OMG its cold this morning. I think I need to remember to put the fresh water in the buckets in the afternoon. Way too cold this morning to do that, my fingers were freezing. The girls actually were all still sleeping at 7:30 this morning, and they all just looked at me like get out of the coop, we are sleeping. So its cold for them this morning.
Sheriff is the same as yesterday. She slept in the nest box, and she was there this morning. But she did jump down and crawl out for some grain. I did put the regular food right in front of her and some water and watched her for about 10 minutes. She ate food and drank several times. Then waddled off to the sun spot and laid down. I don't know what to do with her, its depressing looking at her this way. I feel helpless. I'm really thinking of taking her to a Vet. But my husband thinks I'm nuts because she is just a chicken. But your talking to the person who just did $4,000 in knee repairs my Black Labrador. I don't know what they would actually do, and I called Dr. Orr who is my inlaws Parrot Vet. They said that it would be probably $300 plus just to have her looked at, because they will want to do blood work to make sure her levels are fine, and then possible xrays to see if she broke something. They also said if it was levels they would want to have her in their incubator and do IV meds. WTH on a chicken? So I don't even know if its worth the $300 just to see what is wrong.
As far as the other chickens, no one is picking on her. If anything her buddy that came with her and my NN are like looking after her. They both are always resting with her, last night it was driving my FBCM that came with her nuts that she couldn't get in the nest box, she paced and paced and paced along the floor by the box.
Sheriff is the same as yesterday. She slept in the nest box, and she was there this morning. But she did jump down and crawl out for some grain. I did put the regular food right in front of her and some water and watched her for about 10 minutes. She ate food and drank several times. Then waddled off to the sun spot and laid down. I don't know what to do with her, its depressing looking at her this way. I feel helpless. I'm really thinking of taking her to a Vet. But my husband thinks I'm nuts because she is just a chicken. But your talking to the person who just did $4,000 in knee repairs my Black Labrador. I don't know what they would actually do, and I called Dr. Orr who is my inlaws Parrot Vet. They said that it would be probably $300 plus just to have her looked at, because they will want to do blood work to make sure her levels are fine, and then possible xrays to see if she broke something. They also said if it was levels they would want to have her in their incubator and do IV meds. WTH on a chicken? So I don't even know if its worth the $300 just to see what is wrong.
As far as the other chickens, no one is picking on her. If anything her buddy that came with her and my NN are like looking after her. They both are always resting with her, last night it was driving my FBCM that came with her nuts that she couldn't get in the nest box, she paced and paced and paced along the floor by the box.
As for venting to release moisture what do you do? How big are the vents and do you leave them open all the time? What about feed? Do you change it during the winter or just use the same stuff? 
I just dunno. This will be my first winter trying to care for them. Last winter I wasn't addicted and DH just let them wander the yard. We lost several last winter. I don't want the same thing happening again. 
e I love him.
is a very sweetheart of a guy. Such a sweet tempered boy. With her sweet temper, they should make some great pups. Now, to figure out where I'm going to keep mom and pups until they are sold. It will be cold outside. I need a children's swimpool..that's what my daughter used when her golden had her pups years ago. Worked great.
