Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[babylady4]

My Salmon Favarolles are taking baby steps at coming outside. I coaxed them out with some scratch today; they were out of the coop for about 10 minutes. Jumping around a flapping for a bit, then back inside.

 

[bigzio]

With lows in the 20's possible tonight I closed the windows since my hens are in a hard molt. Poor birds don't have many feathers to keep the chill off. I need to butcher those young cockerels too....maybe the young pullets would start laying then. The boys are a pia for them I'm sure. No snow here today...thank goodness.

bigz

 

[babylady4]

The chickens said he!! No about the outdoors today..... took the geese a bit to come out. I had to clean the snow out of the pool before they would use it. Stinkers.....

I think we ended up with at least 6” today.

 

[jvls1942]

bl4, did you get the goose hut done ?
we did not get any snow. just cold, cold, cold.
I hope this is not an indication of things to come.
still didn't get Ollie into the garage, but we are getting closer. I keep getting side tracked from the cleaning and tossing.
did fill another dumpster. It was so heavy I was afraid the garbage man would refuse to take it. but he did.. going to have to tip him one of these days..
.....jiminwisc........

 

[bigzio]

Just finished cutting a small load of wood and tossed it in the basement. I prolly have 10 cords down there now...that should get me through 2 1/2 months for sure, depends how cold it's going to be. Cord per week is easy to burn during the cold months.

bigz

 

[babylady4]

Yup Jim, the goose house is all finished. We assembled the entire thing in one day, the weekend before we cut down the rooster population. It is a 6x8 plastic shed, with skylights and windows on the doors. I put a fresh layer of straw down for them on Thursday after it quit snowing, they were so happy with fresh bedding that when I put them in for the evening they just sat down right away. Goofy birds....

The snow has almost completely melted, much to the delight of the chickens.

 

[jvls1942]

Bl4, it is satisfying when the geese show their appreciation of your efforts, eh ?
WE had snow showers yesterday. ended with about a quarter of an inch. it is all melted .
I am fine with the ground freezing. Remember last year when we had freezing rain ? the ice lasted all winter. we don't need that, winter is enough.
Brent, are you counting face cords ? or
4 x 4 x 8 cords ??
.jiminwisc.........

 

[bigzio]

I'm cutting face cords Jim. I usually burn between 15 and 20 for the whole heating season. When we get close to Spring the 3 or 4 cords that you think will be leftover, always seems to get burned.….

bigz

 

[jvls1942]

That's a lot of work, Brent.
Today we drove past the log cabin on our way into town. It is for sale. $500,ooo.oo
they have one of those outside wood burners in the front yard. It will take 4 ft logs. That is no stove for an old man. I can't picture myself pitching logs into a hole
3 feet above the ground..
I got Ollie backed into the garage today.
plenty of room to walk around him..
Went to King Buffet Chinese, to celebrate and reward ourselves..
...jiminwisc....

 

[wyoDreamer]

@jvls1942 Yea for getting the garage cleaned out!
DH is working on our garage also. He actually has it clean enough to use his woodworking tools.