Can anyone tell me what breed is this. Bought them last minute at TSC

[sybonbon]

My Meyer Blue Andalusian lays slightly tinted eggs.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

My Meyer Blue Andalusian lays slightly tinted eggs.

She is so pretty!

 

[sybonbon]

She is so pretty!

Thank you. She was a total surprise. When I got her I was told she was a Blue Star Hybrid.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Thank you. She was a total surprise. When I got her I was told she was a Blue Star Hybrid.

I do love a blue hen, but I need some with a small comb. Pea comb maybe or a rose or walnut comb. Big combs like yours has would suffer frostbite here. My BJG really suffered last winter.

 

[sybonbon]

I do love a blue hen, but I need some with a small comb. Pea comb maybe or a rose or walnut comb. Big combs like yours has would suffer frostbite here. My BJG really suffered last winter.

I live on the East Coast so I'm concerned too. I bought vetermycin and will inspect daily. My RIR and Marans have large combs. They have always done well in the winter. I have daily contact with them and we'll ventilated coops. Here's a photo of my blue girl crew.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I live on the East Coast so I'm concerned too. I bought vetermycin and will inspect daily. My RIR and Marans have large combs. They have always done well in the winter. I have daily contact with them and we'll ventilated coops. Here's a photo of my blue girl crew.

Nice! I have feeders they have to stick their heads in (3" PVC pipes). He also got frostbite on his wattles from drinking from an open bucket. Not sure how to solve that. They are all too old to train to drink from nipples.

 

[Ascholten]

Nice! I have feeders they have to stick their heads in (3" PVC pipes). He also got frostbite on his wattles from drinking from an open bucket. Not sure how to solve that. They are all too old to train to drink from nipples.

Really? Mine, they pick and peck at everything, especially if it's new. Id try hanging the bucket out with the water valves on the bottom and just let them see it, soon enough they will poke at them, or see one of them brush up against the valve, it opens and water drips, they see the drip then poke it to see, it drops more water.. oh hey this is a water thing...

They kind of train themselves, give it a try, i bet it works.

aaron

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Really? Mine, they pick and peck at everything, especially if it's new. Id try hanging the bucket out with the water valves on the bottom and just let them see it, soon enough they will poke at them, or see one of them brush up against the valve, it opens and water drips, they see the drip then poke it to see, it drops more water.. oh hey this is a water thing...

They kind of train themselves, give it a try, i bet it works.

aaron

Thanks. Worth a try .. if I can keep it from freezing!

 

[Ascholten]

If you have any sort of heat in the coop, try aiming it somewhat that direction to help keep it from freezing. If not, well try to keep it out of the wind, in the sun or whatever you can and hope for the best.

aaron

 

[BigBlueHen53]

If you have any sort of heat in the coop, try aiming it somewhat that direction to help keep it from freezing. If not, well try to keep it out of the wind, in the sun or whatever you can and hope for the best.

aaron

No heat. May get heated bases for the buckets.