Holy frozen nibblets batman!! Its cold out there!

[sonew123]

Why on earth I have to pick the second coldest day to clean out coops is beyond me! The last time it was this cold was the day I decided to go at it bigtime too!
SO 14 below this am and I gathered all my warmed bags of bedding and piled up the breeding pens and coops--I love clean coops and the smell of fresh bedding...I always wind up staying in there to talk and pet alot longer than normal when its that clean. I especially love the cochins feathered feet staying big fat fluffy and clean. Usually it takes all of about 2 days and there big feathers are filthy-but Ive been on it for a good month now cleaning pens and such a few times a week making sure they are walking and laying eggs in fresh bedding-nothing like a spotless-poopless egg from the nest box! Makes shipping and eating those buggers alot easier Right now its 2 degrees im numb but have alot of happy healthy babies running around and playing in fresh shavings

Have a great warm day everyone~

 

[pbjmaker]

Thanks for the inspiration - been debating cleaning out my coops today also. Only I think it's like 20 here.

 

[RockyToggRanch]

It was on my to do list this morning as well, but quickly fell off after picking stalls and feeding when all of my cheeks were numb. It was
-14 here as well kudos to you!

 

[sonew123]

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thanks guys-I guess it might be because I feel so guilty they cant go out and play today- I did kick them out of their little 8 x 8 so I could shovel everything out in there into wheelbarrels Dh even chipped in and did the dump runs to the compost piles for me-the 20 x 20 coop wow thats alot of work too but does not smell nearly as bad as the other did not matter how much I cleaned it out ( every Sat) it smelled I finally just said screw this DLM your getting all new bedding 2 feet deep-thats what they got-watching them dust bath in pine shavings frosted in DE warmes the heart -waterers frozen and cold laying pellets..Makes mommy feel real guilty when I grab a toasty warm egg from them

 

[RockyToggRanch]

Okay okay...it's back on my list for tomorrow. They're out as soon as I open the door in the morning. They get their fresh hay and scratch in the barn aisle so they have something to do all day when it's cold.

I hope it's warmer by then....brrr

 

[sonew123]

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The only bird I have that will venture out in this weather is my 1 duck-hes the first thing at the door the rest step way back...None of them budge- cant say as I blame them though!

 

[Sir Birdaholic]

Went to give the horses hay this morning & there was an inch of ice on the pitchfork & the wheelbarrel was froze to the ground. I dug plenty out for 'em tho.

 

[sonew123]

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[RockyToggRanch]

I HATE when that happens! lol
I used to keep the wheelbarrow tipped up against the barn...now I keep it in the aisle.

My ducks like to "swim" in the snow...weird..they tunnel under it and swim around and pop their heads out here and there. It's funny.

I haven't seen any of them venture out of the barn aisle today though.

 

[sundance]

We're SNOWED IN for the second time this year and in middle TENNESSEE, Snow is for alaska not mid south marrie