Morning,
It has been in the single digits for a bit, now today is it 31, so we are having a heatwave. That is what my chickens are thinking. They do not like the deep snow we got mostly all gone now. They do like it warmer, the heater in their shed is working just fine for them if they get too cold, they come in and sit awhile. We did get our deep snow a few days ago, about 10 inches of the cold wet stuff. Then a day or so later, it rained. Most of the snow is gone now.
Yesterday I gathered 3 eggs instead of just one. So I have two new egg layers. I am happy, one egg is a large dark brown, the other small one was laid in the sandy box, the same color as Luck lays, it did freeze and I just boiled it up with a couple of others and fed it back to chicks.
I take them their greens, boiled eggs, eggshells, and grapes during this cold cold weather. I also give them grain and treats. The ground is so frozen right now, they stand on one foot for a while then switch to the other.
Lucky (white with black trim) and now Speckles (light tan and white spots) follow me around the yard, Lucky is the last survivor of the very first 6 chicks I bought.
Margo
