What's this white stuff?

[Lothar1974]

Today in MN it was 32 and snowing like crazy. Thankfully I insulated the coop weeks ago and put two layers of 4mil clear plastic around the run. We have a black australorp, an Easter egger, green egger, silver laced cochin and my girl who's a salmon favorelle, all are about 6 months old. We also just tonight added our 12 week old prairie blue bell egger ( who was supposed to be a speckled sussex) and a rhode island red. I opened the run as the snow was really coming down and all our older girls would not come out, was funny. I took the australorp and put her out in the snow. She looked so puzzled and flew all the way back to the run, ha!

 

[BY Bob]

Today in MN it was 32 and snowing like crazy. Thankfully I insulated the coop weeks ago and put two layers of 4mil clear plastic around the run. We have a black australorp, an Easter egger, green egger, silver laced cochin and my girl who's a salmon favorelle, all are about 6 months old. We also just tonight added our 12 week old prairie blue bell egger ( who was supposed to be a speckled sussex) and a rhode island red. I opened the run as the snow was really coming down and all our older girls would not come out, was funny. I took the australorp and put her out in the snow. She looked so puzzled and flew all the way back to the run, ha!

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Mine all dislike walking in the snow. But back when I had white leghorns, they seemed to love the snow. Here is my Daisy, whom I consider the greatest hen ever, enjoying some fresh snow at Christmas time while the others huddle inside. That snow wasn't slowing her down.

 

[Lothar1974]

The baby's were ok this morning. My daughter was concerned so she got up at sunrise to check on them. The older girls came out and walked on the snow and went right back in . The baby's actually came out all the way to the house, assuming they haven't associated the coop as home yet.

 

[Lothar1974]

This past weekend I built this over my raised garden so they have an extra area out of the snow and wind. Put a bunch of grass and mulch in there for them to play in. Tomorrow when it's a little warmer I am putting up a swing in their main run.

Here's my insulation job a few weeks ago.

Miss Etta on the roost in the coop.

 

[Lothar1974]

We got some snow here too today. It's always shocking to those who haven't experienced it before. In a few months that's all they will know.

Yeah winter is mostly here I think in our area. My girls have just started laying except for our Easter egger. They also have finally made friends with our viszla

 

[BY Bob]

Winter is coming for us all!! ❄☃❄

Well, not for our Aussie friends @Ribh @LozzyR @Aussie-Chookmum @MaryJanet et. al. but for those of us in the US, it's time to get ready.

 

[DaisyG2317]

Mine all dislike walking in the snow. But back when I had white leghorns, they seemed to love the snow. Here is my Daisy, whom I consider the greatest hen ever, enjoying some fresh snow at Christmas time while the others huddle inside. That snow wasn't slowing her down.

Bob,

That video just made my morning! I was having a very bad start and that cheered me up so much.

 

[ILoveDaffy]

Bob,

That video just made my morning! I was having a very bad start and that cheered me up so much.

I absolutely LOVE this, her attitude, and the song make it perfect!

 

[BY Bob]

Bob,

That video just made my morning! I was having a very bad start and that cheered me up so much.

I am so glad. How can you not be happy when you see a chicken walking in the snow. The music was actually playing on my phone as I took the video. Total accident but it is great.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Haha when it snows my birds will have a single little path from the pop door to underneath the coop and that’s where they stay for the rest of the day. I’m working on a covered run now so hopefully they won’t have to hide under the coop anymore!