fuzzi's Chicken Journal

[kcan2]

Enjoying the videos and crowing contest

Me too!
When I sing my rooster often resorts to crowing. Very chaotic

 

[fuzzi]

Just a skin of ice on the water this morning, and they'd already pecked through when I checked.

Going to be colder tonight.

The wind is going right through my gloves, my hands are ice cold. I guess it's time to use my glove liners.

Oh, and my duvet came, my comforter cover! I'm looking forward to using it tonight.

 

[1muttsfan]

We had a high of 18 today, and windy on top of that. Supposed to get down to 10 tonight. Water without a serious heater is frozen solid.

 

[fuzzi]

Half inch of ice on the water in the rubber tub this morning. I forgot to check the thermometer but it was definitely below 30°, mid 20s most likely.

Marigolds can handle light frost, this was a hard freeze.

 

[fuzzi]

It was 38° this morning, but tonight it's supposed to get down into the mid 20s, plus it's windy.

For us, and especially for early December, IT'S COLD.

I gave the flock some cat food as it was getting dark when I got home from work, and I didn't have time to prepare anything.

Later on, after dark I checked on the chickens. All the flock except the two lowest Dominiques were on the main roost, fluffed up and huddled against each other. I found room and inserted Tamar and Abigail on the roost. I heard some quiet muttering but no real complaints this time!

 

[1muttsfan]

I read that at least parts of every state east of the Mississippi is going to be below freezing tonight.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It's been in the low 20s at night since last week. Tomorrow night, it's forecasted to be in the teens, then trending back up a bit.
It's fairly chilly for December, but 2 years ago we had that Polar Vortex on Christmas, then another last year in February. Don't want that at all! I got out the socks

 

[NanaK]

I had to get out the socks, knit hat and gloves.

I reached out a gloved hand to pet a hen. She took one look and sqawked and ran. No, don't touch me with that!

 

[fuzzi]

I broke ice on the water bowl before leaving for work this morning. It was too thin to lift out in one piece so I just scooped out the bits.

I pulled my down jacket out of the closet. I have noticed in the last few years that I'm just not used to the cold as I was. However, after a week of a cold snap I should be acclimated to it.
My hens are leery of my gloves, too.

 

[1muttsfan]

We got a kind of surprising 10 in of snow from last night until this evening. Wet, heavy, everything is very slick. The chickens are horrified and will not set a toenail outside, even though I shoveled for them. Chickens.