Comments on: Things to Come in 2010

By: Veronica

Veronica — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:00:40 +0000

LOL .. We dress in a lot of layers, the animals get extremely warm fluffy coats and the chickens get locked into a small warm space. Extra feed is also a big part of keeping them warm.

I really like the idea of your webcams .. I am going to install some as well .. It will help me when my goats are close to kidding. Right now .. i run outside every 2 hours to check on them .. but if I had a camera in there I could watch them from the warmth of my house.

By: Terry Golson

Terry Golson — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:45:06 +0000

Goodness! I’ll stop complaining about cold temps here. Never mind your animals, how do you stay warm??? I just finished writing my FAQ on hot weather care. Chickens (and rabbits) suffer far more in heat than cold.

By: Veronica

Veronica — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:31:11 +0000

Oh My Gosh! I live in Northern Alberta and my chickens weather -40 cold snaps just fine!

I have them in an insulated chicken coop … I put 4 rabbits as well as 1 big turkey and they stay toasty warm. They dont lay at all over the winter as its way to cold.

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:05:00 +0000

Are you kidding! Would LOVE a hat or t-shirt!!!!!! Donna

By: Terry Golson

Terry Golson — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:57:40 +0000

I like the footnote. You know I’m reading a book about hedgehogs, don’t you?

By: Cynthia Brown

Cynthia Brown — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:36:55 +0000

I certainly would purchase a “Capricious Coffee Cup” for my morning java. Nothing greater would prompt me to “rise and shine” on time, comb through my “hair standing on end” while watching the antics of Pip on The HenCam! Cindy

(footnote) Origin:
“Capricious comes, via French, from Italian capriccio, a shivering, a shudder, finally (influenced by Italian capra, goat) a whim, from capo, head (from Latin caput) + riccio, hedgehog (from Latin ericius). The basic idea is that of a head with hair standing on end, like the spines of a hedgehog.”

By: Terry Golson

Terry Golson — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:35:02 +0000

I bet it’s not too moist for them yet. Though it does sound like they’re getting spoiled :) My hens have weathered 0 degree temps fine, but my husband can’t bear it and puts a heat lamp out there for them.

By: Ken from a STILL very cold St Louis

Ken from a STILL very cold St Louis — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:29:58 +0000

I went out last night and closed off my two vents with newspaper and duct tape. It got down to zero last night with 20 mph wind. This morning I noticed ice crytals on the ceiling and windows. I know moisture is BAD, but I with the heat lamp and closed vents the temp went from 18 degrees to 29 degrees in the coop in just three hours. They looked so much more comfortable at the higher temp. What to do, What to do.

By: Terry Golson

Terry Golson — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:24:39 +0000

Funny!

By: Magic Cochin

Magic Cochin — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 08:53:00 +0000

The ringtone sounds fun – Tarragon our Araucana boy can supply an early morning wake-up ringtone. Can you hear him? ;-)

The coldest winter here for many many years. We’ve brought the water drinker into the kitchen overnight so it doesn’t freeze solid. Off to the feed merchant this morning to get more mixed corn – they’re getting through it as night-fuel. We’ve also noticed that the egg yolks are paler, the girls have been eating mostly pellets and corn as the grass has been snow covered or frozen for weeks.

Stay safe in the winter weather
Must pop back and look at your goats later :-)
Celia