Arizona Chickens

[BlueBaby]

I guess this is the dryer warmer fall/winter they were predicting...

I don't know about that. I thought that people were predicting a worse winter this year then last year was.

 

[wolfwalker]

Are you still in Arizona?

Yeah. My house went on the market this weekend so that means I need to fix the greenhouse

 

[wolfwalker]

Are your chicken's ok?

found one in the run a little windblown this morning, but they had the sense to stay inside mostly. Of course the wind was supposed to die down at 8 am. We still have 30 mile an hour gusts.

 

[wolfwalker]

The big issue is we are under a freeze warning tonight which means everything in the greenhouse will die tonight

 

[BlueBaby]

The big issue is we are under a freeze warning tonight which means everything in the greenhouse will die tonight

Are there any of them that can be moved to another place to be saved?

 

[wolfwalker]

Are there any of them that can be moved to another place to be saved?

a few, most of what is in there is in the ground

 

[Hermits Garden]

Already?

Yep. It wasn't unexpected--the last three winters (since we bought this lot) have had snow beginning in October. Just never sure when. Only a little over an inch, and it's mostly melted away now. Part of the trade-off of living with cool summers and pine trees.

 

[BlueBaby]

a few, most of what is in there is in the ground

I guess that's a lesson learned not to put stuff in the ground if you live where a freeze can kill it?

 

[springvalley123]

I guess that's a lesson learned not to put stuff in the ground if you live where a freeze can kill it?

I don't know about where Wolfwalker lives, but up here, the 95% frost free extends well into November, but I have a freeze warning for tonight too, about 6 weeks earlier than statistically even reasonable. So much for the Extension's frost free time intervals huh?

 

[BlueBaby]

I don't know about where Wolfwalker lives, but up here, the 95% frost free extends well into November, but I have a freeze warning for tonight too, about 6 weeks earlier than statistically even reasonable. So much for the Extension's frost free time intervals huh?

What about putting some plastic sheeting or blanket's over them? Would that help to keep them from freezing and dieing?