Surviving Minnesota!

[Cebarmlds]

Few questions for you winter tolerant folks... do you feed in or out of the coop? I hear mostly out, but winter too? How about water? I can run extension cord in winter but no power so was thinking water inside at least in winter and switching out to prevent freezing (horizontal nipples). Looking at grandpa’s and or bucket no waste feeders once chicks bit bigger. Thoughts?

Feed and water in the run totally in warm months, winter I have a horizontal nipple waterer with a bird bath heater in it, also water inside the coop in winter on a home made cookie tin heater for the old lazy girls that won't go out if it's 20 below or colder. In winter I wrap the run with plastic about 3/4 ways around. I do have power to the coop.

 

[CindyinSD]

I run an extension cord and use a bucket heater. The girls just drink out of the bucket. They seem happy with that. I put the food & water outside if the ground isn’t white. The girls don’t like white ground.

 

[R2elk]

Few questions for you winter tolerant folks... do you feed in or out of the coop? I hear mostly out, but winter too? How about water? I can run extension cord in winter but no power so was thinking water inside at least in winter and switching out to prevent freezing (horizontal nipples). Looking at grandpa’s and or bucket no waste feeders once chicks bit bigger. Thoughts?

Alternate method to prevent water freezing - no electric needed.

 

[Tfred1399]

Few questions for you winter tolerant folks... do you feed in or out of the coop? I hear mostly out, but winter too? How about water? I can run extension cord in winter but no power so was thinking water inside at least in winter and switching out to prevent freezing (horizontal nipples). Looking at grandpa’s and or bucket no waste feeders once chicks bit bigger. Thoughts?

All of my feed and water is outside year-round. I run an extension cord and a utility heater in my 5 gallon bucket with horizontal nipples.

They don't like going out much in the snow, but I figure if they get hungry or thirsty enough they'll make their way out. But they do not go much beyond the feeder or waterer, which are just outside the coop.

 

[jerryse]

Morning . I win Ralphie .

 

[Cebarmlds]

Morning . I win a Ralphie .

Morning All. It's rainy, cold and windy.

 

[CindyinSD]

I am SO over winter. Just wanted to make that clear in case anyone’s not sure about my position...

 

[duluthralphie]

Cindy.

In just over 4 weeks the sun starts heading south... days get shorter and we head to winter again..

Btw.. I am thinking of instituting a national day of tire burning to help promote global warming...

 

[CindyinSD]

Cindy.

In just over 4 weeks the sun starts heading south... days get shorter and we head to winter again..

Btw.. I am thinking of instituting a national day of tire burning to help promote global warming...

I may have a few lying around...

 

[duluthralphie]

I may have a few lying around...

I am glad to see you are not against the plan.

I am going use the day to finish off a speech I am giving on Saturday at the Veterans Party of Minnesota’s state convention in St. Cloud...

I am thinking it would be a good place to introduce the more radical mandatory burning of used tires.