Recent content by Silkie7

Okay, good to know thank you.

Hey! This is my first winter as a chicken owner. I noticed some pink spots on a few of my chickens' feet this morning. Could this be frostbite? I have attached a picture for reference.

Thank you for sharing your experience. I now have a coop inside of a greenhouse with pine shavings on the ground. I’m thinking about adding some straw when it gets cold here.

Yes, I let them free-range in the daytime.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8fPPMQf/ thank you for getting back to me. @Eggcessive Here is a link to YouTube. She doesn't seem to have any breathing problems.

You can watch the video here Hi! My two smallest chickens have been making strange noises the last few days. My small buff silkie (Blondie) has been picked on by one of my roosters. He keeps packing her on the head. She also has been sitting a lot. Can anyone please help me determine what the...

@NatJ I will have to find a way to close up the run area for the winter. It's been raining a lot here, so my chickens are in my garage now. It has windows. Worst case, can I keep them in the garage for the winter? It's an attached garage, so it's warmer in there.

Thanks @gtaus for the tips. I have added my location to my member icon.

We already have some dirt patches. It can get below −20 F here.

Thank you @NatJ for your reply. It's good to know I have options. Would it be okay to leave it just grass for the winter months? I'm just asking because I have silkies and they're sensitive to cold weather.

Thank you @gtaus for your reply. We do a lot of shredding in our house so that will be useful. I'm excited to read your thread and learn more.

Hi! I'm a new chicken owner. I have six 9-week-old silkies. I just put their coop/run together. Can I leave the floor just as is, or should I put something down like mulch or sand? I heard straw is suitable for the winter. It gets pretty cold here in the winter. The picture below is of the...

Thank you! @coach723

Thank you.

it’s 1 gallon