freezing

  1. spoonywife

    My girls won't drink water from waterer since it froze! Any advice?

    Hi fellow chicken lovers! I live in a place with typically mild winters and recently we've had temps below freezing. I don't have electricity at my coop/run so their water has been freezing overnight. I've been bringing out hot water every morning for my two girls and it stays liquid until...
  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

    Winter No Feathers

    Hello, My Sapphire Gem has bare back and shoulders from rooster since spring. Rooster has been gone for months. Figured hee feathers would grow back at molt time this fall like the other hens did. She still has not grown any back. Temperatures have been dropping below freezing on and off for a...
  4. Countryhippie

    FREEZING WEATHER (WHAT SHOULD I DO?)

    Hello everyone, I am from Central Massachusetts and I have 4 hens that are about one and a half years old. I have my hens in a large over ez chicken coop, its been altered to have more ventilation at the top. The coop normally only stays about 5-10 degrees warmer than outside in the winter due...
  5. twobuckchuckfarm

    Horizonal Nipples Still Freezing Even With Deicer

    Like most in the midwest, we are experiencing a cold snap in Ohio. Its -5f (-30 with windchill) and my thermostat inside the coop reads 1f. I have all 7 girls safely stowed inside the coop, and closed off access to the run to protect them from the 40mph chilly gusts of wind whipping across our...
  6. tingupinguu

    Will ducks be okay without food/water for the night?

    I took my ducks inside due to the cold temperatures outside, Will they be okay without water/food for the night?
    • tingupinguu
    • Thread
    • cold cold temperatures food freezing frozen outside muscovy muscovy duck muscovy ducks water
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. montanabirdlady

    Tips for harsh winters?

    I live in Southwest Montana. Winters here are mostly dry snow, but very cold. Almost every day is below 30 degrees, and we go weeks at a time under 0 degrees, sometimes days in a row between 0 to -20 degrees. Do you have any tips for this harsh of a cold? -Food supplementation (black...
  8. Artchickenlover21

    Should I open chicken coop window in 2 degree weather?

    I'm having trouble deciding whether or not to open the chicken coop window in this freezing weather. They have a little bit of ventilation in the top of the walls but not nearly as much as there should be, so I usually open their big window. It's not pointing directly at any of them but it is on...
  9. F

    Cold snap - are my 5.5 week old chickies safe?

    Hey there, not sure if this is the right category but given that the news today says we're going to get a cold snap tomorrow with snow and below-freezing temperatures, I'm wondering if my 5-and-a-half week old Easter Eggers will be OK in their coop. They just moved in there a few days ago. They...
  10. themidnightmama

    Extreme cold - what is “too cold?”

    I live in NE Texas. We have mild winters with temps that rarely drop below freezing. But the polar vortex is heading our way and the low on Monday is 1 degree F. Temps will be in the teens and 20’s over the next week. I put a thick layer of new straw in the coop today. I have 8 hens, so they...
  11. M

    Frozen Egg Hatching

    Hi to everyone. Today I was whole day trying to find answer but no luck. Is it possible to hatch frozen eggs, was stored at -10 or any other conditions for 30 or any days? What is best temperature to thaw them ? Does anybody have any literatrue about this. I can chill eggs extremly fast as...
  12. chickenchicklady

    Winterizing the coop

    Hey fellow chicken keepers! I know that most people recommend against heating the coop for different reasons, but how cold can it get before Chickens Start freezing to death? I have chickens that are supposed to be cold hardy and we have a decent coop however, it’s supposed to get down to 1°...
  13. lawnmowergirl

    How to help a bald chicken in freezing weather

    One of my hens (I have 7) has her feathers removed/pecked off on her back, head and where her wings meet her body. I haven't seen the rooster mating with her nor have I seen hens pecking her. I'm worried about her staying warm when the weather gets down to zero. That's as low as it goes once...
  14. CvilleDon

    Question about heating water in the coop

    I have a hanging 5 gallon bucket with horizontal nipples inside my 4' x 8' coop. I want to put a heater inside the bucket to keep it from freezing on really cold nights. I'm also hoping the heated water will act as a radiator to slightly warm the coop for my 4 hens, but I don't want to over heat...
  15. A

    Processing

    We processed 2 turkeys yesterday, first time. What is the time frame for everything supposed to be as far as bleeding them out, time till scalding, plucking, time from first culling till should be gutted, how fast need to get into ice bath? Then is it ok to keep the birds just in ice in a cooler...
    • AshHaynes
    • Thread
    • freezing process turkey
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Turkeys
  16. DiscoverwithDave

    Made my own water heater

    Hello everyone, So I just built my first coop and it is my first year with chickens. I realized I needed some kind of water drinker that would not freeze. I decided to put something together to prevent water from freezing and that would not cost much. Full disclosure... I am not an...
  17. Afrodigh

    DIY Winter-Proof Chicken Waterer?

    I was so proud of the waterer I built from a bucket, PVC, and chicken nipples this summer (similar to this: http://americanpreppersnetwork.com/2012/06/how-to-diy-chicken-nipple-waterers.html)- and then winter weather came:hit. The chicken nipples are downward facing ones and they are freezing...
  18. Big Red Roosters

    Winter debate, coop door open or closed?

    I was always taught to lock up the coop for winter, never leave the door open, rush in, feed/water, and rush out. No chickens allowed outside until the snow melts next year. Recently it was brought to my attention by another Nebraskan chicken owner, to leave the door open unless there's high...
  19. leslielbk

    Freezing Fermented Feed

    I read a few threads regarding whether or not fermented feed can be frozen. I've got more than I can feed my birds before it'll go sour, so looked into this. This flock is new, as my others were killed by a fox, so I'm starting over. Dusting myself off and all that... They are "free range" which...
  20. B

    Help! For after chickens are processed

    I'm taking 20 meat chickens to an Amish farm in two weeks for processing. They'll throw all the birds in trash bags for me to take home and package. So...this is my plan -- take them home and soak them (unpackaged?) in a ice/water filled cooler overnight. Then bag them in jumbo 2.5 gallon...
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