The Middle Tennessee Thread

[memphis]

I'd love to meet in Dickson! Let's do it!

 

[Chrystal Dawn]

I'm so over this winter. It's so cold out that my evil RIR is cuddling with the other birds and not standing on their backs and pecking their heads.

 

[memphis]

Same over here! I have four molting Barnevelders who have taken to huddling together in a nest box at night. Poor things! My Speckled Sussex are thru molting and fluffy & fat. Doesn't seem to bother them at all!

 

[Countrypunk92]

We get snow AFTER Christmas...

 

[Countrypunk92]

Holy craps. I looked at the forecast and the temps for the weekend is going to get down to 1 degree....hope everyone's birds will be ok during this cold front.. so far mine are content. But really worried about them.

 

[Chrystal Dawn]

Holy craps. I looked at the forecast and the temps for the weekend is going to get down to 1 degree....hope everyone's birds will be ok during this cold front.. so far mine are content. But really worried about them.

I'm with you. This is getting ridiculous!

 

[chknoodles]

Cool, I can make it to Dickson!

Hey, Michael and Veronica (Chick N Stuff) want to come too...maybe Holly & Jonathan (Hardin Poultry)!!!!!

 

[DMRippy]

OK enough is enough.... My 55 gallon waterer has NEVER frozen. we have heat tape on it and IT FROZE. One side has some water the other side nothing. We are going to try to SHIELD it for the next batch of cold but don't think it is going to work in those prolonged temps. ALL my other 55 gallon barrels are frozen too... could not crack it with a hammer. I had to TOTE water from the shop sink. Tomorrow MAYBE it will thaw some. If it does over the next couple of days we are going to drain them so they don't freeze the pipes more.

Glad this is only going to be a few days at a time and NOT 3 weeks in the deep freeze. ...... right??? there is not LONG TERM cold weather coming is there?????

I can maybe work Dickson in somewhere.....

 

[Countrypunk92]

I had to take the ice cubes inside to thaw them to let the birds drink... my chicken nipples came in so I will only have it for them during the day and then bring them in at dark.

 

[DMRippy]

I had to take the ice cubes inside to thaw them to let the birds drink... my chicken nipples came in so I will only have it for them during the day and then bring them in at dark.

I did that to when I had it where I could REMOVE them. I have PLUMBING now and cant take that out. I have pans on the ground to for more water.