calling any one from missouri

[SueT]

47 here. All our snow melted overnight. They're forecasting up to 8" more for Tuesday...

 

[ChickenCanoe]

We're only getting a trace or so tomorrow morning and then up to an inch on Tuesday. Not bad but any we get won't be going anywhere before next Sunday One more frigid week ahead. I'm heading out for a bike ride till dark at least. I imagine it will be my last bike adventure for over a week.

 

[jthornton]

I haven't ridding my bike since October when I got a huge job building a control system for Empire Comfort, it's been work or weather stopping me from riding and I can't wait to at least ride the road bike up and down Shelby Road some.

JT

 

[chiknGeek]

Going to be bitterly cold this week. High of 6, low of -12 on Wednesday. Of course I have a broody with new chicks. My silkies are crazy.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I haven't ridding my bike since October when I got a huge job building a control system for Empire Comfort, it's been work or weather stopping me from riding and I can't wait to at least ride the road bike up and down Shelby Road some.

JT

Shelby Road? Is that the one I call Flat Tire Road? It's so bumpy it sounds like you've got a flat? Obviously built by the lowest bidder.

 

[jthornton]

Shelby Road? Is that the one I call Flat Tire Road? It's so bumpy it sounds like you've got a flat? Obviously built by the lowest bidder.

Yup, from PB Regional down to the bottom of the hill it's pretty rough. The sidewalk is much smoother and the joints line up... must have been another contractor that built the sidewalk. If you catch a green light at Oak Grove Road you will get some air crossing it.

JT

 

[SueT]

Now they say we're getting 10" snow Tuesday! We went shopping and stocked up on everything we could think of.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Yup, from PB Regional down to the bottom of the hill it's pretty rough. The sidewalk is much smoother and the joints line up... must have been another contractor that built the sidewalk. If you catch a green light at Oak Grove Road you will get some air crossing it.

JT

Yes, I've caught air there once or twice, lol. Quite an experience in an SUV and I wasn't even going that fast!

Now they say we're getting 10" snow Tuesday! We went shopping and stocked up on everything we could think of.

10 inches, mercy! I'm always stocked up on everything, pretty much. Milk might be the only thing ... but we have shelf-stable almond milk so even that would not be a problem. Goodness, am I a survivalist? Nah, only very short-term.

 

[jthornton]

Tuesday Night
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 13. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

No mention of the expected depth but it's going to stay for a while with the cold temps coming.

JT

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Going to be bitterly cold this week. High of 6, low of -12 on Wednesday. Of course I have a broody with new chicks. My silkies are crazy.

I've had hens hatch chicks in cold weather before. Not minus 12 and not silkies. I think it got near zero and they were LF Penedesencas. When it go to the teens, I put a heat lamp over the water and feed station so the chicks could eat and drink in relative comfort and could get under the hen otherwise. But when it got to near zero, I decided to bring the chicks inside.
The most amazing thing happened 2 or 3 weeks later when it warmed up again.
I carried the cage outside back to the coops while the hen's flock was foraging in the field. She immediately knew her chicks and ran to greet them. I guess she thought they were gone for good.