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It's getting close to winter. We already had our first tiny snow.Is it winter? Some breeds slow down or stop altogether in winter
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It's getting close to winter. We already had our first tiny snow.Is it winter? Some breeds slow down or stop altogether in winter
This was really helpful @Parront Thanks for everything!It is not so much the cold, as the dark that stops the laying. They can handle some snow, if they have light. Start slow, 15 min more light each week, in the morning. The increasing light might get them laying again, but once they have stopped, it's a problem.
I live in oregon. We have no Light past 6pm. Girls have a heating lamp from 6am-8:45pm at night. Eggs in the winter then.It's getting close to winter. We already had our first tiny snow.
Is it a white or red heat light?I live in oregon. We have no Light past 6pm. Girls have a heating lamp from 6am-8:45pm at night. Eggs in the winter then.
I give them heat source since our cochins seem to like it. She snuggles right up to the lamp. Fluffy feet wet conditions and they only wieght 1.5lb maybe.Is it a white or red heat light?
They need white light to stimulate laying, but do not need heat.
Only 1.5 pounds? That is severely underweight for anything other than a bantam breed. Almost all regular sized fowl should weigh at least 4 pounds. Thin birds are very unlikely to lay any eggs.I give them heat source since our cochins seem to like it. She snuggles right up to the lamp. Fluffy feet wet conditions and they only wieght 1.5lb maybe.
She is a bantam. Our little butters lays every other day and wieghts 1.5lbs. The bestest little cochin ever!Only 1.5 pounds? That is severely underweight for anything other than a bantam breed. Almost all regular sized fowl should weigh at least 4 pounds.