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I was born here, bloods too thick to survive in the south.
It's a balmy 47 outside, partly cloudy, most of our snow has melted and the ice is finally going out of the ground so the water can soak in and the mud can dry up. That's why the brooders in the house, Hubby works in the oilfields on the North Slope, 2 weeks on 2 weekd off, so he hasn't finished our "coop" yet so I finally bought a shed from the construction class at the high school and it will be delivered on the 5th. Until then my little hatchlings stay inside.
You'd be surprised how hardy everyone is. The kids are only wearing thier hoodies as a fashion statement and have already moved into the sandle phase of the year.
The goats are just in a 3 sided shelter, it was colder the 25 below for 65 days last winter, part of that time it was actually colder than 35 below. But we just pile in lots of straw and then hunker down in and snuggle.
I'm told the chickens will ok if I add some insulation and a heat lamp (although I'm getting an infra-red one cause I've seen too many barns burn to the ground from the "regular" ones.)
You'd be surprised how many variations on heated water buckets there are, and the birds will generate alot of body heat too.
It's a dry cold, pretty comfortable till it gets to zero, below that you wear more layers and don't stay out as long. In the heart of winter I do my outdoor chores in stages rather than one after the other.
Small price to pay for living in the most beautiful place on earth!!!
Michelle
I was born here, bloods too thick to survive in the south.
It's a balmy 47 outside, partly cloudy, most of our snow has melted and the ice is finally going out of the ground so the water can soak in and the mud can dry up. That's why the brooders in the house, Hubby works in the oilfields on the North Slope, 2 weeks on 2 weekd off, so he hasn't finished our "coop" yet so I finally bought a shed from the construction class at the high school and it will be delivered on the 5th. Until then my little hatchlings stay inside.
You'd be surprised how hardy everyone is. The kids are only wearing thier hoodies as a fashion statement and have already moved into the sandle phase of the year.
The goats are just in a 3 sided shelter, it was colder the 25 below for 65 days last winter, part of that time it was actually colder than 35 below. But we just pile in lots of straw and then hunker down in and snuggle.
I'm told the chickens will ok if I add some insulation and a heat lamp (although I'm getting an infra-red one cause I've seen too many barns burn to the ground from the "regular" ones.)
You'd be surprised how many variations on heated water buckets there are, and the birds will generate alot of body heat too.
It's a dry cold, pretty comfortable till it gets to zero, below that you wear more layers and don't stay out as long. In the heart of winter I do my outdoor chores in stages rather than one after the other.
Small price to pay for living in the most beautiful place on earth!!!
Michelle
