Weather hens

Doctors room ghost

Would a lock of hens be better off indoors fed and watered instead of out in the snow.thanks

_Brian

Best thing would be let them choose.

Ours are free to go in and out.
They came out when I fed them but are mostly inside since.

Doctors room ghost

_Brian wrote: »

Best thing would be let them choose.

Ours are free to go in and out.
They came out when I fed them but are mostly inside since.

Thanks Brian I’ll do that

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If you want to pamper them in this cold weather you could give them some tinned dog/cat food or sardines/tuna in sunflower oil (not the one in brine). I'm sure they would appreciate the extra protein.

Doctors room ghost

I’ll get them a tin in aldi cheers for that

memorystick

I gave mine some of those fatballs that I give the wild birds.

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In cold weather conditions chickens can suffer from frost bite on their combs and wattles. In order to help prevent frost bite smear their wattles/combs with vasiline/goose/duck grease daily.
Also ensure that your poultry's roots/house's haven't been invaded by red mites. They are blood sucking/thirsty feckers that will suck the life outta your healthy hens :mad:.
You can check for their presence on roosts/inside the coop at night via a flash light. If they are about you will see hundreds even thousands of them.
http://www.chickenvet.co.uk/health-and-common-diseases/mites-lice/index.aspx