Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

Tonight it's going to drop to -16 around here and the wind is nuts. I feel sorry for my little hen, she is such a good mother. The barn is zero when I came in. Normal highs should be +8 the barn would go to +14 on its own if that happened. It's so cold and damp these last few days I am starting to worry about the chicks. They said on the news this will last for two more weeks and maybe even until the end of April!!! I don't want any power on in the barn, sometimes I think about putting them in the basement but the mother still drops stink bombs and if I bring them in then they may have to stay in. It was warmer when they hatched, this is like January!

I know what you mean!
Water froze overnight in my little broody pen. She is sitting and I feel sorry for her. Must be cold just sitting there. The other is my hen with little chicks. The chicks stay under her and just come out to eat and run back under momma
Where is spring????

I agree. We have been getting lows in the -20s usually with a wind chill that makes it even colder. The sun is out a lot though. They forecast temperatures above zero for next week. I hope they are right.

i drove home in white out last night. crazy. i'm delaying putting the chicks out from the basement because of this. my house smells like chicken. and not in a good way! argh! oh well.....the sun is feeling warmer, so hopefully it will get warmer!!!!

One more week .

No wind damage at my place, which is surprising, since the snow was driving sideways! Went out around 6 pm to check on the birds, thought I locked myself out because I couldn't get back in--wind vacuum held the door pretty tight. And bitter, yikes! Branches and whole trees down in lots of spots. I'm pining away for warmer weather!

Its pretty. Its white. Mother nature has dementia this year....

I have a pot of daffodils on my dining room table, by this time I should be looking at some growing in my garden, but garden still under cover of snow, glad I bought the potted ones

I watched the chicks yesterday, she is good to keep warming them up. They never cried so they must be doing ok. They are only eleven days old but their little wings cover the body right to the butt so I think that helps. I think they should be ok, if they were cold or uncomfortable I think they would be chirping, instead they make those happy peeping sounds, so I take that as a good sign. Any thoughts?

so what this... global warming? climate shift or or an ICE AGE????? i am quite sick of this weather!