palawans

[Charliet]

one other ? aubrey and aimee when you say super cold explain your super cold nights do you meen upper 20 or mid to low 20s im hoping they will be ok without heat down to 29 to 27 if i wrap their pen in plastic i was just thinking about it and thought i might need to make sure we are on the same page

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

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we are.
Those nights of just a couple hours of upper 20's, mine always did fine, keep their feet warm is the biggest thing, heavy bedding and good roost they can tuck their feet under on is important. Those HARD freeze nights, low 20's or teens for a long period of time, usually Feb, here, that's when you really need to watch them, and a heat lamp would be a good idea on those nights.
In all cases like this, when in doubt, overkill is usually safer than being sorry.
That being a smaller pen for them, will help in the winter too with the plastic, the day time heating will be held in if it's wrapped tight for quite a few hours after dark, that along with the heat lamp in the coop and it should feel good even to us in there.

Keep me in mind when all these guys start breeding. Want to get back a lot of my pheasants in the next year or two. All the trags and peacock pheasant of course, along with the impeyans, mikados, elliot's, edward's, and eared's are all on my list. Use to have all of them, sure miss them

Aubrey

 

[Charliet]

i will certainly keep you in mind and thanks again for all the info