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- Jun 2, 2011
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Katrina,, I love that image.. you keeping little chicken feet warm! All my girls are well this morning,, but only 2 eggs so far, perhaps it was to be a slow egg day anyway, but the cold maybe slowing things down a bit. They are staying in the coop for the most part. Only issue I am having is that one of my Barred rocks is starting to have caked uprunny butt. Never had that before. I am thinking maybe some of the sweet horse feed my husband is giving them to keepthem busy is giving her a hard time. Going to stop and see if it gets better. I have to try and catch her today and take off the big huge frozen gross bomb on the end of her furry butt.Hmmmm my first thought was I'd eat it anyway, but maybe when actually faced with it, I wouldn't....
That video is just fantastic. I lived in the UK for nearly 20 years, and his expressions are just soooooo Brit. Very funny - and another amzing egg adventure. I would love to get one like this!
I have read all the assurances about how much cold they can handle, too. It seems so unbearable to us, but they have such amazing feathers. Their roosting posture is ideal for keeping their feet warm, too. I feel sure they will be fine. Maybe a nice warm breakfast treat as soon as you arise? Get them started for the day.
When mine were little - I got them at 8 weeks old in the winter - they were all keen enough to get on my lap, sometimes three at once. I would encourage them up with a treat and then warm their feet with my hands. I told DH it was to get them familiar with me touching them anywhere, for future health checks, but we both knew it was because I am a soft touch and felt sorry for their cold tootsies.
Let us know how they are after the cold night!
Katrina
just what I want to do when it's 5 degrees out.
MB