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In the Brooder
My birds were doing a soft molt at the onset of winter and it seemed to slow down. Now one of my birds appears to be going into a fill hard molt.
It is currently -45F outside (yes minus forty-five) and she's not doing well. She doesn't seem to have enough feathers at all to retain any heat, and the CozyCoop heater isn't powerful enough to overcome these temps. I'm preparing to bring her indoors until she's fully feathered in.
My concern is, how detrimental will this be in terms of change in climate. I don't have a garage or anywhere else to bring her. Once she's inside, will she have to stay inside until spring? (5 months away). It's going to be in the low -30s for the next two months. I'm really concerned we won't be able to re-integrate her without too much shock to the system.
It is currently -45F outside (yes minus forty-five) and she's not doing well. She doesn't seem to have enough feathers at all to retain any heat, and the CozyCoop heater isn't powerful enough to overcome these temps. I'm preparing to bring her indoors until she's fully feathered in.
My concern is, how detrimental will this be in terms of change in climate. I don't have a garage or anywhere else to bring her. Once she's inside, will she have to stay inside until spring? (5 months away). It's going to be in the low -30s for the next two months. I'm really concerned we won't be able to re-integrate her without too much shock to the system.