First Winter for Mille Fleur D'uccle

[Sagenovese]

Yes, her comb has been red for a long time, now. Thanks for advice. I will try putting her between birds if she seems cold. I think that adding panels to help winterize my coop will help, too.
Thanks!

 

[mymilliefleur]

Your welcome, glad I could help.

 

[harwintonCTchicks]

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I've had Belgian d'Uccles here in Michigan for a very long time, and they are winter hardy! Love them! you can wrap the lower part of your run with plastic to keep out the wind. Mary

Do you know anyone selling this breed in Michigan?

 

[cyclers3]

Just wondering if yours will snuggle when it gets colder? We're in Pennsylvania, too and I would say our annual temperatures range from a high of 104 in summer down to -10 which we had two winters ago. I had gotten one mille fleur d'uccle in with some Old English game bantams I purchased and I have all my chickens in one coop over the winter, both large fowl and bantams and all are fine. I don't use supplemental heat or light and have never had a problem. We do spread pine shavings on the floor extra thick. This will be the bantams third winter.

My third winter as well with my three sweet Belgian d'uccles, three Polish hens and five Rhode Island Reds here in northwestern lower MI. It has been 0° here.
Draft-free coop, deep litter method, tarped run- ground is covered with straw, no extra light and a radiant heat panel that none of my 11 chickens use lol
I've placed all 3 of my d'uccles right next to the radiant heat panel so they know it's there. They don't want a thing to do with it.