NY chicken lover!!!!

[Jenny Loves Chickies]

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Two of my NN chicks

SO SO SO SO CUTE!!!!!!

 

[boskelli1571]

Hi! We have a mixed crew that we rescued....2 silkies, 1 Sebright and I'm not sure what the other 2 are?

I think the whitish one looks like an Easter Egger not sure on the buff one..

 

[Gramma Chick]

I think the whitish one looks like an Easter Egger not sure on the buff one..

That was my guess a Easter Egger and a Comet

 

[Jenny Loves Chickies]

I think the whitish one looks like an Easter Egger not sure on the buff one..

I think you might be right! Thank you

 

[FishMtFarm]

@Pyxis look at the frizzle now! Lol, she was totally photo bombing. We call her Cutie Pie.

 

[Pyxis]

The name is appropriate - what a cutie What's her brother look like now?

 

[FishMtFarm]

I'm not sure. As soon as I knew he was a roo I gave him away. I have a lot of roosters so couldn't keep him. He was beautiful tho and the people were thrilled to have him.

 

[mgates67]

Hello all, I'm new to the chicken world (so new that I don't even have any yet, looking to get a flock in the spring). I'm a Western New Yorker (about 15 miles south of Rochester). I found this thread and started to read through it to soak up some information. That is, until I realized that it was somewhere north of 5,700 pages...

I've been doing a lot of reading and research over the last few weeks and think I have a reasonable handle on most of the basics. One thing I have quite figure out, however, is something that I'm sure all of you fellow NYers can understand. Winter.

From everything I've read you may not need to heat the coop, you just really need to keep it above freezing but probably less than 40 degrees. I'm curious how you experienced folks accomplish that. Do you insulate the coop? Do you have a supplemental heat source that kicks in when necessary? How about food and water, do you keep that inside the coop or out? Do you need something the heat the water so it doesn't freeze?

Sorry for the question dump, but I'm really trying to understand how to keep the flock safe and warm in the winter. Thanks!

 

[Colleen92]

Welcome! This is my first winter having chickens and I would love ideas. I am on Long Island ny

 

[Pyxis]

Hello all, I'm new to the chicken world (so new that I don't even have any yet, looking to get a flock in the spring). I'm a Western New Yorker (about 15 miles south of Rochester). I found this thread and started to read through it to soak up some information. That is, until I realized that it was somewhere north of 5,700 pages...

I've been doing a lot of reading and research over the last few weeks and think I have a reasonable handle on most of the basics. One thing I have quite figure out, however, is something that I'm sure all of you fellow NYers can understand. Winter.

From everything I've read you may not need to heat the coop, you just really need to keep it above freezing but probably less than 40 degrees. I'm curious how you experienced folks accomplish that. Do you insulate the coop? Do you have a supplemental heat source that kicks in when necessary? How about food and water, do you keep that inside the coop or out? Do you need something the heat the water so it doesn't freeze?

Sorry for the question dump, but I'm really trying to understand how to keep the flock safe and warm in the winter. Thanks!

You don't heat the coop at all. It can be below freezing. You just need a heated waterer of some sort to keep your water from freezing over, and that's it. Chickens handle cold very well - they have down jackets, after all. They just need access to good food, unfrozen water, and a place to get out of the elements (the coop). That's all, no heat required. My coop's entire front is wire, and the birds do fine every winter.

Speaking of the wire front of my coop, ventilation is the single most important thing during winter. Make sure you have plenty of ventilation.