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Wow! Sorry to hear of all the losses especially all the breeders. We have lost our fair share of old bitty's this cold snap. (Hatchery stock 2+ years old so no real loss.)

I had to do the unthinkable last week.....I BOUGHT EGGS FROM THE STORE. Eeek I can't believe the pale yellow yolks.

Hatching update: I moved the first batch to the hatcher yesterday.....I may need to do some vent feather triming on the buff orpingtons. I threw out 16 infertiles. Locked down only 2 Buff Orps, 4 Buckeyes, and 2 Rhode Island Reds. In my fall test hatches the Buff Boy was doing his job and I have a 8 chicks that are 6 weeks old so I know he has it in him.

This morning just before dawn I registered -14 on the Temperature thingy that doesn't seem to move, but the wind was gently blowing.

One kid has school today and one has off today. (Thankfully, the kid that is off needs to be cooled down a bit, so Grandpa offered to have him assist in clearing and bedding the steer yards, and taking down Christmas decorations. With this on your agenda can you believe he had the tenancity to argue about bringing long underwear, jeans and insulated coveralls.....must be my husband coming out in him.
 
Well these temps probably will kill the canes on my thornless blackberries . I have thorny ones that can take it . So some fruit anyway .
 
I'm still alive....When you work at a casino, the holidays are nuts and we don't get much time off. My kid goes back to school tomorrow thank god so I can get some of my real work done around the house and barn. All the water lines to my barn have been froze since last Monday and have been schlepping hoses from the wellhouse every few days to fill the horse's stock tank. Been just dipping out of there to fill the heated dog dishes in the bird pens. I've been lucky with the birds so far...only casualties are just 2 peahens and 1 juvenile silkie so far. We did get some snow down here... 3-4" maybe? It was the light fluffy stuff though that didn't stick on the roads. Incubator is still on, though most eggs have been froze this week. I have a lady coming up from the middle of IA this afternoon for some button quail chicks... I guess she can't find them anywhere in IA???
 
My brilliant thought for today...
Create a hibernating chicken! They eat so much in the winter and lay almost no eggs. So I think it would make more sense for them to hibernate.
I already have a hen, an EE that will be 5 this spring, all she does is sleep.
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Anyone have a rooster?:lau
 
I Love Layers said:
My brilliant thought for today...
Create a hibernating chicken! They eat so much in the winter and lay almost no eggs. So I think it would make more sense for them to hibernate.
I already have a hen, an EE that will be 5 this spring, all she does is sleep.
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Anyone have a rooster?:lau
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Brilliant idea. I have a PC cockerel that won't get off the roosts; you can borrow him. :p
 

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