There is no prettier time of year in New England than autumn and as the last of the colorful leaves fell from the trees this week, we said goodbye to the amazing color palate until next year.
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Iris, (Olive Egger pullet) in her first experience as a broody hen, adopted a variety of chicks that I hatched in the incubator and slipped underneath her after dark. The ten chicks are either Black Copper Marans or Olive Eggers.
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Kate (Speckled Sussex hen) enjoys a dust bath in the run with some friends as I spied on her through the pop door.
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There is no prettier time of year in New England than autumn and as the last of the colorful leaves fell from the trees this week, we said goodbye to the amazing color palate until next year.
Iris, (Olive Egger pullet) in her first experience as a broody hen, adopted a variety of chicks that I hatched in the incubator and slipped underneath her after dark. The ten chicks are either Black Copper Marans or Olive Eggers.
Kate (Speckled Sussex hen) enjoys a dust bath in the run with some friends as I spied on her through the pop door.
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LOL! How'd you know I had a 40watt bulb in there. The second one has a 60watt. I thought the same thing and that why I switched.
Try using a 60 watt bulb, Joan. People have had success with the cookie tin water heater in temps colder than -15.
The cookie tin has worked out marvelously this winter. Water did freeze up inside the waterer during this polar vortex earlier this week but what can you do when it is -15f outside. Made a 2nd cookie tin warmer and screwed it underneath the coop area where there is an open run and it provides radiant heat for the chickens when they are outside. Thank you for all the great advise!
I love the pictures of the chickens!:)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!