Subj : Re: Hola
To   : The Godfather
From : Spectre
Date : Thu Apr 27 2023 15:44:00

 TG> Ah wow, ok.  The youtube videos are always full of the extreme options,
 TG> and videos of coups catching on fire.  In Indiana I suppose it just
 TG> depends, I would say the past 7ish years we've had very little snow but
 TG> have had Polar Vortex like wind and temperatures more frequently if I
 TG> recall.  I just know the wind cuts right through me moreso as the years
 TG> progress -- could be age, but don't think so.  The hens combs do tend to
 TG> get frost bit, even with a tarp blocking the wind of the run, and fresh /
 TG> thick layer of bedding in the coup.

Ok, you've got it a lot colder than I do.  Be lucky to get 2-3 frosts in a
winter here.  Still warm food will probably keep them laying a bit longer
into the year.  As much as we used layers pellets, mostly for convenience for
warm mash, any high carb warm food ought to work well.  The warm food
obviously warms them physically, but the extra carbs will help them stay
warm, they'll be burning more in the cold.

An old neighbour from my mispent youth used to feed his warm leftover mashed
potato with whatever else was left over in it...

Spec


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