fuzzi's Chicken Journal

[fuzzi]

Sweeties' Snow Adventure​

I let my chickens out this afternoon. They really wanted to be out as usual.

Foxy and Inky: look at us totally braving the snow. Everything is totally normal.
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I am even going to bite on some greens!
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"Oh shi*t, Mom, I think an avalanche is happening right behind me, what do I do? What do I do? Are you just going to watch??
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"OK, I managed to fly here, without your help. I think I am super stuck though. I am sinking... I'm sinking "
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Meimei: "OK, I flew as much as I could but only managed to land between you guys, what do I do now?".
Foxy: "I have no clue! Can't you see I am stuck?"
Inky: "Oh we should never have left. Light and Poopy were smart to stay in."
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30 seconds later, Meimei managed to go back to run, and I caught a video of Foxy going back.
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I had to rescue Inky.

The end.

(This was also posted in another thread that usually not visited by fuzzi&friends)

I don't see any video?

 

[lightm]

I don't see any video?

You don't? Here is a screenshot of the video playing.

 

[Molpet]

I don't see any video?

I can see it
When my Internet is slow I can't see videos and sometimes pictures

 

[fuzzi]

You don't? Here is a screenshot of the video playing.
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Maybe it's my browser?

See? No video.


ETA: switched browser, then it played.

 

[kcan2]

I gave them a slice of bread that I'd dropped on the floor, and all the drama was forgotten.

Great de-escalation move! Not unlike bringing in doughnuts to work!

 

[fuzzi]

It was 10°F here this morning, 15° at the airport.

Close to an inch of ice on the tub waterer.

The canned corned beef bits went over well!

Flaps down.

Going to check for eggs before I leave for work, I'm going in late.

 

[lightm]

It was 10°F here this morning, 15° at the airport.
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Close to an inch of ice on the tub waterer.
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The canned corned beef bits went over well!
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Flaps down.
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Going to check for eggs before I leave for work, I'm going in late.

Stay warm and safe. UNC-Wilmington has cancelled school for Thursday.

 

[1muttsfan]

Your temps and ours are about the same, although right now it's up to 20. Feels like a heatwave! Just got in from clearing 7-8 inches of snow from the driveway (450 ft), shoveling out part of the run, and cleaning the snow off the covered part. What people without tractors do... Well, I guess they hire a plow guy.

 

[fuzzi]

Heatwave this morning!

It was supposed to warm up above freezing, so I pulled the cloth up, secured it with a carbiner.

When I raise up both sides of the cloth again I will use removable hardware instead of zip-ties, which I had to cut.

A coop with a view again!

I think that will be less stressful for the flock.

Today's supplements were a slice of stale toasting bread, cubed, a few stale unsalted saltines, crumbled, and one stale taco shell (corn), also crumbled.

But what they really loved was the collards I picked from under the snow...

Bantam standoff!

(Martha always wins)

 

[kcan2]

Bantam standoff!

(Martha always wins)

Martha looks like she means it!
Craving greens must be going around; mine are really enjoying slices of cucumber right now. For protein, I tried offering them pieces of cooked beef carefully cut into bantam-sized pieces, nope, not popular. Rooster actually shook his head at it like it was flying the yucky flag. It could be the content, or the cook. They do keep me guessing!