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Last week i had a hen that decided to take a dust bath in front of the Schwann's truck. We have plenTy of suitable places for her to do this. I think he was a little nervous. All of the girls came running up expecting treats. He said he didn't carry chicken treats. He only carries dog treats...

One of our roosters was showing our girls where he wanted them to lay. It was under some overhanging straw bales. He went over then dug around and started making a nest and called his girls over. They must have liked it. They started to use it.

Spent some time today trying to rake out some of the worst of the frozen chunks out. I did not have much success. I raked out some straw with the poop. Some of the chickens went out since they have something besides snow to stand on. I hate to think what the barn will be like in the spring with...

Started a fire for the Birdies last night and this morning. Some of the chickens figured out that that end of the barn is warmer. The ducks And geese have not figured it out yet. Kept everyone inside today. It was still -20 at 9:30 this am.

It was chicken but deep yesterday morning and it has been snowing ever since. Greta one of the Barred Rocks snuck out yesterday and got quite a surprise when her but landed in snow. She let out a groan and came right back in where it was dry.

I live in northern mn also. It got as cold as -37 last winter. We keep our poultry in barn. On the coldest nights we had a wood stove running. We also used a few heat lamps one was over the water and one was above the roost. We also had a heated dog dish. We a couple of chickens that lost the...

If you ever need a replacement for Roger we have several. We have 4 Favorolles a Lakenvelder and several others in addition to Mr Wonderful. One of the little roosters was crowing this morning. Mr Wonderful would crow then he would crow. He was hiding in the woods when he did it though. I...

We had one tiny patch of snow by the house and the silly geese spent the afternoon standing on it.

This is the day the birds have been waiting for since October Sorry about the pic It looks okay on my pc.

When are the Perham and Pierz poultry auctions?

We have suffered a little from frostbite here also. The chickens with the larger combs all have frostbite on the tips. The California Whites suffered the most along with Mr Wonderful. The shorter comb breeds seem ok. The Buff Orpingtons, Rhode Island Reds and Silver Laced Wyandotes seem ok...

Does anyone here raise Marans? I would like to try a few to get some different colored eggs. Currenty we have Rhode Island Reds, California Whites. Silver laced Wyandotes, Easter Eggers, and a couple of Buff Orpingtons. Would they hold their own with the Rhode Isand Reds?