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December 2009 We had our first "big" snowstorm of the year... about 5 inches of snow. The chickens hated it. They just hung out in the coop looking particularly sad. |
Also, this was the first time in years that the swamp had frozen over so that you could walk to the other side of the farm. I tried it last year with snow shoes.. but I kept falling through the thin crust into water. Even though it was -10 for a couple days.. it still wasn't cold enough. I figure the insulating snow and slight current were enough to keep it liquid despite being 40 degrees below freezing. This winter we had a cold snap with no snow.. plus the water level is quite a big lower.. so this time I was actually able to walk across the farm. Saw about a half dozen beaver lodges and some other interesting sites in the swamp. |
Also due to plummetting egg production ( a couple days there, I was only getting four or five eggs a day). I finally broke down and put a light in coop. I use a 40 watt equivalent CFL (9 watts) and just leave it on all the time. I also got tired of my plastic waterer and shelled out for a 5 gallon galvanized steel model with a heated base. This seems much more durable. I end up filling this up about once a week. |
