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...

Starting My Week...

Had a beautiful weekend...blue skies both days...and "somewhat" mild temperatures (for da Midwest yah know)...the two-leggers (chickens) and four-leggers (dogs) loved it!!! This morning I was "supposed" to fly to Atlanta and then onto Newport News Virginia...BUT...Old Man Winter had other plans for us...to single handedly wreak havoc on the Southeastern part of the United States...maybe still some bad blood from the South still holding onto so many Confederate Flags...don't know...just a guess!!! Hahahaha....that was stupid!!! Guess I'm listening to "too much" Skynrd these days!!!

Anyhow...whatever!!! Oh wait...forgot to mention the weekend was highlighted by the Packer's beating the Eagle's!!! On to Atlanta next week...woooohoooo!!!

Egg-normous...

Silo horizon...

You going to throw the "orange ball" for me???

You take too long two-legger...I will put my "orange ball" in the chucker MYSELF!!!

Calendar boy!!! The girl doggies love this pose!!!

Protectin' my favorite frisbee during nap time...

Russell Crow enjoying some "out of coop" time...

Happy New Year...

I hope everyone had a Happy New Year and has kept to all of those resolutions made as you toasted in the New Year! I purposely didn't make any resolutions this year, at least I didn't make any "known", which plays in my favor...because no one will know if I break one! Ha!

And most importantly, thanks to all of you who have not "unsubscribed" to my blog, which is much appreciated! I plan to "blog with cause" this year...perhaps less blogs, but with more substance...well maybe...

I do look forward to getting back into the routine of perusing the blogs of others, mostly those that follow mine, so I have a lot of catching up to do as well as finding some new ones to follow!

For the most part, not much to report from Windee Acres...Chicken's are doing well...we did lose one about two months ago. We have concluded she was ill in some way or another. She had stopped laying (which is unusual at such a young age) and now I look back and recall some occasional problems with eggs, the laying of eggs while roosting (hence building the egg trampoline) and the memorable "nerf egg". In addition, I "think" she was also the one that habitually tried to get out of the coop, succeeding on three occasions, the last leading to her demise unfortunately. So, we are down to five pullets and Russell Crow, who pesters the girls with every chance he gets, including "crowing" at 3am this morning...Wake up!!! Oh, and I'm happy to say, I have actually sold eggs...I'm selling them for $1.50 a dozen to co-workers. My incentive is simply to recover my investment in feed, so we'll see how that goes in 2011.

The weather is and continues to be cold, wet, windy, gloomy, foggy...hmmmm....sorry I've depleted my weather adjective quota for today...but you get it!

And then the dogs...ahhhhh yes, our crew of misfits...our "kids"...the mischeivious four-leggers...which are so near and dear to our hearts...

 Nitschke with "his" infamous orange ball...

I want the orange ball!!!

Nitschke...I WANT THE BALL!!!

Does it hurt when I bite your neck...LIKE THIS!!!

Does it hurt YET???

Back-up has ARRIVED!!! Let's tag team Nitschke!!!

I'm not giving up my orange ball!!!

Intimidation look from mama Molly...submissive look from Nitschke...

Look Molly...I still have "my" orange ball...