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I have always loved the seasons, but being my first year with chickens during winter I'm not liking it that much. It's me -- I just feel sorry for them. I have the heated dog bowls too and they are frosty above the water line. They do the job though and keep the water itself from freezing.
Congrats on your new years eggs! Where do you keep your chickens while building their coop?
Hey my Missouri neighbors! Anyone around KC who likes to swap Bantam eggs/ chicks? I promise you won’t be supporting any addiction of mine, I barely have any chickens at all.
My swaps would all be Japanese or Jap crosses, if anyone is interested.
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The coop is built though still needs some finishing--ie the windows so they open and close (boarded over right now) , the nest box, a permanent roost, and I'm not happy with the doors so they need some revising. The run is framed but not fenced and the roof is just plywood. It will have metal roofing. A bout of lingering bronchitis prevented me from finishing it totally before the weather turned cold. They are currently confined to the coop, I wish I could allow them outside but it isn't safe. This spring I will get it completed. There is plenty of ventilation at the top of the coop for winter the windows are to allow the breeze and sunshine in during warm months on the west and north side.
I think my Silkie rooster,Pierre, likes the cold....
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