A century of Turkey talk 2000-2100.

[memphis]

Got that right R2elk! Humidity is the issue!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

In all fairness, the teens where @Auroradream26 lives can be really bone chilling because of the humidity there. When I lived in PA, the lowest temperature that I saw was -6°F and it felt worse than any -20°F that I have experienced here.

I suppose you get the worst because of lower temps and high humidity.

It can be bitter, that's for sure! The lowest I've ever seen was the year before last when we had a couple days in the negatives. Lowest was -12 I believe. Last year we had one or two days of -8-10.

Temps have dropped already from 42 this morning down to about 30 and are going to keep dropping.

 

[Molpet]

Got that right R2elk! Humidity is the issue!

thats the truth
0f sunday low, 34 tue with rain through wed morning....ice skating rink but chickens were fine... dropped to 14 last night and 2/8 boys waddles are frostbitten...

 

[R2elk]

thats the truth
0f sunday low, 34 tue with rain through wed morning....ice skating rink but chickens were fine... dropped to 14 last night and 2/8 boys waddles are frostbitten...

I have had -17°F so far this winter and no signs of frostbite yet.

 

[Molpet]

I have had -17°F so far this winter and no signs of frostbite yet.

I usually go all winter .. -20...until freezing rain hits in the early spring before frostbite on the roos .. usually it is 100% humidity and just below freezing when they get it

 

[memphis]

So how long will Pebbles be in the broody cage with the chicks? Will you let her raise them? Just wondering how all that works. I sure miss out on fun stuff like that here at the convent. I'm just grateful I dont live near any of you. Turkeys would take over my world. I'm already hen pecked enough!!

 

[memphis]

Aurora....any Pencilled poults yet??

 

[duluthralphie]

I have frozen combs and wattles enough to share with those missing them this year....

Most of my feeders look as if I have vampire chickens there is so much frozen dried blood on them.... I am really not liking this winter at all.

Of course, when those sweltering 75-80 degree days hit I will be longing for this.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

So how long will Pebbles be in the broody cage with the chicks? Will you let her raise them? Just wondering how all that works. I sure miss out on fun stuff like that here at the convent. I'm just grateful I dont live near any of you. Turkeys would take over my world. I'm already hen pecked enough!!

She will be in there until her babies are old enough to not be completely helpless and die super easy or until I see her up and moving a lot. If she's up and moving a lot, I know she won't go back to sitting in a corner if I take them away. I'm not sure yet if I'll let her keep them or not. I guess it really depends when the time comes.

Aurora....any Pencilled poults yet??

Not yet but some of Lil's eggs are developing in the bator I don't get a lot from her though. She has a habit of laying at thee most inconvenient times so the eggs freeze and crack or in the most inconvenient places so they get broken. I am really excited though to see what she and Mister create!

I have frozen combs and wattles enough to share with those missing them this year....

Most of my feeders look as if I have vampire chickens there is so much frozen dried blood on them.... I am really not liking this winter at all.

Of course, when those sweltering 75-80 degree days hit I will be longing for this.

Sweltering? That's my kind of weather! There's even times during the summer where 75 seems too cold for me (yes, I can be found with a hoodie on in the evening if there's no sun to sit in). I prefer the 80-90 range. That's my comfort zone!

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Here are this week's babies! Definitely one royal palm, one bourbon red, and a bourbon buff? The buff baby has to be Cynthia's since she's a bourbon buff girl. The black one, I'm not positive if it's a mottled black, rusty back, or tri colored mottled black....