Lynda - that pic is the cutest! Go ahead, tell him we all said so - then take another pic of his face!
Bloomin - Gretchen is good for now. Had a pile of tests after her TIA in October, and is seeing a specialist in December. We had dinner in Ohio at the Nationals - you should see her chic pics on FB - awesome!
christi - Remember that drafts are the most dangerous part of the cold, and after that, lack of ventilation. I wrap my whole coop in a giant sheet of plastic, but I have a good-sized area along the roof that is vented, and a crack around the people door, opposite where the girls sleep, for ventilation. Even in the freezing cold, you can feel how much heat they generate when you first open the door in the morning! I make sure to keep plenty of litter on the floor, and I allow them to sleep in the nest boxes in the winter, if they want. I wouldn't put lights in there, either. They can handle a lot of cold, as long as there's no drafts blowing their "air pocket" open.
Bloomin - Gretchen is good for now. Had a pile of tests after her TIA in October, and is seeing a specialist in December. We had dinner in Ohio at the Nationals - you should see her chic pics on FB - awesome!
christi - Remember that drafts are the most dangerous part of the cold, and after that, lack of ventilation. I wrap my whole coop in a giant sheet of plastic, but I have a good-sized area along the roof that is vented, and a crack around the people door, opposite where the girls sleep, for ventilation. Even in the freezing cold, you can feel how much heat they generate when you first open the door in the morning! I make sure to keep plenty of litter on the floor, and I allow them to sleep in the nest boxes in the winter, if they want. I wouldn't put lights in there, either. They can handle a lot of cold, as long as there's no drafts blowing their "air pocket" open.
I have a 150 watt bulb on for my 8 week olds in garage and its been in sinlge digits at night -they are good
