Posted on 01/09/2015 5:43:22 AM PST by tioga
Cold and dry today, still below freezing. We’re supposed to get rain tomorrow afternoon and evening but it will get above freezing. It’s the first night in several that I am leaving the chickens to sleep outside in their coop. When it is in the low teens or single digits, I keep them in a dog crate in the garage where it stays in the mid 30s. Less stress on the gals who are outside in the cold all day long. I know they would be fine in the coop, but they are more pets than livestock so I treat them accordingly.
It’s cold, but no wind chill factor to deal with. Covered a call for another squad member. 9mo old baby boy. Cute little guy.
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