Here's that picture from yesterday afternoon. You can see how deep the snow is on Luna
Here's that same area this morning. That's what a night of heavy rain and mild temperatures can do. Right now it's 10 degrees Celcius or about 50 F. I was shocked when I looked out of the window this morning.
The chicken trail is redundant.
The chickens might wish they were ducks though.
There is still a bit of snow is sheltered spots. It's always easy to pick out Calli's tracks. Those back feet don't have a lot of ground clearance.
She's a lab, what more can I say:)
Hope your friend is not frozen in that spot!
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Wow, that was a quick meltdown. Calli made me laugh. She's all Lab!
ReplyDeleteCalli, Xena would join you in a heartbeat!
ReplyDeleteOooooOOOHhhoooooo! I got a chill just looking at Calli in that icy water!
ReplyDeleteOh, and pardon my ignorance, but I honestly did not realize you could keep chickens outside in the cold like that. I figured it was simply too cold for them. Do you heat the hen house or do anything special to keep them warm?
ReplyDeleteAmanda, the chickens are fine to a few degrees below freezing. After that it depends on things like it being sunny, or is there a wind, like we usually get here when we get our coldest weather. When it gets to that point I put a heat lamp in the coop, and they don't do much wandering around unless they can find a sunny sheltered spot. We don't get much of that really cold weather here though, and if we do it doesn't usually last too long.
ReplyDeleteIt hit about 14 (~58 F) here this afternoon at one point:)
Calli is all lab and looks like she is not bothered in the least by the icy water.
ReplyDeleteYour snow sure made a hasty exit..I wish ours would leave that fast! :)
My black lab, Lucky, would sure enjoy that icey water, too! My chickens are out every day and we have been down to 7*F. They don't seem to mind a bit-they have lots of down under those feathers. Loved your post from yesterday where they are all walking in a row-too cute! We'd sure love some of your moisture here in the Texas South Plains! We're too dry.
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CottonLady
CottonLady - You have some tough hens:) Yes, you are right, they fluff up those feathers and are well insulated. I just worry about the ones that are a bit lacking in the feather department:)
ReplyDeleteI just mentioned on another blog how quickly our latest snow blast disappeared.
ReplyDeleteI used to take our black lab to the river to swim. She came out snowy white one day when the water on her fur turned to frosty white. I asked the vet when it was too cold for her to go in and he said "when she won't go in". Funny thing is that day never came. She only didn't go in if the water was too high and fast. The temperature made no difference to her.
Those Labs, doing what they were designed for. They have the right type of coats for the water, that is for sure.
ReplyDeleteI used work for a breeder who bred/trained field labs and those guys pretty much say the water's not too cold 'til it's frozen solid. The dogs generally seemed to agree.
ReplyDeleteOh Callie! You're makin my whole body shiver! Brrrrrrrr!
ReplyDeleteWaggin at ya,
Roo
Calli, is that water not a bit cold on your paws? Dog insticts take over!
ReplyDeleteJeez that must be cold water she's standing in!
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