Colorado

[Adam7]

We have about 3 inches right now.  And more to come if you trust the weather man.


Well, two chicks have pasty butt (yay) and those two are the special mystery chicks.     One was so bad she earned a bath. 

I have about 4-7 inches. Hard to tell. I know half my dog disappears when she jumps in it lol.

 

[suncatcher]

Quote: One inch here in the high country, but it is still snowing, and COLD!

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

Gotta share... EE/OEs are feathering in nicely. They are getting that 'Raggety Ann' look.

 

[dennarahl]

Gotta share... EE/OEs are feathering in nicely. They are getting that 'Raggety Ann' look.

Youre so nice, around here we call that look fugly. Fugly in a cute way.

 

[dennarahl]

So Cornbread is my now lonely chicken who was attacked by an aggressive chicken we had. She has been healing the last two weeks and her feathers are growing back! (That's leftover tar...long story). Anyway, 2 questions: 1) what are some foods that are good to help her feathers continue to grow back and 2) since she is alone for now, what temperature is too cold for her? We bring her in our garage during cold nights where she sleeps in a comfortable little dog kennel.

Oh, and don't let the lack of feathers and tarred look make you feel too bad for her, she is spoiled rotten.

I had a girl that kept getting picked on and couldn't grow anything back because they kept picking at it. I brought her in and fed her extra protein until enough were grown in that you couldn't see the skin. She'd get a few dried meal worms (like 3-4 medium size) a day, and some scrambled egg every couple of days. I read somewhere that when a flock is needing protein, they start eating feathers. Which means feathers have lots of protein and probably need lots of protein to grow. Not even a week after she went back out, my silkie mama went broody again and the other girls were obviously unhappy that she picked the main nest, so they pecked her back bare. So she's inside now getting the same treatment.

I'd love to hear other peoples ideas about this.

 

[ktmikal]

I have about 4-7 inches. Hard to tell. I know half my dog disappears when she jumps in it lol.

I'm about 2 1/2 miles east of powers and I've probably got a good 5-6 inches. It's still kind of coming down.

I attempted to use my (previously unused) snowblower attachment for my weed eater. It successfully removed about 1 inch of snow from the driveway and redistributed it into my face. Yay! Then I spend the next 20 minutes pushing my roommates 2 wheel drive truck up the driveway. Gotta love it!

Stay off the roads! They are nasty!

 

[jgurshtein]

Snowing really well now in Lakewood! We need a good snow.

My zoning is ZERO chickens until April 1st then we can have 4. Crazy part is I have 5 horses right behind me! I just started my serious research and coop thinking so it's fun to read all of you real chicken owners posts! I'm looking at 2015 probably when I can actually get some babies. So far away!!! I just want to be well prepared and sure I want to do this. So far I'm in love with buff orpingtons!

WOw..... 2015 is a ways off. I'm not sure I'd be able to wait that long if I'd found BYC sooner... My first love was the buff orpingtons, too. We are getting our first chicks in 2 weeks or so and I'm making sure we have at least 2 buffs. I think I'd be FINE with a full flock of them, but I think I should try a few breeds in the beginning before settling on a flock full of one breed.

 

[Pozees]

I had a girl that kept getting picked on and couldn't grow anything back because they kept picking at it. I brought her in and fed her extra protein until enough were grown in that you couldn't see the skin. She'd get a few dried meal worms (like 3-4 medium size) a day, and some scrambled egg every couple of days. I read somewhere that when a flock is needing protein, they start eating feathers. Which means feathers have lots of protein and probably need lots of protein to grow. Not even a week after she went back out, my silkie mama went broody again and the other girls were obviously unhappy that she picked the main nest, so they pecked her back bare. So she's inside now getting the same treatment.

I'd love to hear other peoples ideas about this.

You're right on the money. Feathers are protein. Feather picking is often due to a need for more protein in the diet, can also be attributable to insufficient space for the number of birds, or to situations like the one you had with your Silkie. Scrambled or hard boiled eggs, meal worms, chicken and turkey carcasses, fish meal added to FF or yogurt, cooked beans/lentils, anything you have on hand or that you can get easily to boost protein should help.

 

[wsmith]

You're right on the money.  Feathers are protein.  Feather picking is often due to a need for more protein in the diet, can also be attributable to insufficient space for the number of birds, or to situations like the one you had with your Silkie.  Scrambled or hard boiled eggs, meal worms, chicken and turkey carcasses, fish meal added to FF or yogurt, cooked beans/lentils, anything you have on hand or that you can get easily to boost protein should help. 

Exactly. Couldn't have said it better

 

[Adam7]

So damage report this morning. Looks like I got 12-15 inches of snow and its still snowing.