I don't feel like going back to the store. I sent my son to get some vaseline to put on combs tonight for a hard freeze and he came home with a vaseline lotion! Can I still use this or do I have to go to the store? What about crisco or something? Obviously I'm being lazy today...
North Florida does get occasional freezes, Dar. I would think that the lotion would have irritanting perfumes and such- I woudl think Crisco would be OK (they're both oily, same textureish), but I have never tried that, and don't want to risk my or somebody else's flock. Go get the Vaseline.
You might as well go get the vaseline, it's going to be dipping into the 20's for the next 7 days. Arrrrrgggghhhh!!!! I moved to FL because I hated cold weather. What happened??? Do you have a heater in your coop? I do and it works great. The thermostat holds it steady at about 60 with no worries.
I live in Alberta canada and I didn't put anything on my Roosters (cause I didn't know vaseline helped, and they got frost bite.) So I don't think yours need anything (just my thoughts)
How cold's it supposed to get there? It was 17 yesterday and 14 this AM, and mine just have a roosting coop - not one big enough to stay in all day. They're fine. They scramble (no pun intended) to get outside every morning.
