Hello from Northern Ontario, Canada

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G’Day from down under Wendy :frow Welcome!

I 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.

You might want to also pop in and say hello on the Canadian Thread.

BYC has Topic of the Week discussions which I have found to be a great resource, informative and sometimes entertaining; so definitely worth checking out. These may be of particular interest to you:
Topic of the Week - Frostbite, prevention and treatment
Topic of the Week - Keeping the Flock Safe from Predators

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 ;)
 
Teila has given you the link for the Canadian thread. Do post there and they can give you the best advice re: preventing/treating frostbite. The Chanticler breed of chicken originated in Canada to handle the extreme weather. They have flat combs close to their head which warms them and protects from frostbite.
 
BantyChooks said:
Welcome! Yellowish white will generally return to normal, but if it's black it'll come off. Yes, frostbite can occur from humidity being too high in the coop, but at some point, exposed flesh is just exposed flesh. It has no magical antifreeze properties, and at -48, frostbite isn't unusual at all.

If you dislike the idea of birds getting frostbite, switching to cushion or rose combed breeds is a good way to prevent it. I just deal with it, because at this point in time not all my stock has small combs. I am hoping to cull the remaining single combed birds soon, though. Good luck!
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Thank you BantyChooks. I hope the color does return. One had a little piece that turned black and came off. No infection, thank goodness. They all seem to be quite happy. We're still having below 0 (Celsius) weather. Hopefully spring will be here soon.
 
drumstick diva said:
Teila has given you the link for the Canadian thread. Do post there and they can give you the best advice re: preventing/treating frostbite. The Chanticler breed of chicken originated in Canada to handle the extreme weather. They have flat combs close to their head which warms them and protects from frostbite.
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Thank you drumstick diva. I appreciate the link.
 

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