EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Pensmaster]

Morning everyone. Temps a lovely 32* weather man says 36* but it’s frosty outside.

 

[kwhites634]

You betcha, it's 18*F and just a trace of snow. Ground is nice and frozen, no more sinking in mud.

We're supposed to have 20 mph winds today; 7* now w/wc. I didn't bother to break the ice in the water dishes; just poured fresh in on top of it. After everyone's had a chance to drink, I'll bring the dishes in & set them in front of the wood stove to thaw.

 

[kwhites634]

Morning everyone. Temps a lovely 32* weather man says 36* but it’s frosty outside.

If you ever repeat this I'll deny it, but I wouldn't mind living in CA right now. Should be plenty warm with all the fires down south.

 

[daxigait]

We got snow here, for the first time, since like 1985, and it killed 3 of my goats. They went from 80+ degree weather, to like 30 with snow and our weaker ones died off. One of my female nubians, and both of my breeding males died off.

I'm pretty upset, as now I have no males left, and don't quite understand. All my birds, pig, and other animals did just fine - they weren't wet, they just curled up in their shelters and... died.

All the goats who were not in shelters, (wet or not from the snow) lived.

I've had goats in -20 degree weather before, but those goats had significantly thicker fur then the ones we have in Texas

We aren't the only ones who lost animals, we've had people around here lose horses, goats, cows, and many other animals from the snow. It just got cold for like 2 days, and none of the animals with weak constitutions survived, I guess?

With that type of brutal weather change there is it good chance for hypothermia. I am so sorry for your loss. Saying sorry sure doesn't help though.
That is one thing mentioned a lot in any reading about hiking in even in the summertime and Yellowstone in the Tetons or other mountainous places is it from sudden weather changes can give you hypothermia especially if you were warm before.

 

[duluthralphie]

If you ever repeat this I'll deny it, but I wouldn't mind living in CA right now. Should be plenty warm with all the fires down south.

Say it ain't so!!

 

[daxigait]

We're supposed to have 20 mph winds today; 7* now w/wc. I didn't bother to break the ice in the water dishes; just poured fresh in on top of it. After everyone's had a chance to drink, I'll bring the dishes in & set them in front of the wood stove to thaw.

So have you use that creosote cleaner that I recommended, has it helped?

 

[mlm Mike]

We're supposed to have 20 mph winds today; 7* now w/wc. I didn't bother to break the ice in the water dishes; just poured fresh in on top of it. After everyone's had a chance to drink, I'll bring the dishes in & set them in front of the wood stove to thaw.

Not much wind here, might be getting 1-3 inches of snow.

 

[kwhites634]

That type of brutal weather change is it good chance for hypothermia. I am so sorry for your loss. Saying sorry sure doesn't help though.

Almost glad I'm getting no eggs atm; they'd probably freeze before I found them.

 

[mlm Mike]

Morning everyone. Temps a lovely 32* weather man says 36* but it’s frosty outside.

Hello Pensmaster!
As long as the waterers aren't frozen solid, you're warm enough.

 

[duluthralphie]

Almost glad I'm getting no eggs atm; they'd probably freeze before I found them.

I get frozen ones daily now.