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[The Farmers' Daughter]

Hi @Julieerica & @Elbowrust
Welcome. It's great to have you here.

Do you have your chickens yet @Julieerica ? What birds do you have @Elbowrust ?

 

[Julieerica]

Hi @Julieerica & @Elbowrust
Welcome. It's great to have you here.

Do you have your chickens yet @Julieerica ? What birds do you have @Elbowrust ?

No chickens yet...I am a teacher and I am planning on getting fertilized eggs to incubate in my classroom. I will then bring the chicken home as my own. Thought it would be a great learning experience for the kids as well!

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

No chickens yet...I am a teacher and I am planning on getting fertilized eggs to incubate in my classroom. I will then bring the chicken home as my own. Thought it would be a great learning experience for the kids as well!

That's so exciting! I'm sure that the kids will be fascinated. And you get to keep the birds too! Sounds like a great deal to me ☺

 

[Bound to Sea]

Hello! Just found this thread too! Hi MFB! Waiting for spring! My Amerucaunas just started laying a week ago.Different egg colors. Is one an EE?

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Hello! Just found this thread too! Hi MFB! Waiting for spring! My Amerucaunas just started laying a week ago.Different egg colors. Is one an EE? View attachment 1275599

Howdy @Albertan
That's quite a few eggs already I don't know much about Amerucaunas other than their eggs are yummy. Based on the ones I used to get, they probably all came from the Amerucaunas.

 

[Bound to Sea]

Howdy @Albertan
That's quite a few eggs already I don't know much about Amerucaunas other than their eggs are yummy. Based on the ones I used to get, they probably all came from the Amerucaunas.

Howdy @Albertan
That's quite a few eggs already I don't know much about Amerucaunas other than their eggs are yummy. Based on the ones I used to get, they probably all came from the Amerucaunas.

Thanks! I hope so, as I bought them both off kijiji. Yah never know!

 

[Fiasco]

Hey guys! I'm way down here in balmy Nova Scotia!

 

[wispy55]

Very new member, Nova Scotia, 22 year now but from BC originally. 3 kids 5 cats 3 rodents of various kinds and 6 chickens.
Canadian questions at what temperature do you heat your coop? Do add light to get eggs in short days.
Can wild birds get ill and or other way round from the chickens mine apparently are a afraid of the noisy flock of blues jays here.

Hi speckledyhen, New Brunswick here...
I have had chickens for the last five years. We tried lights in the coop the first year and the birds laid all winter, this year we didn't put lights in the coop and the birds laid all winter. The difference was, we put a very large window facing east, so they get the sun as soon as it rises.
We often have below freezing temperatures and cold wind chill but only put on a heat lamp when it is really cold with a strong wind. Our birds do fine. A few suffer frostbite on their combs but we try to help that with coatings of bagbalm.
Wild birds can infect your chickens so it is wise to try to cover your run with netting to keep them out.
I truly enjoy our chickens hope you do too.

 

[Elbowrust]

Hi @Julieerica & @Elbowrust
Welcome. It's great to have you here.

Do you have your chickens yet @Julieerica ? What birds do you have @Elbowrust ?

I have white silkies right now but I’m looking for Sebright or Serama bantams. Such beautiful birds.

 

[Hunters Hen's]

Hello fellow Canadians!
I live in Rockwood Ontario, hour and bit west of Toronto.