This morning the ground finally froze for the first time this year! Ice and frost too! I let Johnny and the girls out early and they are standing around doing nothing. I left the barn door open so they can go back in and hang out or pick at the leftover FF bits. My feet got cold and I came back in to warm up before going out again to clean out waterers.we have 43 and rain, all the ice is washed away...
I put my Grey Silkie pair in a fresh pen with a nest box. Just to get them thinking about Spring. They are about six months old. No mating or crowing, but the male(Stinkus) is displaying and his voice is not a soft peep any longer. Noticable deeper tone. Binkus (female) is no longer peeping either. A soft hennish voice. Their color has changed drastically since I got them at 3 1/2 months old. I keep the crests trimmed because they will remain breeders and I want their eyesight unobstructed. Also keeps their heads from being coated in gunk from the FF.
A new year and the days are getting longer. Spring please!
