Minnesota!

[holm25]

Why would you go thru Togo to Pequot lakes?   It would make more sense to stop when you hit the center of the universe.

BTW Green tractors are not allowed in Togo.

Well it looks like I will never go to Togo if there r no green tractors!!

 

[The BlanchRanch]

Okay. This little coop is pretty fancy. Insulated and sided like a small home on a slab. Two small vents at top. One on each side. So. Do you think with that said we should not heat with the heating system it's set up with and go with some lamps in the dead of winter ?

Just really hope that boiler wood boiler never runs out of wood. If it gets cold all of a sudden they will die. But if not. With light. Good egg production all winter and no frozen eggs.
Sounds nice!! Pictures or it didn't happen.

 

[duluthralphie]

Watch the caffeine consumption!

 

[holm25]

Watch the caffeine consumption!

Lol

 

[The BlanchRanch]

I am so sick of this heat!! It nearly hit 90 degrees today. My poor broodys r probably cooking and the birds that arent broody r probably cooking to!!

I have a bad feeling tomorrow is camp day for my 2 Barred rock roosters. My choice of drink a 12 pack of Dr. Pepper. Maybe I will go all out and drink some strawberry lemonade.

Who was it that gave them baths on hot days? I thought that was a good idea. I think one turned into a duck.

 

[Jen Minnesota]

Blanch. Pictures ? Of ?

 

[The BlanchRanch]

Your coop

 

[holm25]

Who was it that gave them baths on hot days? I thought that was a good idea. I think one turned into a duck. 

Haha I tried that today. I think I got more wet than the chicken. She was flapping to beat 60 but eventually settled down. But that is the only one I did. Tomorrow I am going to spray down the Cochins good if it doesnt rain. They have so many feathers they must get so hot.

 

[Minniechickmama]

Okay. This little coop is pretty fancy. Insulated and sided like a small home on a slab. Two small vents at top. One on each side. So. Do you think with that said we should not heat with the heating system it's set up with and go with some lamps in the dead of winter ?

My advice is along with Ralphies, NO heat. If you have it insulated, that is PLENTY. I add no heat, I have 4 foot by 5 foot windows on the south side, open all year, no heat and my birds do just fine. The key is keep it dry and keep it ventilated. Remember, they are chickens and have a blanket of down on them. Their feathers are insulation and keep them warm. Go pick up a chicken and put your hands under their wings and feel the heat they produce. The key is to select birds that are suitable for the north (like Buckeyes ) and keep their coop DRY DRY DRY. Moisture in winter is your enemy, as it settles on combs and wattles and feet it will allow frostbite to hit. The other thing with heat is that it will allow the moisture from their droppings and from the waterer and from their breath to collect, and that is also a recipe for respiratory problems for your birds.

If you go to my profile, you can see my breeder building with the outdoor runs attached. I did add a roof over those last year and I block the ends so snow doesn't blow in and may the runs unusable, but otherwise those are pretty open. The smaller red building is my brooder house, and it is insulated. Since I start hatching in January, I do keep a heat lamp in there for chicks, and it gets TOO hot. Once nighttime temps are up 50-60 at night, I don't even use heat lamps on the chicks because there is plenty of heat from the birds and from the sunlight going in during the day. I never have birds in there without at least 1 window open.

 

[gofeedthegirls]

Why would you go thru Togo to Pequot lakes?   It would make more sense to stop when you hit the center of the universe.

BTW Green tractors are not allowed in Togo.

HA! I meant to quote BTC! Oops

Im sure it is very nice up in that country too!