Welcome to my pond - Swim, wade, or sit on the bank

[Shadrach]

Oh this ain't nothing..... Remember it's only December. Wait till February.... When it's hoovering around -30 f.
And the ice is 3 feet thick.....

Do any of your fowl go out in those conditions?

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Do any of your fowl go out in those conditions?

They all do..... Even my Ayams Cemanis will venture out for a while.
I usually won't let them out till it's in the above zero range though.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

They all do..... Even my Ayams Cemanis will venture out for a while.
I usually won't let them out till it's in the above zero range though.

Really not sure why .... But I don't have serious issues with Frost bite here either.

 

[Shadrach]

I made a contact in Finland through searching for people who keep free range fowl in multi coop arrangements and he doesn't have frostbite problems. He says it's about keeping them dry.

 

[LittleLakePhil]

I made a contact in Finland through searching for people who keep free range fowl in multi coop arrangements and he doesn't have frostbite problems. He says it's about keeping them dry.

I was thinking the same thing.... It's so cold the air is dry....I keep them in a well ventilated but draft free coop too....

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Well guess I'm gonna be stupid and go sit in the tundra for a while....

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Brrrrr.... Cold out here. Got the heat on high though so should warm up quick

 

[kwhites634]

Brrrrr.... Cold out here. Got the heat on high though so should warm up quick

Those Buddy heaters are sure nice, huh? Best money I ever spent for comfort. Like I told you before, mine's running off a 20# bottle that seems to be lasting forever. Been on low for 3-4 days straight now & still going strong. I even forgot to turn it off one evening & it was on all night. Keeps my blind real toasty, to the point that I usually take my jacket off. Of course the blind being double-walled & well insulated doesn't hurt.

 

[WVduckchick]

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Baby ducklings are the cutest things on the planet!
What is that pan thing?

Brrrrr.... Cold out here. Got the heat on high though so should warm up quick

You just downright crazy man.

 

[Shadrach]

It's going to be one of those days.
You know how some of you have said it gets a bit sludgy out there and I might need a chain to pull myself onto a Lilly next to Sourland? Well I've just done a major cloudburst so don't stand by the bank if you see me running.