Surviving Minnesota!

[NewbieMN]

Apparently I have some wimpy chickens. My son just opened the pop door for them, they haven't been out in any snow yet and it's a nice balmy 18F today. Two of the four said, "hell no' and went back inside right away. Right now one is perched by herself inside while the others are wandering around. That could be the one my son put on his sled and carried around for a while, she's probably traumatized.

Wish I could've seen the sled ride!

 

[R2elk]

Aha! But turkeys don't imprint like dux!

If you think that, you don't know turkeys. Turkeys are one of the most susceptible birds to imprinting.

 

[MagpieDucks]

If you think that, you don't know turkeys. Turkeys are one of the most susceptible birds to imprinting.

... I guess I failed my case then...

 

[jerryse]

Snowing here . No frosted combs yet . Hey thinking of combs . I wonder if thick single combs like on a Minorca would do better in the cold . Those combs are huge .

 

[BantyChooks]

I figure this way they'll be happy to stay in over the weekend when the high is only in the negative numbers.

Snowing here . No frosted combs yet . Hey thinking of combs . I wonder if thick single combs like on a Minorca would do better in the cold . Those combs are huge .

Probably would just freeze faster like those weird featherless birds someone bred.

 

[duluthralphie]

Aha! But turkeys don't imprint like dux!

They imprint stronger than dux do...

 

[duluthralphie]

... I guess I failed my case then...

Again..I answered before reading all the other replies..

 

[shawluvsbirds]

They imprint stronger than dux do...

I hear that if you name your dux Ralphie it will become the most perfect in every way and be Your bestest friend forever and a day

 

[BantyChooks]

I hear that if you name your dux Ralphie it will become the most perfect in every way and be Your bestest friend forever and a day

Didn't work. I named a duck Ralphie and it is the most neurotic of the whole bunch.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Didn't work. I named a duck Ralphie and it is the most neurotic of the whole bunch.

Well maybe the rules are different in the vwn.