MJ's little flock

[MaryJanet]

Yup.

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I. Can't. Wait!

 

[MaryJanet]

I need to nap for sure. Luckily, I am much improved today. Looks like I will survive it.

Just, don't overdo things too soon.

 

[BY Bob]

I. Can't. Wait!

It's the best. There is nothing like it.

 

[BY Bob]

In general, cold is not what I consider bad weather. It's just cold. However it was single digits each night Friday and Saturday so that's bad for us.

It is snowing now. It could snow for 24 hours straight or we could have ice mix in overnight. They are talking about 45 mph winds. So high winds, snow, and ice is about as bad as it can get.

Right now......
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It is 22°F, -5.5°C, outside right now and 29°F, -1.6°C in Phyllis coop. So the heater is doing its job well.

It is now raining and 28°F, so lots of ice. Much more dangerous and harder to clean up.

 

[MaryJanet]

The new security gizmos were installed today here's a screenshot of two sleepy heads in the back porch

 

[Ribh]

The new security gizmos were installed today here's a screenshot of two sleepy heads in the back porch

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I'm glad that's in.

 

[MaryJanet]

I'm glad that's in.

Me too. It'll give me peace of mind. And evidence if ever it's needed again.

 

[MaryJanet]

The mums.

I may have made a mistake. I put the chick starter in the little coop so the mums could get used to it.

They got used to it alright! They've eaten 4-5 handfuls of it! I was wondering why I hadn't seen or heard them off the nest today.

So I've brought it back inside for the time being.

 

[MaryJanet]

Old Gorgeous is really struggling through her moult this time around.

 

[MaryJanet]

She wasn't that young. A hen rather than a pullet. Donk is just a strange hen as was her mother and her grandmother. She proved to be as good a mother as any apart from Bluespot. A rather different integration strategy to most. She hatched her chicks and marched them into the tribes coop as soon as they could walk up the ramp. She picked a corner in the coop and that became their roost spot until the chicks could make the jump to the roost bar. Most hens wait until the chicks are feathered before they take them home if they weren't hatched at home.

You've made me very curious to see how Peggy and Ivy handle it.