California - Northern

[Hangtown Farms]

its going to be chilly. they are calling for mid 20's up here at night early next week .
make sure your feathered friends have good coop ventilation and break the ice in the water for them in the morning

 

[Michael Apple]

its going to be chilly. they are calling for mid 20's up here at night early next week .
make sure your feathered friends have good coop ventilation and break the ice in the water for them in the morning

Yes. Unlike the colder temperatures up North, and other areas of the nation, many of us in California are unfamiliar with those heated water bases or de-icers. I do it like a caveman by carrying out two jugs of warm water in the morning. I've done that forever it seems. Rarely will I see freezing water as the day progresses. Chickens don't like cold water any more than I do in the Winter. Some people can make the mistake of shutting up their coops at night to protect them from the cold. Ventilation is important like you said, and so long as a draft isn't directly on or under the birds, they won't get chilled.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Yes. Unlike the colder temperatures up North, and other areas of the nation many of us in California are unfamiliar with those heated water bases or de-icers. I do it like a caveman by carrying out two jugs of warm water in the morning. I've done that forever it seems. Rarely will I see freezing water as the day progresses. Chickens don't like cold water any more than I do in the Winter. Some people can make the mistake of shutting up their coops at night to protect them from the cold. Ventilation is important like you said, and so long as a draft isn't directly on or under the birds, they won't get chilled.

or in the case of my three dumb Brown Red Ameraucana they prefer to sit on top of the coop until i put them in at night. I am collecting eggs to hatch here replacements as we speak haha

 

[KernH]

Who's going to PPBA Modesto in Jan?

My wife and I and maybe a couple of granddaughters will be going. Have never been to a show, and we are looking forward to it. Kern

 

[ronott1]

its going to be chilly. they are calling for mid 20's up here at night early next week .
make sure your feathered friends have good coop ventilation and break the ice in the water for them in the morning

We have a couple of mornings that are predicted to have a low of 31, this morning was one of them.

Nothing was frozen.

 

[attimus]

1st solid freeze here In the foothills.
Hens and ducks are business as usual.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Ice in the waterers today. I had to shut down the auto waterers and drain the lines.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Who's going to PPBA Modesto in Jan?

I'm hoping to go and hoping to show some birds.

 

[fowlman01]

I'm hoping to go and hoping to show some birds.

Good. We are going too and will show about 30 birds.

Walt

 

[8machines]

its going to be chilly. they are calling for mid 20's up here at night early next week .
make sure your feathered friends have good coop ventilation and break the ice in the water for them in the morning

It was 30 here in Pioneer at 3400 this morning at 8. I took hot water out but no frozen water. Will ck each day.