The Minnesota chicken owner thread! Pigeon owners too.

[lightchick]

Only people from Minnesota are allowed. Just post pics and talk about your chicken or pigeons!
Have fun people! POST PEOPLE POST!
No bad language.
I'll start!
Hi, everyone I'm an owner of both chickens and pigeons and love almost all animals.
I have a Black sex link, Australorp, Brown sex link and a Silkie. I raise Birmingham roller pigeons and West of Englands.

 

[Bill Matthews]

Apparently the people from MN have taken both your rule against "bad language" and "anything" very seriously...

 

[lightchick]

Apparently the people from MN have taken both your rule against "bad language" and "anything" very seriously...

Haha! Yeah, maybe I should change that!

 

[cottonlouie]

I'd sure like to discuss chickens with other Minnesotans. I have had chickens before, but only for 2 summers, two different flocks, for meat. I have 5 chicks and 5 hens (well, I will have them tomorrow.....don't wanna count my chickens before they are in my coop....) all layers. If any of the chicks are roosters they won't be staying, though. We hope to winter them. We never once lost a chicken to a predator and they were free range, no run, but cooped at night. I hope we are as lucky with these chicks and hens. Anyway, our coop is built out of an existing building and is big... 8X10 and 8' tall. Insulated. Ventilation is hopefully adequate. Any thoughts on wintering chickens? Who heats? Who uses deep litter? Who cleans out weekly?