vantain
Songster
And here I was, thinking we had such a mild winter so far for temperature, that we just might make it all the way through without the really cold weather. But, here we are today, high of 35F...supposed to start dropping later this afternoon, and down to around -14F. Ugh...almost a 50 degree drop in temps in less than 12 hours. High tomorrow is forecast to be -7, with tomorrows low -18F. Still, I have to look on the bright side. Last year in the end of January, we had those two nights where we got down to -35F, and my four hens survived.
Still, it's the big drop today that worries me, even though I know I shouldn't worry. I really hate winter. The girls have a nice draft free coop and run, heated waterer, and plenty of good feed. So while it will be cold, they at least have that.
I have one hen in molt, but thankfully, she is just over three weeks into it, and looks almost fully feathered again. She still has pin feathers all over her, but has been doing quite well. If anything, she has not yet regained her spunk, so she remains at the bottom of the pecking order. She was the top girl until she went through that crop issue and the molting began.
To all who are dealing with the very cold temps lately, hang in there. We are all in this together. Think spring...and more chicks..
Still, it's the big drop today that worries me, even though I know I shouldn't worry. I really hate winter. The girls have a nice draft free coop and run, heated waterer, and plenty of good feed. So while it will be cold, they at least have that.
I have one hen in molt, but thankfully, she is just over three weeks into it, and looks almost fully feathered again. She still has pin feathers all over her, but has been doing quite well. If anything, she has not yet regained her spunk, so she remains at the bottom of the pecking order. She was the top girl until she went through that crop issue and the molting began.
To all who are dealing with the very cold temps lately, hang in there. We are all in this together. Think spring...and more chicks..