To be fair, in part...ED is not a rose comb.
Nope Ed's not a rose comb. lol they don't have food or water inside at all, they eat ff and have heated dog bowls to keep it from freezing and heated buckets to keep the water from freezing. In the warm months I also put out chicken waterers.
That's a great idea unless you have water fowl then they would all be trampling into it splashing all the water out. lolI stumbled on something that works for us. last summer when it was 90+ the kids had left a plastic sled, they were using to drag grass clipings form the front yard, in the run. I filled it from the hose and they took to it so it stayed. When the weather turned, and the nipple waters froze I filled it with a 5 gal bucket of warm water. I have not looked back. they love it and so do I. I just dump the Ice in the morning and fill it. On days it does not reach 20 I have to warm it with a pail of hot water but that is nothing. yesterday I had to do it 5 times. the high temp was 2. once there is the slightest film of ice in top they won't touch it.
Here is a pic you can see the blue sled bottom left. I took it form kitchen window when I got home from work a few weeks ago. Before I let them out and filled it.
Side note. The two NN's Are far out laying the 2 production sex links we have this winter.
It does tend to get out of hand . LOL I bet the chicken like it in the summer being able to stand in it to cool off.
Actually his comb is not doing so bad, it's those long wattles that are suffering, but tonight when I rub the cream on again he looked fine so hopefully he'll make it through with out losing any of them. He might look cute as a rose comb though it would be the only thing small on him. lolNope Ed's not a rose comb. lol they don't have food or water inside at all, they eat ff and have heated dog bowls to keep it from freezing and heated buckets to keep the water from freezing. In the warm months I also put out chicken waterers.
Miss Lydia...Just joking but if Ed gets a few more frostbite episodes, he just might 'pass' for a rose comb.
That just looks miserable to me. I hate freezing temps. Everybody stay safe and warm.I stumbled on something that works for us. last summer when it was 90+ the kids had left a plastic sled, they were using to drag grass clipings form the front yard, in the run. I filled it from the hose and they took to it so it stayed. When the weather turned, and the nipple waters froze I filled it with a 5 gal bucket of warm water. I have not looked back. they love it and so do I. I just dump the Ice in the morning and fill it. On days it does not reach 20 I have to warm it with a pail of hot water but that is nothing. yesterday I had to do it 5 times. the high temp was 2. once there is the slightest film of ice in top they won't touch it. Here is a pic you can see the blue sled bottom left. I took it form kitchen window when I got home from work a few weeks ago. Before I let them out and filled it.Side note. The two NN's Are far out laying the 2 production sex links we have this winter.
I've used this brand of udder cream for at least 35 years and consider it a staple...in the barn, chicken houses and in my house. As you may have already found out, it gives instant relief from dried cracked hands, wind/sun burns...so many uses for animals as well as folks.
