Falling Down Heights, my daily life

[Gill-b]

Looking at the photos again. Your roo has one serious mane of feathers. Very impressive.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Thanks Gill! He's not full grown yet either! Brahma mature so slowly. He's 8 months old and *just* started to crow.

 

[Canadian Wind]

WE SURVIVED!!!

What do you mean, what am I talking about now??

Did I fall again and bang my head and am referring to myself in the plural?

NOPE! "WE" is me and especially all the outdoor critters! Because yesterday we went from 2c down to -18c in a matter of hours! Above freezing at sunset, after snowing heavily all day.

I'd made plans with my friend who drives a small pickup truck to come pick up some hay with me for the bunbuns. So of course, the county decided not to send out any plows. Thankfully, he's a good driver (the only person I trust to drive apart from myself) and though it took a while, we made it.

Shovelled several times, including after dark when the plow went by so as not to have all that freeze solid overnight.

Critters got lots of hay stuffed into their various dwellings to help with that drastic temperature plunge. Good thing I'd just picked some up!!!

There was, unfortunately, one fatality from the cold. I will spare you the gruesome picture, but let me just say that forgetting a pyrex glass dish with water in it before a sudden deep freeze is shattering. NO NO NO, no animal died from that! The dish did!!!

 

[TwoCrows]

WE SURVIVED!!!

What do you mean, what am I talking about now??

Did I fall again and bang my head and am referring to myself in the plural?

NOPE! "WE" is me and especially all the outdoor critters! Because yesterday we went from 2c down to -18c in a matter of hours! Above freezing at sunset, after snowing heavily all day.

I'd made plans with my friend who drives a small pickup truck to come pick up some hay with me for the bunbuns. So of course, the county decided not to send out any plows. Thankfully, he's a good driver (the only person I trust to drive apart from myself) and though it took a while, we made it.

Shovelled several times, including after dark when the plow went by so as not to have all that freeze solid overnight.

Critters got lots of hay stuffed into their various dwellings to help with that drastic temperature plunge. Good thing I'd just picked some up!!!

There was, unfortunately, one fatality from the cold. I will spare you the gruesome picture, but let me just say that forgetting a pyrex glass dish with water in it before a sudden deep freeze is shattering. NO NO NO, no animal died from that! The dish did!!!

Glad to hear you are ok and critters survived!

 

[Buckeye Amy]

Looks like your Canadian freeze is headed my way. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Canadian Wind]

Misery likes company! We're stuck in this deep freeze until Wednesday or so, before slowly going back to 'normal' temps. Which is still freezing but less so.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Looks like your Canadian freeze is headed my way. Thanks for sharing!

Already hit my place

 

[TwoCrows]

Already hit my place

It's this far south too, sub zero F overnight temps, highs in the 20s F.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Yeah, I've been watching the forecast in the States and you guys are being hammered. I feel sorry for those that aren't used to such bad cold. But especially for the animals.

Mine are all locally bred and raised, and I only breed the ones that have survived without any issues.

It's one of the reasons I chose Chantecler. The breed was created here for this kind of weather.

Honestly, as cute as they are, I don't think feathered feet are good here due to the snow and ice. I have to make sure, especially on days where we have thawing and freezing again, that their foot feathers remain dry so they don't ice up.

But my daughter likes Cochin banties, so I'm stuck making sure THEY aren't stuck.

 

[Canadian Wind]

Thanks goodness the worst of the cold is done after tonight! Back to more average freezing.

Rudy the Lone Chick has started squatting for me. Hopefully that means she's going to start paying for her room and board!