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[Tikkijane]

They shared!!!!!

Boooooo! Be better soon!

 

[Tikkijane]

They got DH too

Oh no.

 

[ramirezframing]

Thanks for all the well wishes, hope it goes away soon.

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Thanks for all the well wishes, hope it goes away soon.

Hope you and your family gets well very soon

 

[Banriona]

Thanks for all the well wishes, hope it goes away soon.

Feel better soon!

 

[ramirezframing]

Thanks guys, so far today the head hurts but not the stomach. We'll see how it goes.

 

[CJJenkins]

Howdy Strangers! I haven't posted in a while, but I do check in and try to keep up with what's happening here. Hope everyone is enjoying this cool weather

. I have a question. We placed a red heat lamp in the Buff's coop, just knocks the chill off, but they seem scared of it or something. Every night I have to go out there and drag all the hens and the rooster out from under the coop and put them in the coop and close the door to keep them in. They go right to roost and don't seem to panic or anything, just for some reason they won't go to roost since I put the light in there. I turned it off yesterday at about roosting time, and they still didn't go in. I am at my wits end (not a long trip)! What is the deal with these crazy chickens?

Hopefully this weather will break soon, but on a positive note, hopefully, it is killing some of the fleas and other bugs that we have been plagued with for the past few years following mild winters. We are looking at more snow today but a high of 36 whoo hoo!! It would be nice not to have to carry water 3 - 4 times a day.

 

[BroosterSpringsteen]

Howdy Strangers! I haven't posted in a while, but I do check in and try to keep up with what's happening here. Hope everyone is enjoying this cool weather

. I have a question. We placed a red heat lamp in the Buff's coop, just knocks the chill off, but they seem scared of it or something. Every night I have to go out there and drag all the hens and the rooster out from under the coop and put them in the coop and close the door to keep them in. They go right to roost and don't seem to panic or anything, just for some reason they won't go to roost since I put the light in there. I turned it off yesterday at about roosting time, and they still didn't go in. I am at my wits end (not a long trip)! What is the deal with these crazy chickens?

Hopefully this weather will break soon, but on a positive note, hopefully, it is killing some of the fleas and other bugs that we have been plagued with for the past few years following mild winters. We are looking at more snow today but a high of 36 whoo hoo!! It would be nice not to have to carry water 3 - 4 times a day.

This might sound crazy, but I wonder if it might be too warm with the heat lamp? My coop has a second room added onto the side. I added a heat lamp into the additional area so they'd have the option of a heated area if they want. But the only night they used it was the night it got down to -20. Even this week when it got down to zero on multiple nights, they roosted in their regular area in the cold, and played in the snow all day. These mountain chickens might just be more cold tolerant than we give them credit for. After all, they are wearing down coats. My other theory is that the heat lamp keeps them awake. I know the red lamps aren't supposed to do that, but the night my chickens stayed in the room with the lamp, I could hear my rooster crowing at 2am.

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

This might sound crazy, but I wonder if it might be too warm with the heat lamp? My coop has a second room added onto the side. I added a heat lamp into the additional area so they'd have the option of a heated area if they want. But the only night they used it was the night it got down to -20. Even this week when it got down to zero on multiple nights, they roosted in their regular area in the cold, and played in the snow all day. These mountain chickens might just be more cold tolerant than we give them credit for. After all, they are wearing down coats. My other theory is that the heat lamp keeps them awake. I know the red lamps aren't supposed to do that, but the night my chickens stayed in the room with the lamp, I could hear my rooster crowing at 2am.

interesting ideas........you just might be onto something there.

 

[CJJenkins]

This might sound crazy, but I wonder if it might be too warm with the heat lamp? My coop has a second room added onto the side. I added a heat lamp into the additional area so they'd have the option of a heated area if they want. But the only night they used it was the night it got down to -20. Even this week when it got down to zero on multiple nights, they roosted in their regular area in the cold, and played in the snow all day. These mountain chickens might just be more cold tolerant than we give them credit for. After all, they are wearing down coats. My other theory is that the heat lamp keeps them awake. I know the red lamps aren't supposed to do that, but the night my chickens stayed in the room with the lamp, I could hear my rooster crowing at 2am.

I might think that, as Buffs are quite fluffy and they don't seem to be bothered by the cold, but it really doesn't keep it that warm in there, the water still freezes. The Americana coop is just a little portable A frame that is open on one end, those girls stay deep in the coop near the lamp. I am only turning it on when it is under 20 and the wind is wicked. My beautiful Buff roo got his comb frost bitten the other night, before I put the lamp in. Will it grow back? I hope so, he is so pretty. We put Triple Antibiotic on it and it doesn't seem to hurt or be infected, just black.
I don't think mine sleep with the lamp either, they will be up eating when they should be roosting. Hopefully this cold will let up and we can pack the lamps away!
Thank you for the suggestions!