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  1. Noraaaaa

    Rooster with frostbite

    Hi! So my bantam Wyandotte rooster got frostbite over night from getting water on his waddles (he uses a 5 gallon heated water from tractor supply) then freezing.It’s pretty bad (I think… I’ve never had anyone get frostbite before). I think this because they are pretty puffed up. He doesn't mind...
  2. Delphene

    Keeping chickens warm in Winter?

    We have three days coming up that are below freezing and after that still near thirties, our Hens don't have frost bite but are puffing up huddled at the corner of the coop, our Roo has white bits on the top of his comb and a small black spot next to them. We put coconut oil on the comb and feet...
    • Delphene
    • Thread
    • cold cold chickens freezing frost how to keep chickens warm in the winter prefent frostbite winter
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Managing Your Flock
  3. C

    White earlobes with pink/purple discoloration in cold weather

    White earlobes have a pink/purple discoloration. We had a drastic temp change this week with it getting very cold for my location (low 20’s at night). Coop is wrapped, etc and hens free range all day outside in the sun (temp gets up to about 40). They are all acting normal, but I am worried this...
  4. Stonernextdoor88

    How cold can I introduce a chicken too?

    So I have a small flock and one of my girls got pecked bad today so I've had to bring her in the house where she will stay in a oversized dog crate on in my kitchen and be absolutely spoiled until she's in better health. Here's the problem, it's winter. Once she's healed up she has to go back...
  5. D

    Insulating for the cold with a coop made for the heat!

    Hi y'all! This is my first winter with my flock so I apologize if this is a silly question. I have 9 bantam chickens, and I had thought I had insulated my coop well. However, they're still shivering! I'm in western North Carolina, and I have two silkies that aren't phenomenally cold-hardy, as...
  6. D

    Random Quail Deaths. Advice Please

    Hi all - Need advice 😞 I've lost a hen a week for 4 weeks now! I've quail: half are 9mths old, half are 5 mths old. Mix of ages are dying. >I've 22 birds, 5 Roos. > I'm in Canada where's it's not even cold yet. Ranging -5C/12C so far and expect to hit and avg of -5C/-20C in the new year. >This...
    • DAttard
    • Thread
    • cold dying sick winter
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Quail
  7. PBAndAlice

    Hen starved and I'm not sure why

    hi guys, so Cookie, the hen I was posting about in the summertime, ended up making a complete recovery after those threads - after a week of isolation, treatment for impacted crop, daily baths, and pellet/egg mash, she brightened up and acted normal and healthy, and I put her back w the others...
  8. O

    How long should I wait for my hens to start laying before I should be worried?

    I have 4 chickens - 2 black australorps and 2 rhode island reds. All were about a week old when we got them on june 22nd. In that time, we had a big move to an area 2 and half hours northeast of where we were in Pennsylvania. We had sprung backwards due to daylight savings where we start to...
  9. M

    Winterizing questions for my coop/run

    Hi all. I have 7 hens that are about 24 weeks old located in Portland Maine. Should be cold hearty (buff orp, lav orp, 2 easter eggers, black copper maran, black astralorp, and a plymouth barred rock. This is my first flock, and of course my first winter. I have done plenty of research and I...
  10. T

    19 week old hen snotty nose and bad breath HELP!!!

    Hello all, I have a 19 week old Campine hen she is such a sweet friendly little girl. I got her, and another hen to help introduce her to my already established flock. They have started to come together, although, it has obviously been a bit stressful for them moving to a whole new home. I...
  11. crunchygranola

    Heating a metal shed?

    I’m looking into which type of shed (I can’t find a traditional coop within my price range) to buy for my chickens, and so far, metal is looking like a good option for me and where I live. Though, I have a plan for cooling it down in the summer, but I imagine with it being metal that it doesn’t...
  12. E

    Hen didn’t lay on 22 day old eggs over night

    Hi, so my hen hatched a baby chick 2 days ago. Last night she didn’t lay on the eggs left. Will they be ok now that she’s on them again today or did I lose them? One is pipped and I can hear some chirping but the rest are still whole with no pip. Thanks!
  13. H

    Help!! Babies got wet and are shivering and can’t stand up!!

    I just bought two poults from TSC. Littlerally 2 hours ago I set them up in the brooder against an exterior wall. Didn’t put heat lamp on like an idiot. Went to make dinner, daughter went in and said the baby turkeys are dead…. They spilled the water and we’re both soaking wet on their backs...
  14. A

    Is there such a thing as a chicken just having a cold?

    When humans get colds and flus we wait it out and it ultimately makes our immune systems more robust, and makes us healthier. Do chickens get seasonal viruses like humans do, that ultimately makes them healthier? Or is everything a death sentence for the flock unless treated with antibiotics...
  15. C

    When to add heat

    I have Wyandotte chickens that are 2 months old, they now live in their coop outside. Tonight is suppose to get into the 20’s, which is the coldest they will have encountered. Do they need a heat source, or will they be ok in the coop for the night?
  16. C

    Introducing chicks outside

    I have month old Splash laced red Wyandotte chicks. I want to introduce them outside as they have only been in the brooder, but here in Michigan it has been cold for a bit. Highs of around 50. What temp is ok to start introducing them outside.
  17. WaterfowlsPoultry

    One duck and one chicken died of hypothermia. what can I improve?

    Hello, I have quite a sad story to share on this site and I need some help. I had a Brahma chicken named Butterscotch, a Beautiful chicken, She was very talented, adorable, and quite the flightful chicken, She would fly on top of the gate when I came down to feed them and she would always get...
  18. Emrosenagel

    How cold is too cold for eggs?

    Hello! I have a bantam Cochin sitting on some eggs and I’m just wondering how cold is too cold for them? I candled them today and at least three have some activity (it’s only day two 1/2) so I just want to be sure as this is my first time letting a hen sit. I only live in Florida, so extreme...
  19. Yorkshire_Hobbit

    Emergency/ Could my chicken pass from the cold?

    I've had to take my chicken into the house as my husband has said that she is unresponsive, could this be due to cold weather? It's been -5 overnight. they are locked into their coop overnight, the other chickens are fine and healthy. What could be wrong and is there any chance she'll make it?
  20. J

    I have a single duck (10 mos old khaki Campbell female) will she be too cold alone?

    *edited to add photo references* (Including a photo of her “condo” as I like to call it…) She is a singleton khaki campbell duck born in March of last year. Her companion unfortunately died of a fox attack this past summer. :( She has about 6 inches of pine shavings inside of a cardboard...
    • jcgordon550
    • Thread
    • cold cold and lonely coop duck frozen bird khaki snow warm enough weather winter
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
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