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

[cheepteach]

ITS 47 DEGREES ON MY LILY PAD and I need a sweater, and a cup of coffee...maybe a sweet treat....

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Good morning, Pond, and hello, Phil.

Hello

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Evening pond.
Our first measurable snow may appear tomorrow. Cold tonight, even for this time of year for us. Had to start the furnace this evening. Mother Nature letting us know we had better get things buttoned up quick this year. Not a huge surprise. Our colors have peaked weeks early and far too quickly for any real show like in years past. Looks like it's going to be a long winter on our end of the pond. Sigh. Oh well, we're pretty much back into lock down anyway. Our luck ran out on dodging the worst of the virus. If you're following the reports you know Wisconsin is a mess. The national news reported today that the hospitals even up in Green Bay are reaching quarantine capacity. The numbers of new cases in our rural areas are climbing like nothing earlier. Guess it doesn't actually matter that the snows may come early, doesn't look like we'll be going anywhere any time soon anyway.

We got big old flakes a few days ago

 

[LittleLakePhil]

Question.... what humidity do you all run during lockdown 0n chicken eggs

 

[chickisoup]

We got big old flakes a few days ago

morning Phil
snowed to our north but missed us. Been more than cold enough of course but so far we've dodged the moisture.
Hello pondites, happy Monday
They're saying we could actually get back into the mid 50's today but I doubt it. it's still in the 20's here but we are actually seeing the big yellow ball this morning (been a while) so maybe. They're predicting we could actually get above normal by the end of the weekend! One last shot would be nice.
Got to get the garlic into the ground today so I can do the fall deep clean on the coop. Yep, they're connected. I always use the pre-fertilized and de-seeded broke down straw floor bedding from the summer as the winter mulch to cover the garlic. This method always gives me weed free beds with nice large bulbs next year.

 

[Alaskan]

Question.... what humidity do you all run during lockdown 0n chicken eggs

70 ish....

I just fill in the water wells

As they start to hatch the humidity increases naturally.

 

[chickisoup]

something to smile about. Exhausted babies resting on pillows. Rescues from the fires.

 

[chickisoup]

 

[cheepteach]

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Bambi's sleepover??????

 

[chickisoup]

Bambi's sleepover??????

for some reason my post split in two. These are babies that were rescued from the western fires.