ladychicken&Ducklover :
Well, I have 3 sets of chickens and 3 ducks.
The 1st group consists of a white crested Phillip (Polish Roo who saved my life a week ago ), and HIS hens ; Sassy ( Leghorn), Winnie ( SLW ), and Sophie ( Jersey Giant ).
2nd group is Robert ( Salmon Favorelle ) and Lucy ( Partridge Rock ) and the 3rd group are Emily and Ranger ( Barred Rock hens ) and THEIR Ducks , Kiwi ( Jumbo white Pekin ) and Bonnie and Clyde ( Rouens ).
This is the first winter for All of them and I'm a bit worried about how well I've
Made their coop , but I'm sure I'm just being overlly concerned and it will be just fine.
Our First snow was a huge blizzard. The next day when I opened up everyone's doors , Everyone came bolting out !
They all just stopped right in their tracks and just stood there in complete shock!
The group who Phillip owns , got "'crowed " to get back inside even tho the girls started enjoying pecking at the snow. Bob and Lucy just love scratching in it and the ducks and their 2 chickens don't care how deep the snow is, they just stomped out a path in their area to walk around in.
Phillip seems to be the only one who doesn't like it and tries sooooo hard to keep his girls inside but they all manage to escape one by one
It's all quite funny.
P, S, I see you all have Silkies... How does Everyone take care of them in the cold and snow ?, because I wanted some bit read that they don't do well in the snow and cold ...
They do well as long as they aren't wet.
If you think of it this way: they have tons of fluff to keep them warm. If their feathers get wet they freeze easily, so keeping them out of damp areas is important. They are less fragile than polish, I can tell you that right now!
I have both breeds.
Best with cold is my BO. None like the snow. The ducks haven't tried it out yet. I just keep the door closed until I can clear a pathway. I don't want my silkies to get lost under it all
