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Granny's gone and done it again

Had a great day! I was able to stay inside most of the time. Temperature didn't get above 27 degrees today. It's at 14 now with a stiff breeze, real feel is 2 degrees.
Where do you live?
I've decided my chickens have vacationed long enough. I'm starting to add light to both ends of their days and we'll see if we can get them back in production. I'm turning a light on in the hen house at 5 am when I walk Jenny, and turning it off at 7 am. That should give them 14 hours of light.

My baby chicks should arrive Friday.
I had a timer for my girls. Some folks think it's terrible to make them lay through the winter and that it shortens their days of living. I hatched a lot so I was able to sell hens every couple of years..except for my favorite girls. I was literally doing the backyard chicken thing. Was only supposed to have 4 chickens. I know I had 5 most of the time. Sometimes more until I could decide on who to sell. Anyway, I wouldn't have had eggs if I didn't do this. I sold extra eggs and it helped with feed cost.
 

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