Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

well sad to say it has begun. 6 turkeys out. all the ameraucanas gone. welsummers. welbars. cockerels processed....tomorrow the rest of the turkeys go and maybe start on ducks if we atill have any energy left. found out i cannot do the stairs to the loft anymore in the barn. argh. this sucks. keepi...

I think it depends more on if you have them in a windswept area or where they get snow cover. You want to protect the bud system in the root zone from super cold dry wind. I put a light coat of straw to encourage the snow to stick. Remember to remove the straw in the early spring or it can cause mo...