From egg to chick!

[SwampPrincessChick]

Current temp here -1 with 75% humidity. We drop to -10 at 8am then -19 overnight.
So glad my coop is big enough to leave them locked in a few days.

I hope your chickens stay warm! Do you keep cold hardy breeds?

 

[fluffycrow]

Asil! Where did you get him?

I got him from an acquaintance whose cousin bred them. He is an F2 Pakistani import

 

[fluffycrow]

How is everyone doing this morning? It's currently snowing and sleeting out. I don't know how the chickens are but I doubt they will want be let out of their pens.

Thankfully this will be a warmer week for us, barely dropping below 10°C on the coldest days. I'm sure the birds are looking forward to it after some 4°C nights the previous week

 

[21hens-incharge]

I hope your chickens stay warm! Do you keep cold hardy breeds?

I do....except my surprise rooster this year. Poor dude is frosted so will loose his points.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

I do....except my surprise rooster this year. Poor dude is frosted so will loose his points.

Oh no! I'm sorry. I have all kinds of different breeds. I have seen a lot of articles saying that Welsummers are a cold hardy breed but one of mine, Pecan, died from the cold temperatures about a week ago. I guess it depends on the individual.

 

[tlcmurphy]

I have a Welsummer, she doesn’t even like “GA Cold”

 

[21hens-incharge]

Oh no! I'm sorry. I have all kinds of different breeds. I have seen a lot of articles saying that Welsummers are a cold hardy breed but one of mine, Pecan, died from the cold temperatures about a week ago. I guess it depends on the individual.

I am so sorry. It's hard to know in advance as each is an individual.

I try for smaller combed heavily feathered breeds. Poor Quin was an oopster and has a massive comb and wattle set.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

How is everyone doing? And their chickens!

 

[fluffycrow]

How is everyone doing? And their chickens!

Everything is good here!

 

[tlcmurphy]

My spoiled GRITS (Girls Raised In The South) are hating this weather in the teens here in Atlanta. I’m a wuss and not enjoying it either.