Tell me what you feed your geese in the winter...

[Kathryn4629]

Fortunately, our cold snap is almost over and temps are rising again (even if only briefly). I'm not a fan of snow or extreme cold temps, but I muster through the bitter winters to enjoy the beautiful weather we get here the rest of the year.

Personally, I feel the worst part of winter are the short days. I hate that it gets dark at 5pm.

Yes those short days get you! Todays sunset 4:02

 

[Iain Utah]

You must be in the pacific time zone. What a drag!!!!

 

[Kathryn4629]

Yep Pacific time zone. Ughh It really sucks when the sunset is in the 3 o'clock hour. I find myself going to bed at 6:30 because it has already been dark for so many hours

 

[Iain Utah]

I know what you mean. I have to drink a cup of tea around 4pm to force myself to stay awake until normal bed time.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I know what you mean. I have to drink a cup of tea around 4pm to force myself to stay awake until normal bed time.

What is normal bedtime I'm usually heading up stairs about now lol. Now we know why bears hibernate

 

[Iain Utah]

Between 10:30pm and 11pm.

 

[livininbrazil]

Between 10:30pm and 11pm.

How do you manage that when it´s so cold? Yes, of course, you have indoor heating. In England it also gets very cold, though not as cold as some places in the States, and the first time I came to Brazil I was enjoying 90+º F and when I arrived back in England, it was March, almost freezing, so cold...I got stuck to the radiator for a full week!

Interesting thing here, in the ´winter´ it gets dark at 6 pm and It can give a frost sometimes, but we just put on more clothing, because hardly anyone here has indoor heating, as it´s not cold enough times in the year. In the summer it gets dark at 8 pm, so I do miss those light evenings, but we´re used to it now. Summer or winter, I´m up at 6 am, (my son goes off to school at 6.30) so I´m ready for bed by 10.00 pm. Sometimes I´m still giving lessons at 10.00 pm, and I´m trying not to yawn!

I feed my birds around 4 or 5pm so they have a regular time, regardless of the season. Sometimes when we´re out we get back a bit after that time, and coming along the road I can see all the geese, ducks, chickens waiting at the gate!

 

[livininbrazil]

Yep Pacific time zone. Ughh It really sucks when the sunset is in the 3 o'clock hour. I find myself going to bed at 6:30 because it has already been dark for so many hours

And I thought England was bad enough with just after 4 pm!

 

[RURU]

Here in the Midwest it starts getting dark around 4:30pm so have to get the geese feed and put up for the night at 4:30pm. At 5:00pm it is dark...

 

[Miss Lydia]

Here in the Midwest it starts getting dark around 4:30pm so have to get the geese feed and put up for the night at 4:30pm. At 5:00pm it is dark...

It's closer to 5:30 before dark but dusky before then. My flock is already starting in by 4:00 chickens first then ducks always the geese are the last ones and they always have me walk behind them. They have me trained well