just winter combs due to them acting normal. Until a fourth hen had dropped dead out of nowhere wich led us to giving...
  12. F

    Bare bums

    We have eight girls. I recently notice a bare bum on one and now that's up to six. I don't see signs of mites or lice but beyond the occasional tap I haven't see excessive pecking. They have layer feed but do get some kitchen scraps as well - but not an excessive amount. I may add some...
  13. F

    Black Spot Help!

    Hello! Attached is a photo of 1 of my 6 inherited chicken babies. We’ve had them since September, all has gone well, but this morning I noticed they all have a degree of this black spotting on their combs - some worse than others, some with hardly any. Bullying? Illness? I’ve been doing my best...
  14. Quacking ducks

    what should I use as toys for my ducks?

    This week is VERY cold at my house, so we had to bring my 9 ducks into the garage in a box for the next week. The problem is, I only have one big box to have them in the whole week, but they are bored and are peeling the box. Any idea what toys I could make to hang in their box so they are not...
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    • Forum: Ducks
  15. T

    Crazy Chicken mom to 13

    Hi Everyone, new here and looking for some advice for my 13 ladies. I posted a thread here. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/extremely-cold-weather-please-help.1444125/#post-23977938
  16. T

    Extremely cold weather please help

    Hi everyone, This is our first year having chickens. We have 13. We live in Southern Alberta Canada which is usually known for their mild winters because of our chinooks. Every now and then we do get some colder weather so we weren’t to worried about our chickens, until this week when we ended...
  17. JustLook

    White Leghorns First Winter: a Pep Talk!

    My Melodramatic Pep Talk guys I am new. I know I need a better feeding system to keep the snow off their food. I am doing my best with my very first flock but for now I submit this for purely entertainment purposes!!
  18. A

    How do I tell if my chicken is sick or broody?? and what do I do its zero degrees!!

    hi my sweet baby Felicity Anne would not leave her nest yesterday starting around 3pm or so. I figured by around 5 that she might be broody because she wouldn't eat or go roost. she is a VERY rambunctious and adventurous chicken who is extremely food motivated so this was certainly unusual. I...
  19. Andrea3000

    Winter temp drop!

    I have a single gal. Almost 1 year old Barred Rock. She was a rescue, may be getting her a sister in a few months. Anyway- For now she has a custom built freestanding coop courtesy of my brother in law. We live in central Illinois. To winterize her coop I applied black plastic sheeting to avoid...
  20. F

    Should my 7 week-old chicks go outside in cold temps?

    Long story short I hatched out some chicks in late December, Bielefelders to be exact, against my better judgement. My access to hatching eggs from this breed is quite limited where I am so I jumped on it despite the inconvenient timing. Now I'm not sure how or if I should be transitioning them...
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