Greetings from the cold, snowy north

[donkeygirl68]

Hi everyone! I'm 5 months into a new flock, new coop. I've loved chickens since childhood, used to raise meat hens with my ex, and started one laying flock, but that was also with ex. Reestablished myself, improved my life in every way, and now I've got my own wee flock of 4 Barred Plymouth Rock hens, 1 Bantam/Wyandotte x hen, 1 Americauna hen and one gorgeous BPR cockerel. All BPRs are 5 months old, and the other two 5 1/2 months old. I live in northern Manitoba, CANADA, so it's already -15 degrees and snowy here. Challenges so far: keeping coop warm enough to not freeze water, dealing with amorous rooster, and just generally worrying that everything's gonna be ok.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC and to the new phase in your life. I wish you success on all levels.

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under donkeygirl68 Welcome!

Good on you .. it sounds like you have made some good decisions.

I do hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

Personally, I have found the Topic of the Week articles a great resource and a one stop shop for questions which may have already been discussed within the BYC membership group. There are a couple of discussions on winter, something I have no experience with, living in Aus

If you would like to share pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

 

[Hope Hughes]

Hello
Welcome to BYC!!
So glad to have you here!!
Thanks for sharing your story!!
There are many people on here that are ready to help in anyway they can!
Enjoy!!​

 

[N F C]

It's very nice to have you here with us! There are quite a number of Canadians on BYC and you can find them by clicking on this link:
canadians-check-in-here.144

Best wishes to you, make yourself at home here!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy and Happyto have you join the family. Enjoy your time here!

 

[drumstick diva]

For one thing get a breed that is hardy enough to take the cold. Chanticleers were developed in Canada to take extreme weather. Their combs are flat so don't suffer the frostbite of those with upright single combs, etc.

 

[lazy gardener]

Welcome to BYC and to the new phase in your life. I wish you success on all levels.

What Sour said!

Welcome. My temp often goes below 0*F, and may stay there for days and nights at a time. Important thing is to have plenty of ventilation which will vent out the humidity produced by your birds respiration and poo. It will also vent out any ammonia.

 

[donkeygirl68]

Wow! I'm already smiling! So many warm welcomes, thanks to all!!

 

[JumbeThePigDuck]

I wish I lived up north. In California, it’s nothing but sun, sun, and sun. It gets so boring, the most variety we get in a year is when it rains in the winter.