BYC Café

[Shadrach]

Good evening Cafe.
Tea is made.
Allmost mid November and look what's growing!
They smell fabulous.

 

[sourland]

Ya good grief not chasing women or men huh

What is it that one is supposed to do if they make a catch ?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Good evening Cafe.
Tea is made.
Allmost mid November and look what's growing!
They smell fabulous.
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My breed of chicken is from Catalonia. Vilafranca del Penedès
It is close to freezing every night here.

 

[Shadrach]

My breed of chicken is from Catalonia. Vilafranca del Penedès
It is close to freezing every night here.

Hello @ChickenCanoe. How have you been keeping?
The Penedesenca should be okay down to -6C or so because it gets that cold where they come from.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Hello @ChickenCanoe. How have you been keeping?
The Penedesenca should be okay down to -6C or so because it gets that cold where they come from.

Bless you. They are good well below that thankfully. It has been down to -28C here and all lived with huge ventilation. Some frozen rooster combs and wattles but they recovered and the hens seemed nonplussed but not disconcerted. They fared better when it gets to 43C.
They are tough birds.
Tough climate in which to select breeds.

 

[Shadrach]

Bless you. They are good well below that thankfully. It has been down to -28C here and all lived with huge ventilation. Some frozen rooster combs and wattles but they recovered and the hens seemed nonplussed but not disconcerted. They fared better when it gets to 43C.
They are tough birds.
Tough climate in which to select breeds.

That's pretty cold. I assume they are in a coop at those temperatures. I was thinking of those that roost outside as some do here.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

That's pretty cold. I assume they are in a coop at those temperatures. I was thinking of those that roost outside as some do here.

They are usually in a coop but with huge windows on both east and west walls with the wind blowing right through. Some occasionally have chosen trees instead. They do well till taken by an owl or raccoon.

 

[Shadrach]

They are usually in a coop but with huge windows on both east and west walls with the wind blowing right through. Some occasionally have chosen trees instead. They do well till taken by an own or raccoon.

The coldest recorded temperature where I live was -11C and the chickens here, even the pro tree huggers, headed for the coops at roost time. Most years it doesn't get much past -2C or -3C and that's only for a few nights usually.
That's too cold for me!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

The coldest recorded temperature where I live was -11C and the chickens here, even the pro tree huggers, headed for the coops at roost time. Most years it doesn't get much past -2C or -3C and that's only for a few nights usually.
That's too cold for me!

I understand that. Most of the Floridians, Californians, Mexicans and Costa Ricans I know choose more moderate climates. I have a friend living in Puerto Rico who can't take 50F. When I was in the Army in Louisiana, I made a trip to Houston to go to a concert. I was hitchhiking and a Mexican guy from Brownsville (southernmost part of Texas) picked me up. I was wearing a t-shirt. He was wearing a big winter down coat. He said it never gets that cold in Brownsville. IN HOUSTON!!!
Some years it only gets around -15C here, some much lower.
Last year in November we reached record lows for the date down to -13 C here and then after November, we had a relatively mild winter. Crazy weather always.

 

[aart]

Heated waterer all installed, cobbled indicator light(better one on order) just came on showing that thermocube is working.
I can see it from here.