calling any one from missouri

[Egg Snatcher]

Anyone from southwest MO keep modern game bantams? If you do how to you keep them warm during the winters? Can I keep them warm with out a heat lamp?
And coops. What should they look like?
Thanks.

 

[SueT]

Anyone from southwest MO keep modern game bantams? If you do how to you keep them warm during the winters? Can I keep them warm with out a heat lamp?
And coops. What should they look like?
Thanks.

I only have a Sebright bantam. I bring her into the basement when temps fall below 10º. But @jthornton knows about heating the coop…

 

[The Moonshiner]

I'm more midwest area of Mo and had them for a few years.
I wintered mine in the garage. It isn't heated and I didn't give them lights but keeping them from the elements and wind was enough.
Some days their water would freeze so it got cold but not like outside with frozen solid water daily.

 

[jthornton]

Anyone from southwest MO keep modern game bantams? If you do how to you keep them warm during the winters? Can I keep them warm with out a heat lamp?
And coops. What should they look like?
Thanks.

I don't know anything about bantams but oil filled heaters under the poop table does a really good job at keeping my hens cozy all winter.


In Coop Uno it's open underneath so that won't work so I use red heat lamps above the hens.


JT

 

[Egg Snatcher]

I only have a Sebright bantam. I bring her into the basement when temps fall below 10º. But @jthornton knows about heating the coop…

Thanks

I don't know anything about bantams but oil filled heaters under the poop table does a really good job at keeping my hens cozy all winter.
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In Coop Uno it's open underneath so that won't work so I use red heat lamps above the hens.
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JT

Thanks

I'm more midwest area of Mo and had them for a few years.
I wintered mine in the garage. It isn't heated and I didn't give them lights but keeping them from the elements and wind was enough.
Some days their water would freeze so it got cold but not like outside with frozen solid water daily.

Thanks

 

[SueT]

46º

 

[chiknGeek]

It's very fall-ish today. I'm planning on making chili and cornbread for dinner. Meat birds are doing great and will be processed in a few weeks. Fancy new chicken area is in the works.

 

[SueT]

32 and frosty!!!!!

 

[1cock2hens]

Thank God it only made it to 38 here

 

[jthornton]

Greetings from Tuscaloosa Alabama... see you in Sevierville Tn. later today.

JT