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Ooh that sounds painful. I do not see shriveling or blistering on her yet.

This is what I want, but my husband is like “Chickens are like dogs, we can’t just go on vacation without setting up a caretaker first. That’s why we don’t have dogs.” He uses the dog analogy because like chickens, I want a dog, and he doesn’t. And I’m like “But... chickens! They make me happy...

Ooh no!! That’s what I was so paranoid about this week. My GLW looks like she might have frostbite on a toe, but maybe it’s dirt... I don’t want to have to cull any.

I’m sorry you lost a roo... what a shame. I work for a company that cleans up the groundwater by the old Brenntag Chemical distribution site. If you’re in the Lockwood Controlled Groundwater Area, you’ll be getting a flyer in the mail about an online EPA meeting on the 23rd to discuss the site...

I hope she’s ok!

Same. Our cistern is all slushy right now.

Ugh, my septic must have frozen last night because today the floor drain in my mechanical room had backed up. Yay, Montana and it’s -24F temps. I tried calling a plumber and the earliest anyone can come out is in two weeks... so I have no clue what to do now, and my husband is freaking out...

I’m so close to convincing my husband to add to our flock. I keep telling him “I know someone in Lockwood we can get blue layers and turkeys from!” Even though we don’t really know each other, I feel like we have an automatic connecting due to living in Montana and being obsessed with chickens...

If Bozeman wasn’t so expensive, I’d move there! I work there often and the commute from Billings is not fun in the winter.

How are your birds holding up? I’m in Blue Creek and my thermometer in my coop says 0F. My girls refuse to leave their coop. I’ve been replacing their water every 30 minutes (I decided to WFH today because, heck no I’m not driving downtown just to sit in my office when I can do the exact same...

The wind is also one of the many reasons why I want to relocate and redesign my original coop. I thought the location of my coop to the East of my house would block all the westerly wind, but instead I have a swirly backdraft that piles snow in my run.

The forecast never has snow in it, yet here I wake up to fresh snow. I really hope my road has not drifted over again...

That’s a big dog! Mastiff? I also have work in Lockwood in the industrial area. Groundwater remediation from the old Dyce Chemical. I saw you sell Marans and Cream Legbars! Coincidently the breeds I was looking to add since they lay the colors I’m looking for. My Welsummers lay lighter...

Nice! I like to joke that Montana is Canada’s underwear. That joke doesn’t sit well with my in-laws. :lau But I do love it here. There are many things I only dreamed of having, and moving to Montana put those dreams within reach. I’m willing to sacrifice poor weather conditions a few months out...

My husband is from Billings and I convinced him we should leave California because otherwise we’d never be able to afford a home and start a family. Now in only five years we’ve accomplished what we have wanted to, and then some! California is too cost prohibitive. It’s the nature of the beast...

That is downright scary to be so close to the fires. We are on cistern as well. I’m glad the water delivery people sprayed your yard. I did research into how deep we’d have to drill a well to get decent water, and apparently it’s over 1100 feet! So that is NOT a viable option for us at this...

my GLW was an accident since Shipton’s told me it was an Australorp. However she became my favorite as she’s the nicest, has not stopped laying, and is so gorgeous! I get the addiction. I say sneak in a some straight run Wyandottes to guarantee baby Wyandottes... I initially thought you were...

Honestly that wind was something else. But I live on a hill with no trees or bushes, so everything is a direct hit. My coop and run are situated to the east of my garage, so my house blocks all the westward winds. Did you see the report that wind was up to 103mph somewhere in Glacier county...

How is the rest of Montana dealing with the temperature swings? I mean Billings was 64 on Saturday, and then blanketed in snow yesterday. My girls were upset because the wind was blowing snow through their pop door. I shut the pop door for a bit until the wind died down, and then let them out...