freezing

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...

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...

I took my ducks inside due to the cold temperatures outside, Will they be okay without water/food for the night?

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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°...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Okay, I live in Ma. Its been below zero the past week and a half (aside from today& yesterday) we got 16inches of snow and then a freeze... Wile doing my daily check on the "chickies" i noticed that the one and only dwarf bird that is owned here (RUDY THE ROOSTER) had frostbite on his comb. Just...