It all depends on the availability of what you want and where you're at. If that particular breed is plentiful, then I'd say 15-30 minutes.
In my case of wanting exhibition-quality silkies, I either have them flown in, buy hatching eggs to be shipped here, or drive up to three hours. I was so...
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Are you thinking of building a coop? We'll all mostly recommend you either find a shed to remodel, or build one. We have a ton of coop articles in our Coop forum that members wrote and documented what they built. Many come with step-by-step...
Is that an all-flock? Our feed is Kalmbach's Flock Maker crumbles, which is 20% protein. Lower calcium though so good for chicks and roosters. Oyster shell dishes for the hens.
I don't do anything different for these in the winter than I do in the summer, albeit some warm mash on the coldest...
They shouldn't have been cold then unless they were sick. Even our molting and frizzle silkies do fine at around that temp. We heat to about 40F in both coops, and those in growout pens have a cozy radiant heat panel in their coops, since it's already subzero some nights here.
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I second (or third) the suggestion to get a camera, maybe two. One inside the coop that doesn't record constantly, but you can view it from your phone so you can check on them, and one outside to catch any 4-legged or 2-legged predators.
We use Blink from Amazon, but there are several that...
First-year layers should lay through the winter. It's just we're always impatient for those first eggs. I've been waiting 7 months for a silkie of mine.
Ivermectin isn't used anymore for treating worms as its effectiveness has diminished and not considered a dewormer by most here. That's not saying it didn't kill the roundworms had that been what they had, but you can't be sure. Ivermectin for chickens is mostly used to treat SLM (scaly leg...
There aren't any peer-reviewed studies that follow fertilized eggs through an airport scanner to hatch and beyond. Most I've read is where higher levels of radiation did affect mortality, but presumably the lower level used in airports wouldn't.
I would not take that chance and just ask...
As long as she's eating/drinking fine, I'd let her back out with the rest, but I wouldn't put that on at night. I'd put it on in the morning when she's mobile. Under her wing the other chickens can't see it so that part's a good thing, and also, it'll stay warm.
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Beautiful chickens! :love Thank you for sharing!
One place here you could try rehome your rooster is in the Buy/Sell/Trade forum. Otherwise, I have the best luck in my state/local poultry groups on FB.
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Do you have some not molting? You could make sure the molting ones are in between the non-molting ones if they'd put up with that.
Are the subzero temps just for one night or is this going on for days/weeks?
I'd say bring them in and put them in your basement, but then you've got the issue...