It's certainly good to hear that Doc H didn't get carried off by the flood. The northwoods has been in draught conditions for the past couple of years so they needed the rain, but enough is enough already!
Beautiful day today, warm and sunny, it felt like August out there, but temps in the mid fifties down here to the south by the weekend...so I spent time getting the coop winterized. I put 2 X 2s over the top of the dowels I used for the roost, and hopefully it will help to keep their feet warm and toasty when it gets cold. I also created a very sturdy overhang so I can hang 2 or 3 heat lamps over the roost this winter. I'm not sure they need it, but I'd rather have them a little warm than deal with frostbite.
The pen I made in part of the coop has turned out to be a great way to slowly introduce the new birds into the flock. All of the ameraucanas have been coming over to the pen and sitting next to the birds...especially their brother and sisters who I bought in the psring this year. These birds are looking big enough to start laying any day now, and there are plenty of people who want the eggs, so I'm going to have to start squeezing the eggs out of them if they don't get to it. Actually, with all the hens laying in there, it seems to be contagious. All of my hens started laying at the same time, more or less, and there's a lot of estrogen in the air....
Hope everyone had a chance to get out and enjoy the next couple of days!
