Lacy Duckwing's Project 365 Thread

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This is my Project 365 thread. I already know I'm likely to miss a few days here and there, but I'm going to try my best (and hopefully not give up by February like a New Year's resolution, lol).

My first picture is also the first picture I've taken this year. I have a big YouTube video coming tomorrow and needed pictures for it. This is of my Matchbox Toyota 4-Runner, which completes my 4-Runner collection of this model of all released so far. (This exact picture won't be in the video, but this car will be.)

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Taken with my Canon EOS Rebel T5.

~Lacy Duckwing
 
This is my Project 365 thread. I already know I'm likely to miss a few days here and there, but I'm going to try my best (and hopefully not give up by February like a New Year's resolution, lol).

My first picture is also the first picture I've taken this year. I have a big YouTube video coming tomorrow and needed pictures for it. This is of my Matchbox Toyota 4-Runner, which completes my 4-Runner collection of this model of all released so far. (This exact picture won't be in the video, but this car will be.)

1767302497649.jpeg

Taken with my Canon EOS Rebel T5.

~Lacy Duckwing
Thanks for starting this thread. I look forward to seeing more pictres from you.
 
It's fairly early, but I already have my first picture today. On this thermometer, I haven't seen it get this cold yet, so I wanted to get a picture of it.

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January 2, 2026.

And it feels that cold outside too! I didn't want to go in the coop this morning because I figured opening the door would let some of the heat out, but I had to check on the waterer. The hens were so cold, that one of them was even sitting on the ground, which I never see. This is really a bad time for them to be molting. On their waterer, it did have a little ice around the rim, but still able to be drank. This is probably the third time I've had ice in the rim since I’ve had that heated base (aside from someone accidentally shutting the power off to it), though on at least the first time, the ice was covering the whole rim so undrinkable.
 
It's fairly early, but I already have my first picture today. On this thermometer, I haven't seen it get this cold yet, so I wanted to get a picture of it.

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January 2, 2026.

And it feels that cold outside too! I didn't want to go in the coop this morning because I figured opening the door would let some of the heat out, but I had to check on the waterer. The hens were so cold, that one of them was even sitting on the ground, which I never see. This is really a bad time for them to be molting. On their waterer, it did have a little ice around the rim, but still able to be drank. This is probably the third time I've had ice in the rim since I’ve had that heated base (aside from someone accidentally shutting the power off to it), though on at least the first time, the ice was covering the whole rim so undrinkable.
Brrr!

is your waterer on the ground or do you have a barrier between them? Even a couple of inches of wood under it will help keep the heat from the base from getting suck up by Mother Earth. Granted. at subzero temps all bets are off. :)
 
Brrr!

is your waterer on the ground or do you have a barrier between them? Even a couple of inches of wood under it will help keep the heat from the base from getting suck up by Mother Earth. Granted. at subzero temps all bets are off. :)
It's in the coop on a wooden platform. When it had frozen over in the past, it was by the coop door, but this year, I have it by their smaller door. (I keep it in those places because it's less likely to be filled with shavings during the day.) The chickens haven't been let out in a few days due to the cold, so thankfully cold air from their door isn't a factor besides maybe a small draft coming in from underneath.
 

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