He is very handsome !
You should be proud of him.
You should be proud of him.
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ventalate high on the walls, and heated waterers, no drafts,and you should be fine, where in Indiana?Wondering if any long time chicken owners from Indiana can give us newbies advice on how to get the chickens through the winter.
Alright guys, I need alittle help. I live in New Albany and have silkie chickens, I was wondering what size my coop needs to be for 8 or 9 silkes? They have a 10x10 run that will be attached to the coop but I haven't started the coop yet, I only have 5 right now and they are staying in a rabbit hutch at night and have free run of the yard during the day. I am new to chickens and really want to do this right the first time. I was thinking 4x4x3 but I have no clue if that is big enough or not, I know silkies don't need a very tall coop or roosts because they don't fly very well so they are happy to just roost on the floor or low nest boxes. Can any of my fellow Hoosiers help me with this?
As was mentioned...ventilation up high (so no winter wind/drafts on roosting birds), no drafts, keep H2O liquid. You might do a search on cookie tin heaters - many set their waterers on these to keep the water from freezing. Changing frozen water out a few times a day isn't fun, so find a way to keep it from freezing. Of course they sell plug in waterers that work well too, but they can be costly. I can't say my birds like cold weather, because sometimes they look pretty miserable (huddled/puffed up), but they handle the cold season better than they handle our summer heat/humidity...Wondering if any long time chicken owners from Indiana can give us newbies advice on how to get the chickens through the winter.