The Natural Chicken Keeping thread - OTs welcome!

[hellbender]

It's negative 7*F ...Negative 22* windchill factor...All birds are fed and provided warm water...

I hate chickens........................................

For a little while.

 

[Leahs Mom]

It's negative 7*F ...Negative 22* windchill factor...All birds are fed and provided warm water...

I hate chickens........................................

For a little while.

Mine is similar...little lower. Just getting ready to go out.

 

[RedRidge]

It's negative 7*F ...Negative 22* windchill factor...All birds are fed and provided warm water... I hate chickens........................................ For a little while.

Mine is similar...little lower. Just getting ready to go out.

Rofl... That looks just like me right now... Waiting for the sun to come up for the hike to the barn to check for new lambs. I could take a flashlight, but surely it will warm up another degree if I wait another 30 minutes.

 

[lalaland]

Rofl... That looks just like me right now... Waiting for the sun to come up for the hike to the barn to check for new lambs. I could take a flashlight, but surely it will warm up another degree if I wait another 30 minutes.

lambs, we need pics!!!

and wasn't it you who had a power outage with day old chicks and the bator going? what happened?

Here, it is -27, with -40 to -55 windchill. poor chickens have been stuck in the coop for days. And I think Booster's comb is a little swollen..will get a better look when it gets light out. I have been supplementing with heat lamps, keeps the temps in the coop close to -5 or around 0.

A neighboor watched the chickens over the weekend for me while I was out of town and didn't take the water out at night, and boy can I tell! might be why booster is looking worse.

 

[lindz8504]

ChaosRules, the heeler pilot's name is Ratchet.

 

[hellbender]

Rofl... That looks just like me right now... Waiting for the sun to come up for the hike to the barn to check for new lambs. I could take a flashlight, but surely it will warm up another degree if I wait another 30 minutes.

I'm so glad I bred my dairy goats to kid late Feb. Or...I may regret it. This might be 'as good as it gets'!

 

[armorfirelady]

Nasty frigid temps here as well. I ventured out to take my son to work & after warming up in front of the wood stove I am going to make the girls some scrambled eggs this morning with coconut oil & garlic.

They roosted funny last night. One big girl off by herself and Edie on top of the shavings bale (2nd night I found her there.) I put the 2 of them next to their sisters & told them to keep warm. I don't have a heat lamp so the girls need to snuggle to keep warm

 

[Leahs Mom]

Nasty frigid temps here as well. I ventured out to take my son to work & after warming up in front of the wood stove I am going to make the girls some scrambled eggs this morning with coconut oil & garlic.

They roosted funny last night. One big girl off by herself and Edie on top of the shavings bale (2nd night I found her there.) I put the 2 of them next to their sisters & told them to keep warm. I don't have a heat lamp so the girls need to snuggle to keep warm

I have also been a little concerned about the roost "cake walk" lately. It seems that there is always 1 that roosts by herself as the others won't let someone on. Especially in these temps that concerns me. But so far so good.

 

[aoxa]

Since we are all posting our dog photos.. Most of you know of Henry.

 

[hellbender]

Dogs...good idea!