Take a close look. The undisputed Queen of the Coop has claimed her royal perch and is looking down on her subjects.
Candy is having the best time. Between the sleet and the sunshine, the snow mounds have hardened into climbable mountains. The chickens are rather pleased, too. It’s only 10º F, but it’s sunny and they’re reveling in the fresh air, the hay, and some special treats (cottage cheese this morning.)
I’m enjoying the respite from the winter weather, too. It won’t last long. We’re getting the trifecta tomorrow – snow, sleet and rain. Nobody is going to be happy on Saturday.
My chickens are getting a litte cranky. We have not had winter precip since Tuesday but the chickens have not been let out of their coop since. We were expected to get about and inch of ice Tuesday which turned into 3-4 inches of sleet which I am very greatly for. But in preperation I took the netting off half of the run and just laid it on the ground. That much ice would have shredded it. So now the netting is buried under 3 inches of ice and can’t be removed. I have too many red tail hawks in the area to chance letting them out. I’ve lost three hens to hawks this winter and am not going to feed them anymore.
I see the temp. is up to 34 now ! Does that mean the snow begins to melt ???
Georgene – you need to plan a vacation to a snowy spot and check this stuff out yourself :) When temps rise the snow on top melts, but at night the temps go back below freezing and that top layer of snow freezes into a hard crust, making everything much worse.
The winter weather has even made it to (usually) sunny central Texas. We had freezing rain and 1-2 inch of actual snow here. Of couse this has shut the city down. Schools, university, city & state offices all closed. So I get to spend the day making soup and surfing the net. I’m sure those of you who are suffering thru a true winter weather event must get a chuckle out of us sunbelt woozies. I do love Candy’s throne.
Yeah! There she is! I feel so much better! Glad SOMEONE is enjoying the weather!
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Thank you for showing us Candy’s still there! I’ve been missing her. She looks so cute up on her snow mountain. Glad to see the girls outside, too. But it sounds like they’ll be back in their cozy house today if you do get that trifecta you’re expecting. Cabbage tetherball, maybe?
Good morning! PA is getting a light coating of ice this morning. My hens are lucky, we put metal roofing above their run. They can get out on those snowy and ice days, if its not too cold. Terry…cottage cheese as a treat? They like that?
Chickens love cottage cheese! And since I invariably “lose” the cottage cheese container in the back of the fridge, I have too old cheese that they get. Years ago, people had “milk-fed” broilers – the chickens (and pigs) were given the leftovers from butter making.
I have one as well..I will give it a go and see if they like it. Why does the cottage cheese containers always get to the back of the fridge…..funny!
I have one of those forgotten cheese containers as well. My girls are in for a treat today. I am just north of Debbie from Austin and we have had= since Tuesday= extreme cold for us, going out to break ice every 2 hours got very old. Today a heat wave at 28 degrees.
Thats pretty funny,other than that,this morning all of our chickens devoured the compost, espesaly the moldy bread.Also, one of our is broody and that means more chickens!!!
Candy does look happy, and I haven’t had any trouble finding her. I do see she does like to get in the coop with girls, and might hide behind one of them. Since I have seen her, I was researching a bit about rabbits, and saw a Holland Lop which looked just like her. I was wondering if you have had other breeds such as the Flemish Giant ? One of the blogs’s I follow the birdchick, has a 13 year old Flemish Giant, who I think is about 15 pounds, and if you have had that breed also. Of all the rabbit breeds I have seen, they seem to be the one of the most long lived with many living into their teens.
Candy does look happy, and I haven’t had any trouble finding her. I do see she does like to get in the coop with girls, and might hide behind one of them. Since I have seen her, I was researching a bit about rabbits, and saw a Holland Lop which looked just like her. I was wondering if you have had other breeds such as the Flemish Giant ? One of the blogs’s I follow the birdchick, has a 13 year old Flemish Giant, who I think is about 15 pounds, and if you have had that breed also. Of all the rabbit breeds I have seen, they seem to be the one of the most long lived with many living into their teens.
My husband and sons were outside, trying to rake the roof, until the rain/sleet got too unpleasant. They came in totally soaked!
So cute. Glad they chickens are enjoying all that snow and drift. I wanted to tell you that my mom is having her cochlear implant March 15th :)
So exciting about your mom’s CI! Tell her that in just one month I’m able to listen to audiobooks using the car’s CD player. I heard fizzy water fizz. And who knew dogs make so much noise when they yawn? Voices are very clear and I heard my husband in a restaurant last night! I’m way ahead of where I thought I’d be at this point.
I luv Candy, she is sooo cute! I want to give her a big hug!
I see it is 43 degrees and sunny today —- is that good enough to start the ice meltdown ?
Yes, snow is melting – but temps still go below freezing at night. This causes “black ice” which is very dangerous on the roads. Also, as the snow melts on roofs, it turns to slush and ice, and then water backs up under the eaves causing “ice dams” and flooding inside of houses. We’d be okay if this were the end of winter, but more snow is expected this week. Thaws can cause more trouble than you think!