Maine

[TimG]

Yeah, these chicks should be fine inside without a heat lamp. They'd probably be fine in an unheated coop as long as it didn't get below freezing.

 

[enggass]

No More Snow! No More Snow! No More Snow! No More Snow! No More Snow!

 

[jenni22776rn]

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Thank you so much...I will give him a call...I bought 6 chicks from TSC yesterday but I am still looking for a couple more BO pullets...I bought 3 little ones that I was told were BO but found out they are tetra tints?? Not much information regarding them....Thanks so much for the information!

 

[jenni22776rn]

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I agree!! No power this morning with 6 day old chicks....2 very loud very active 8 week BO needing to go outside and 3 adult lady hens that are very ANGRY because they are not going to step one single foot outside with snow on the ground!! NO MORE SNOW!!!

 

[Double-0 Chicken]

This is RIDICULOUS! I love snow but there comes a time when enough is enough. What a great April 1st joke

I am going to make the ladies some leftover spaghetti and fresh spinach maybe it will make up for not being able to go outside today

 

[enggass]

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I agree!! No power this morning with 6 day old chicks....2 very loud very active 8 week BO needing to go outside and 3 adult lady hens that are very ANGRY because they are not going to step one single foot outside with snow on the ground!! NO MORE SNOW!!!

I have 11 two week old babies in my basement and 28 eggs in the 'bator... Praying I don't lose power!!!!!

 

[blueseal]

we didnt need this snow . just when i start doing yard work the day before and bam . i just moved the other day too so still trying to get the chicken coop in order. snow go away.

 

[Speed]

I love the snow too but darn, enough already I got a chicken coop to get the last finishing touches done

, and a run to build.

 

[jenni22776rn]

These were my girls 2 days ago..sunning themselves and dust bathing...

This is what my yard looks like about 2 hours ago...my girls are not impressed!!

 

[Widget]

Seems like the storm is winding down. Ended up with about 6 inches here. I am just going to let it melt since I have no energy to shovel. And since the snow banks had already melted the snow plow really didn't pile the snow up too much at the end of my driveway.
I did lose power for a bit. I have some EE hatching in the incubator and the temperature was down to 88 when I got home. The humidity had jumped up to 92% but it is going down now that the fan is working again. So far there are three chicks with another three or four that are pipping. This is out of 16 eggs. i didn't look too closely so there could be more pips.
This means that the basement chicks will be going outside this weekend even if there is still snow everywhere. They are old enough and the temperatures should be fine for them. That way I can kick my Buff Orpington chicks to the basement brooder and use their current brooder for the EE (father was a Lavender Ameraucana.) Can't wait to see how they turn out.