Ended 2025 BYC Calendar Photo Contest—We Need Your Pictures!

[peafowl_Lover]

 

[Jmae]

Cool shots. I like how low to the ground your camera was.

ThanksI like to get down on their level

 

[fluffy07]

 

[Silkie2299781]

Do mine work?

 

[jpierret]

This is 5 month old Rocky with his hens, Rocky is a Rhode Island Red. Most of the hens are Ameraucanas, the other two are a an Australorpe and and a Barred Rock. I have a 7 1/2 year old that wasn't too crazy about Rocky. LOL!

 

[jpierret]

Izzy and Rocky checking out the flowers. Rocky is a Rhode Island Red and Izzy is an Australorpe, both are 5 months old.

 

[jpierret]

Penny, Sophie and Cami just chilling on the perch. They are about one year old. One Easter egger and two Ameraucana's.

 

[jpierret]

Callie is my 7 1/2 year old Ameraucana. She loves to sit on my lap.

 

[Sequoia Raven Bird Farms]

I know AB weather well hahaha worked many pipeline jobs all over there

-43C without any windchill, don’t blink your eyelashes freeze together! Hahaha.

I have a nice big barn but if it gets down below -25C I leave the horses inside to try and keep it warm in there. Last winter we didn’t have one single day below -8C and hardly any snow - it was so nice. I bet this year will be a good old fashioned winter. I am already planing what to do with the silkies and OEGB. My Hen House is insulated so the birds keep it warm enough with their body heat, as long as it’s not below -20C outside.

If it get too cold I have a radiant heater with a thermostat I can pop in there, keep it at +5C.

I find they are fine to -10C but below that they get cold stressed. I use a sweeter heater and a Cozy Panel so they can snuggle up to warm up.

The manure pile is their fav location in winterView attachment 3927108

Yes lol!!
I'm glad you have a plan!
Those are some happy babies!

 

[Ponypoor]

Yes lol!!
I'm glad you have a plan!
Those are some happy babies!

Spoiled rotten princesses and a few princes thrown in also.

If I had known how much fun the chooks were I would have got rid of the horses years ago!