New Chicken owner , please help....

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DobieLover said:
Hello and welcome to BYC! :frow Glad you joined.
They are mixed breeds.
Pull the heat. They don't need a heat source. They need a very dry and well ventilated area protected from the winter winds in order to get through the winter successfully. That means it is imperative that by the time the sun goes down there is no water in the coop.
Do they have ventilation in their enclosure? You want it high enough so it is above their heads when roosted and not blowing directly on them. It is critical that they have several square feet of predator-proofed ventilation to get them through the winter.
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Morning,
Thank you for the response. This really was a very spontaneous moment of recieving them but it was very unlikely they would of survived much longer where they were. I have them in my large barn as of right now and building as I go. I was told to keep them cooped up for at least a week or 2 before giving them more freedom because there were free ranging at one point. Its decently vented, I'm working on the bedding and need to get another roost on there. Why do you say pull the heat source ? We're going in the negative temperatures and honestly they seem to enjoy it at night.
 
pnw_urban_chix said:
Welcome to BYC! We'd love to see some more pics of your beautiful birds (and maybe find what breeds they all are!)
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I would love to find that out. I'll be working on the enclosure a little bit this weekend. I'll work on taking better pictures. I have videos but for some reason I can not attach them. Thank you for the welcome.
 
Debbie292d said:
Hiya, and welcome to BYC! :frow

They are pretty birds! Is it four I see? That's neat you got grown birds though!

Some here could probably ID them for you, but otherwise, just post pictures in the What Breed or Gender forum and folks will help you.

If you want to have your own thread that more folks will see to "blog" your daily routines, accomplishments, pictures, etc., we have a forum for you! https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/pictures-stories-of-my-flock.39/

We're glad you're here!
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Thank you much! Good morning , enjoy your weekend and ill work on navigating this forum. Thanks much for all the helpful information.
 

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