Ouch. Sorry about your hen.
Still cold enough in the chicken houses to freeze the water, but not solid at least. I can break the ice top. Outside water is block ice, though. I've done a couple runs out with fresh water today, and am grateful I am off today. The bunny bottles of course freeze faster. I know there are people who swear by crocks. One of the new rabbits isn't taking to the bottle very well, and she's bred so I got her crocks. It'll be a test for me to see which I like better! So far filling crocks gets my hands and gloves wet, which makes the rest of the chores rather painful. There must be a technique I'm missing on that.
Broke down and spent the big bucks on a rabbit wringer with poultry attachment. Expensive. When hubby is around, he can dispatch anything that needs it. When he is not, I'm stuck. I no longer have the hand strength to do it. I had to kill one the other day, and did a lousy job. Caused more pain than I needed, by far. So I decided to "invest"? in one. Hope it's as good as the videos show. Would be nice to have it go smoothly, for both animals. And then I can return to doing the small animal butchering without needing the hubby. That'll make a difference for me.
Hope everyone is staying warm! Should be better this weekend, even if rainy.
