Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Marie2020]

Oh dear my silkie did this and now she is sitting with her sister in their shared nest box working hard at hatching out golf balls.

Might she be going broody?

There's no tear but now she's limping I've put the three inside and left princess out she has cover and food. I've seen princess being food aggressive.

It's not very cold right now and just want too let princess know it's not going too benefit her being a bully

 

[BY Bob]

Nevermind that tail I LOVE that comb!

Thats a blue ribbon award winning comb there. Voted "best comb" in a BYC contest.

And never any frostbite despite temperatures as low as -10°F in her lifetime.

 

[BY Bob]

I'm worried how too deal with this on Tina

I've seen her plucking her own feathers now there's a gap.

No access to vets can someone give me a little direction please. View attachment 2976475

Spray it with Blu-Kote or something similar so the other hens don't peck at it and that may stop her as well.

https://www.petsuppliesdelivered.co...hQZbu3jw8Jhjg8Gah5MQ47CCHkB1dXywaAkXOEALw_wcB

 

[BY Bob]

It sure is nippy here it's -26c (-15F), inside the barn it is around -15c (20F). I was holding my 15 week old pullet Dorothy and noted she was just shivering all the chicks have completed their first adolescent molt and their feathers are pretty much all in.

I am worried that it's too cold for these kiddos, anyone have any suggestions to help them warm up? I am thinking of getting an infrared heater at the hardware store, I hate using heating equipment in the barn but worry about cold stress with the gang.

My two broody silkies are in their nest box and I put my cozy hen heater panel in front of the nest box for them, so I am thinking they are ok.

Any thoughts?

If they are shivering I would give them a heat source to huddle in front of. I would also feed more corn than usual. -15 is very cold. I have never used supplemental heat before this year but we need to be smart. These are extremes.

Interesting enough, you need to consider was it fear that was causing her to shake. I have held chickens that have "shivered" in the summer. They were not cold, they were afraid.

 

[Ponypoor]

Thats a blue ribbon award winning comb there. Voted "best comb" in a BYC contest.

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And never any frostbite despite temperatures as low as -10°F in her lifetime.

Very lovely , she was an awesome bird!

 

[BY Bob]

She terrified of the chickens, my silkie roo Roxanne attacked her - sure miss Roxanne and Stanley

 

[Marie2020]

Spray it with Blu-Kote or something similar so the other hens don't peck at it and that may stop her as well.

https://www.petsuppliesdelivered.co...hQZbu3jw8Jhjg8Gah5MQ47CCHkB1dXywaAkXOEALw_wcB

There's a purple version here, thanks Bob I'll see if we can get the one mentioned here as well. Tina is on the main perch I can't see anything wrong with her foot or leg, so rubbed more vaseline in

 

[BY Bob]

Very lovely , she was an awesome bird!

She surely was the greatest hen ever!

 

[Ponypoor]

If they are shivering I would give them a heat source to huddle in front of. I would also feed more corn than usual. -15 is very cold. I have never used supplemental heat before this year but we need to be smart. These are extremes.

Interesting enough, you need to consider was it fear that was causing her to shake. I have held chickens that have "shivered" in the summer. They were not cold, they were afraid.

No she used to being held, and I have never felt her shivering before. She is a big suck and more so right now as I think she is starting to get ready to lay. That small egg I found in the alleyway yesterday I wonder if it were her that dropped it.

When I felt her shivering at first I thought maybe she had injury! I checked her feet etc but she was fine, no injuries.

I was just checking out those Sweeter heaters, might get one - just need to talk myself into the cost of it $269!

 

[Ponypoor]

She surely was the greatest hen ever!

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That is a great photo! She is obviously a very photogenic bird