BYC Café

[Vampiric_Conure]

Got some family pictures for us?

Sadly, no. You know how sasquatches/yeti are. Seen in rare photos and occasional sightings in person .

 

[sourland]

Good morning, and thanks for the coffee.

Good morning Cafe. Coffee is ready.
We are bracing for our artic blast. We are dipping down below zero tonight and won't get out of single digits tomorrow.

Only supposed to be slightly warmer here tomorrow.

 

[Sally PB]

We are bracing for our artic blast. We are dipping down below zero tonight and won't get out of single digits tomorrow.

That mess is going to swing south of Michigan before it curls and heads back north/east. I'm crossing my fingers for you, DL!

How in the world do you keep your house warm through all that with just a wood stove??

 

[Sally PB]

I read the featured article on @aart's coop.



You and @DobieLover have the BEST coops/runs.

 

[aart]

I read the featured article on @aart's coop.

Wonders how that happened?
I don't pay much attention to the homepage.
Cracked me up that they called it "immaculate" course all the pics in there are when it was being built, if they meant 'clean'.

Colder here this weekend but not arctic blast cold, coldest overnight will be 5°F.
Finally got a dozen eggs to sell, best customer happy.
4 laid yesterday, pullet eggs are now 'med-large'.

 

[N F C]

Good morning Cafe people!

Good morning Cafe. Coffee is ready.
We are bracing for our artic blast. We are dipping down below zero tonight and won't get out of single digits tomorrow.

Thanks for the coffee Tonya, looks like there best be a hot pot kept going all day.

 

[DobieLover]

How in the world do you keep your house warm through all that with just a wood stove??

I didn't have any trouble keeping it warm 3 years ago when we dipped down to -23F. I just fill the stove 3x a day instead twice and burn it hotter. I've never come close to over firing the stove.
Remember, I gutted it to the studs, furred them out with 2x2s, put up the vapor/air barrier and blew in dense packed cellulose insulation then sealed everything with tape. This house is tight with no drafts.

 

[LaFleche]

dense packed cellulose insulation t

That is the kind of isolation we have as well. Works great, but hornets and wasps love it too and build their nests in it.

 

[DobieLover]

That is the kind of isolation we have as well. Works great, but hornets and wasps love it too and build their nests in it.

They can't get in my walls.

 

[LaFleche]

They can't get in my walls.

Our exterior walls are old brickwork with timber framing and they bite out the mortar or the wood to get in.