Silkie thread!

[flower]

I live in CT also. How many Silkies do you have? We have about a dozen and don't think they need a heat lamp yet. I did turn it on a while back when we had one of those really cold nights. I just go by feel myself, I've had chickens for a couple of years so I'm not an expert.

Maybe someone else can give you an actual temperature?

I lived in the PA mountain woodlands and my silkies and all other chickens did very well without any supplemental heat. It is my belief that animals are stronger without Human comforts. Plus if if the power is lost due to a storm they will have a hard time adjusting to the storm conditions. Kepping them dry and out of heavy winds is best protection. Keeping ice from their water is also a must !

 

[peepblessed]

Ok, they have been moved to the basement. Lots of room for them to run around now.

Nice brooder!!

Got my CatDance eggs today!! 18 perfectly wrapped, non broken eggs! Thanks Karen! I think the PO thought they were doing me a favor by putting them in the fridge or something I've got them gradually warming up on the heat vents, before I put them in the 'bator. Yay!

Pam

 

[aoxa]

I lived in the PA mountain woodlands and my silkies and all other chickens did very well without any supplemental heat. It is my belief that animals are stronger without Human comforts. Plus if if the power is lost due to a storm they will have a hard time adjusting to the storm conditions. Kepping them dry and out of heavy winds is best protection. Keeping ice from their water is also a must !

What Flower said

My silkies don't get extra heat. None of my birds do. I'm in Eastern Canada.

 

[AlienChick]

Quote:
Yep! What they said.

All of mine are housed outside in large pens in a pole barn.
They have wooden crates to sleep in at night.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

BRRRRR!

STOP STANDING OUTSIDE!

Crazy silkies.. Took a good inch of snow before they finally decided it wasn't so much fun to stand out in the terrible weather.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I thought I'd share my two paint babies. They're about seven weeks old and just got moved to a growout pen in the shed.



I just hatched out six more paints, four of them SG's. I just love the spots!

Deb

Looks like she is reading the instructions; or is that the contents?

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: LOL, it's the bar code on the top of an old wine barrel. That's actually two different babies, the second one's spots were way better on one side, so I shot her from behind.

Deb

 

[ChicksNherps]

Happy holidays!

 

[bird sitter]

One of our first chickens was a silkie. We bought her a mate and a coon got in ate her mates head off and completely ripped her wing off

 

[DDNONIN2016]

Hahaha so cute! Roo?

No, it's a buff pullet and a clown. Always has to be a 1/2 inch from the camera. And she had been out playing in the rain LOL