Monday, January 24, 2011

Balmy temperatures finally arrive this morning in NE Wisconsin...

This morning we awoke to a balmy 20 degrees with a wind chill of 6 degrees!!! Wow, we FINALLY have some decent weather!!! Well, I guess it is all relative, right???

Yesterday morning, we were still in the single digits in the morning...according to The Weather Channel.com, we were at 2 degrees with a wind chill of -10 degrees when we were up and about yesterday!!! The dogs don't seem to mind it though...but then again, they're labradors, so I guess that explains that!!!

The chicken's definitely realize how cold it has been...typically, they try and come outside when I open their large door to go inside to feed them...but not the last few days...they didn't even show any interest in going outside...and who said chicken's are dumb??? Not me!!! Inside the coop, it has gotten down to 0 degree's, even with the heat lamp that I keep on 24/7...I rolled up some foam and have been covering up the air vent at night to trap the heat inside the coop, so hopefully they appreciate that!!! Russell crows at us when we are inside the coop feeding them, so I take that as a "thank you"!!! I have also been adding additional pine shavings and not removing any because I read that their droppings will compost, thereby generating some additional heat...I continue to learn...

And finally, if you didn't already know....The Packer's are heading to the Super Bowl again!!! Couldn't have been a better team to beat than our friends down South, Da Bears!!!

Just give me a comfy couch, the t.v. remote and I'm happy Molly...

One of many looks from Maggy...This one is her "curious" look...

Would someone please tell Molly to give me back my orange ball PLEASE!!!

Molly tackling Nitschke in the snow...pre-orange ball removal from mouth move...

Frisbee time...I'm such a ham...

Our mini-egg...

Part of our small flock enjoying some sunshine and leg stretching...

7 comments:

  1. I'm ready for spring!!!!! Your dogs look like they enjoy the snow more than my St.Bernard. lol

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  2. We do the deep litter system in our small coop. It does keep it warmer in there and it actually stays in there even after the ladies decide to take a small dirt bath LOL. They never quit laying, we're still getting between 4-5 eggs a day. Today we actually got 6!

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  3. SFG, yeah they LOVE the snow...if we let them, they would stay out all day long!!! I'm surprised about your St. Bernard, they are winter dogs...but if he or she is not used to the cold, I can imagine it might not like it...

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  4. Denise, I actually read it in a magazine article written by a professor of ag up in Alaska...Our's have still been producing 5 a day, sometimes 4, but most often 5, which we're thankful for. I have been selling about 3 dozen a week at $1.50 per dozen, just to try and recupe the cost of the feed, not expecting to make a profit...

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  5. Ours get so excited with the sunshine, too. In this cold, they like to ride around on the backs of the big, four-legged animals. The sheep and goats don't mind the company, and the chickens seem to like to snuggle. I know I never said they were stupid!

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  6. Jo, your chicken's ride on the backs of the goats and sheep? That must make for some good photo shots! :-)

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  7. " I have also been adding additional pine shavings and not removing any because I read that their droppings will compost, thereby generating some additional heat"

    Very interesting. I was just reading an article about a beef cattle farmer who basically does the same thing. HUGE barn, MANY cows and he doesn't scoop the poop. He leaves it and adds shavings every couple of days. Apparently it's always toasty warm in it. Very cool!

    Lovelovelove the photos of your pooches!!

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