make sure to have flour around just incase you cut it a little too short.
Us here in MI, too. I had a ton of snow, fortunately. If you get snow (do you get it there, even???) mound it around the base of your coops. I have a 3 foot snow bank around mine, and almost a foot of straw in the coops. I don't let mine out in the snow; I cheated on my d'uccle pairs and both of them have been living in my house this winter. I had read the farmer's alminack, god bless them they are almost always accurate. My ee's are out in this, with one being only a couple months old. :/ Late fall broody hatched him, should have stopped her. It is like a fingernail/ dog nail. You look for the clearish looking part, should be somewhere near where the bottom beak is touching the top. I can't tell but it looks like only the top is overgrown? if in doubt go longer you can always re-evaluate and go shorter but if you cut the blood vein you might need something to stop the bleeding. I use dog nail trimmers usually but toe nail clippers work in a pinch. Just go longer since a flat cutting surface can splinter the edges a bit, and talk soft to her. Don't be in a hurry, and while you are talking slide them in place, if she jerks keep trying until she is reasonably calm; watch for her tongue. Sometimes birds like to stick their tongues to where you are cutting, had a budgie get nicked once.... It is not as hard as i'm making it sound though. Just be calm, speak easy, and give yourself time to do it. For first timers i've had it take 15 minutes, but after a few trimmings they get used to it and just let you do it. 
