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Winter Chick Care Tips: Keeping Your Flock Happy and Healthy Through the Cold Months
As temperatures drop and winter takes hold, caring for your chickens—especially young chicks—requires extra attention. While adult chickens are often well-equipped to handle colder weather with their dense feathers, baby chicks and younger birds are more vulnerable and need additional care to thrive during the winter months. With a few thoughtful preparations, you can keep your chicks warm, healthy, and comfortable. Here are some essential winter chick care tips to guide you through the season. 1. Provide Proper Heating Chicks rely on external heat sources to maintain their body temperature, especially in cold weather. A consistent heat source is essential...
Tips and Tricks: How to Care for Goats in Cold Weather
Tips and Tricks: How to Care for Goats in Cold Weather by Hattie Hartschuh (Kalmbach Feed) As temperatures begin to drop, winter preparation makes its way to the top of any herds(wo)man’s priority list. Providing your goats with adequate shelter and making sure that clean, fresh water is available is most important during freezing temperatures. Goats are very hardy and acclimate to cold weather as fall comes to an end, but here are some things that you can do to make wintertime easier for them. 4 Tips & Tricks for Goat-Keeping During Cold Weather Shelter Unless you live in the arctic, most livestock...
Winterize Your Chicken Coop
Winter can be a stressful, even dangerous, season for chickens. If you take the proper steps to winterize your chicken coop, however, you can provide safe, comfortable shelter for your flock even on the coldest days and through the iciest nights. Why Winterizing Matters Different chickens have different tolerances for cold, but winter brings more threats than just lower temperatures and all chickens can be at risk. In addition to hypothermia and frostbite, chickens stressed by the cold season are more susceptible to other illnesses. Furthermore, chickens lay less in winter, and that loss of productivity can be very damaging...
Winter Demands for Your Hens
Winter Demands for Your Hens by Nancy Jefferson, Ph.D. A lot is happening for your hens as winter approaches. The natural decrease in daylight hours in the fall causes big changes for your hens. Your birds are using a massive amount of their nutrition to molt and replace their feathers. They are preparing for the winter ahead. Today, we are going to talk about some of the nutrient demands that winter places on your flock. Winter Nutrient Demands As you can imagine, dropping and rebuilding an entire set of feathers can be a very nutrient-demanding process. In many species of birds,...
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Preparing Your Livestock for Winter: Feed and Shelter Essentials
As winter approaches, it's essential for farmers and livestock owners to ensure their animals are prepared for the cold months ahead. Proper feed, shelter, and health care are critical to keeping livestock healthy and productive during the harsh winter season. In this blog, we'll guide you through key feed and shelter essentials to keep your livestock safe, warm, and well-nourished throughout the winter. 1. Adjusting Feed for Winter Needs During the winter months, livestock requires additional energy to maintain their body heat and overall health. Here's how to adjust your feeding practices to meet the increased nutritional demands: Increase Caloric...