fuzzi's Chicken Journal

[fuzzi]

Esther was roosting again this evening.


And I collected three eggs, go little pullets!!!

Esther in the middle.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

More freezing mix this evening.
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Problem is the trees never lost their ice coating today, it was only 34°F this afternoon.
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Now we're getting more freezing rain, sleet, and wind. Hope we don't have any trees come down.

Oh, that’s so scary with pines! Good luck!

 

[fuzzi]

Oh, that’s so scary with pines! Good luck!

West and south sides of my property, mostly hardwoods thankfully.

 

[fuzzi]

Lots of branches down, but everything looks okay. Temps about 38°, very wet.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Lots of branches down, but everything looks okay. Temps about 38°, very wet.

Do you have any wind during the day to dry things out before the temps plunge tonight? (if that's in your forecast)

 

[camoloc]

yep got a little here in Hoosierland. heaters are keeping up. increased wellness checks beyond our normal routine.

be well all.

camo

 

[fuzzi]

Do you have any wind during the day to dry things out before the temps plunge tonight? (if that's in your forecast)

Yes, and yes. Brr.

 

[Mother of Chaos]

Yes, and yes. Brr.
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Yee-haw!!! Not looking forward to greeting the girls tomorrow morning:

 

[1muttsfan]

It got up to 14° today so I opened the pop door and threw a flake of straw down with some scratch on top. Everybody was pretty happy to get outside for the first time in a week.

I was just looking around today in the trees at all the dead branches still caught up way above ground from our three sequential ice storms last spring. I'm staying out of the woods if the wind's blowing for the next few years.

 

[fuzzi]

Today the chickens got some collards, BOSS, and later in the afternoon some grape bits. The flocks have been eating a lot of feed, so the feed/supplement ratio is fine.

I put a flake of straw in each run, and the chickens obligingly spread it all over. The runs don't get muddy, mainly because I add litter such as leaves or straw.

I collected two Sussex pullet eggs, the OEGBs are slackers!


Checked the coops after dark, everyone is up on the roosts, yes!

Temp is 28°, wind blowing so feels like 19° at 10pm.

Low of 16° expected...wondering what the wind chill will be at that point!