Blizzard Nemo and your birds

[3 NH reds]

Glad you all did okay through the blizzard! Here in Norway we have 2m of snow outside. This is the window of our 1st floor living room...:



Now we're used to it and expecting it so we can prepare for this kind of weather. The chickens have survived perfectly fine in an unheated coop when the outside temperatures has dropped to -35F. They haven't been laying all through the coldest periods, but I didnt expect them to either. They just fluff up into little balls of feather on the roost, and hardly loose any body heat at all. I'm truly amazed by how good they are doing despites the cold. Some frostbite has been seen on the orpington roosters, but nothing serious.

Wow -35F is cold no matter if you are ready or not. You must have some great equipment to clear that kind of snow. We have some orps too and they are great in the cold, they go out in the snow while the others hide. And orps make great broody hens to hatch out eggs.

 

[tdgill]

I figured it would be hype as usual. Yup, some areas, coastal side, got dumped on and most of use just had a nice drop of about a foot across the rest of New England. I did what I always do after a good drop of snow- shoveled out the run. Funny thing about that is it's always done before I shovel the driveway.

Priorites right???? lol. but If I have any extra energy after shoveling to the chicken coop...its always spent on shoveling more area for the chickens! lol. I don't do driveways anymore. Or cars or paths to the mailbox. I have my priorities and I don't see the fellas coming out back to help ME. lol. Also, the chickens are much more appreciative of my shoveling.

 

[melina90]

Wow -35F is cold no matter if you are ready or not. You must have some great equipment to clear that kind of snow. We have some orps too and they are great in the cold, they go out in the snow while the others hide. And orps make great broody hens to hatch out eggs.

It is alot colder than I'm comfortable with, but only last a week or two every year. Now it seems the worst is over for this season, temperatures are stable around -5 and some sun coming up for a couple of hours every day. I'm beyond ready for spring, sun, flowers and babychicks!