Comments on: Winter Sucks for Chicken Care

By: Rick Answer Analyst

Rick Answer Analyst — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 03:34:16 +0000

At least they freeze after they are laid. Twenty below is hard to take.

I live in the warm western part of Montana and we rarely get to 20 below.

I don’t think I would want to sit and try to keep an egg warm at that temp.

Do they get frostbite?

I bet they eat a lot of food when it gets that cold.

Rick

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By: Lin

Lin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:21:00 +0000

Funny, I never thought about their eggs freezing. I just sorta thought they would sit on them and keep them warm. City folk–what do we know? !
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By: Shari Thomas

Shari Thomas — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:43:39 +0000

I love our chickens. Even in the winter, they’re just so happy to see us twice a day.

Of course the sheep, the cows, and the horses are pretty excited too, since we feed twice a day, no matter the weather. I know what you mean about the sub-zero weather, the gale force winds, and snow coming down sideways.

Then, there’s the mud when everything thaws out. In the morning here, everything’s frozen, so you can go out in your regular boots. By evening, its all thawed out… and time to don the muck boots.

Our chickens live the life of luxury. They have a 24/7 heat lamp in the winter, and their nest boxes are lined with sheep’s wool, left over from shearing. So far, we’ve had two frozen eggs, which cooked up just fine.

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By: makoy

makoy — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 03:02:50 +0000

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