How do all you Northeners do it?

[txcarl1258]

I am freezing to death! A cold snap has come through S TX and our highs have been in the 40's and this morning it was 26! I know some of you are dealing with over a ft of snow and I do not know how! I guess you just get used to it? My heater has been coming on every 20 mins and I am dreading my electric bill. The birds seem don't seem to be bothered by any of this. They get to see me zip around the yard for a few mins feeding and checking on every one then back in the house!

 

[sonew123]

26 is heaven here !!! 40's would be wonderful-I live near Canadian boarder now thats cold!!

 

[speckles]

9 degrees here in Petersburg Alaska this morning

Lots and lots of layers!!

 

[chicken stalker]

It's 18 here right now with 6 inches of snow

Went out with no coat on to let the chickens out. No wind makes a HUGE difference. Call me crazy but it feels warm out !

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

INternet says it is 18 here this morning. DH said it didn't seem that bad. like was said wind makes a HUGE difference.

Everything in life is relative. The chickens are fine. No heater, no heat lamp. They have these handy dandy down jackets.....

 

[ChikeeMomma]

Yes, lots and lots of layers!!! Sometimes three layers for me (not including outerwear)! My poor daughter has a backpack full after you pack her everday school items and then the snowpants and winter boots. Morning temps have been as low as -1 degrees in my area recently. It has warmed up to the low 20s during the day, though. It is quite frigid!

My birds don't have a heater or anything. They do just fine. They generally don't like going outside the coop when it's this cold and usually windy. If February brings even colder temps (like -10), I may plug in the heat lamp for them.

My aunt and her family live in Huntington Beach, CA (very warm winter temps -- like 65 + degrees). So we always laugh when they visit in the winter. The last time they were here, we had a heat wave. Daytime temps hit 40 degrees -- a few days prior the temps had been in the high teens/low twenties. They were freezing and we were all singing "we're havin' a heat wave, a tropical heat wave."

Stay toasty!

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

It's 20 here now and the snows comming down.

 

[chickensducks&agoose]

Snow Day!! 11 this morning, up to low 20's today, and back down to 7 tonight... we're stoking the woodstove, and extra hot water to the birds tonight. Also, I refuse to wear socks unless I'm wearing sneakers. I usually wear unlined clogs, but when it's really deep snow, I wear my lined rubber boots out to the pens. this morning was a rubber boot morning.

 

[thechickenchick]

A balmy 5 degrees here this morning. I don't heat the coops either but I do use heat lamps and my husband made water heaters for me. Oil pans and a light bulb! I also have a heated water dish and a heated pad in my kitty barn. In all these years I have had one cat lose part of her ear to frost bite. I don't think she was home, she may have got caught in a storm while out mousing.

As far as getting used to it though, not me! Born and raised here in Montana and still dream of living somewhere that I can garden all year round and feel the warmth of the sun everyday

 

[TerriLaChicks]

22 here this morning - at least the sun is shining. I admire all of you who deal with the snow & ice & slush & cold weather. I can't hardly stand it.
Wish we could bottle this up & save it for next summer when it will be in the 100's!