My parents are trying to tell me I need to put a heat lamp in my coop, or at least in the enclosure. But I've seen so many people on here say they don't need a heat lamp so I'm conflicted. My chickens are pets to me so I'm terrified at the thought of losing my babies. I have 2 silkies, an ayam cemani, an americauna, and a brahma.

The way we've winterized it theres no chance of snow getting in unless it comes thru the door or of the roof collapses. But to be fair at that point I've got bigger problems. Anyways check out my setup and tell me what you think, this is my first winter with them so it's a learning experience.

Barnevelder

Dazzler is molting and I noticed her legs and feet looking bad with raised scales. Yesterday I soaked her legs and feet in warm water, gently scrubbed with a toothbrush and dish soap. Then I dried her with a towel and blow dried on warm. I put aquaphor on her legs and feet.

This morning she actually was looking much better with just the one treatment! And her comb was not so pale.

I ordered pour-on ivermectin too in case I need to do a treatment. Our other chickens look good.

If anyone has experience with feathered feet and/or leg mites let me know if the Vaseline worked or if you also needed ivermectin or other medication.

I caught two of our chickens looking like a ball. Don’t worry the buff one doesn’t always have her head pulled in like that, she was just puffed up.

It's been growing kinda quickly. 3 months old

Finally made the door to my run, looks pretty good if I say so myself, kudos to my honey.

Okay so every list I see of symptoms in chickens when their health is failing has sneezing in it. Does that mean ANY sneezing is bad? Do they sneeze occasionally when healthy too, and it's just excessive sneezing that's bad? If so, what's excessive? I hear sneezes occasionally from our small flock, but it seems very occasional and not usually the same bird. Everything else seems great, they're hungry, alert, curious and still laying eggs. All are from the same batch of chicks and are less than 1, I think they were born in late spring. I try and spend at least 20 minutes every morning just chilling with them to see how they are, and in that time period I might hear one or two sneezes from different chickens. I don't always hear one, although there does seem to be a bit more recently, I assumed because of the cold weather.

Pic of said flock, cause they're cute 🙂

So I got one of these things for my girls thinking it would help with box shortage and messy eggs. Thing is, my girls HATE it, they refuse to lay in it so now I just have piles of eggs of the floor of my coop. Anyone have these and can give tips for making them.... like it? Or tolerate it ig?

My girl Lily has a rather pale comb right now, she has just finished molting in the past week or so. It also is rather cold, 15 F, but she is a cold weather breed. She does get chased around a little, and is very timid. Otherwise she is pretty normal, any ideas or suggestions?

Hello all, I would love some advice please on what may be the issue and how may I treat my hen?

This is the first day she has stood like this. She has removed herself from the others.

It's been very cold here, I am not sure if the snow and ice may be effecting her?

We just bought our little 2 acre homestead this year, and I had a pair of these from my days as an environmental science teacher. I've started using them when going out in the snow to take care of my birds, and they are so great. Snow doesn't get in my boots, and my clothes stay clean which is important right now with bird flu (I have a choring jacket that I put on as well). Each day I have a bucket of water that I throw a bleach tab in, and before I come into the garage I just step in it - the bleach doesn't seep through anywhere on my clothes.

I’ve had on average 12 birds this past year and I’ve bought 4 bags of feed. (200 pounds)

Edit; also 50 pounds of whole oats and 50 pounds of corn but I still have roughly half of those left but I’ve “bought” 300 pounds of “feed” (200lbs of pelletized feed and 100lbs of whole grains) Plus table scraps/garden waste/foraging in grass and compost pile

Just curious how that stacks up with you guys on average ?

it’s been an extra cold winter this year and i’ve had a few girls that have looked something like this in their live. they’ve mostly been okay but just wondering if she’s okay?