Some of you guys are dam tough to be out working in that weather. I remember the blizzard in 1978 here and I had hogs that I couldn't get to for a couple days but I was younger and it wasn't -20.
how about,,a heated dog waterer?? inside the bldg.,,theyd use near no current...Well so far, they got the heat lamp during the day only 1x so far this winter....
And it was the 2 roosters who took turns under it....
the 60 hens no .....
I sell eggs and sometimes in the winter, I have to keep the eggs from freezing till I can get back
out there to get them. And it's often I check. That and we have to keep their water dishes
thawed out. I don't use a heater for their water dish. So we resort to the heat lamp maybe 3x
during the winter. The hens are quite hardy.
And I guessed right. They ended up with 16 hours of plowing today. A long day....
good idea Bushmans. have plenty of cookie tins in the cupboard. if the wifey will let me steal one.I have a mix of chickens and ducks so I have to leave my water jug outside because the ducks make a mess of it inside. It's just a 3 gallon but I use an old cookie tin and put Christmas lights in it. Then I set the jug on top of it. Then I build a plywood surround over and on two sides of the jug (third side is up against coop wall) to keep the wind off it This keeps it thawed out. When it gets really cold like now at -12 I bring it in overnight. The Christmas lights use squat for electricity and they are dirt cheap. Just use clear so you get the most heat. The cookie tin I got at Goodwill for a$1. The plywood I brought home scraps from work. Total investment is under $5. I screw the tin onto a board as well to lift it off the ground just a bit.
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It was 12 below when I woke up now.....
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OUCH!!tonight willbe about -30. tomorrow's high is -17. windchills for tonight and tomorrow night -40 to -50!
Well, nearing zero again here tonight after being at 2 degrees last night with 6" of snow on the ground. Supposed to get to -teens on Monday.
A low forecasted in the -20's on the mountaintops Monday night, with a high of zero degrees on Tuesday. That cold. Brrr...
Course we have another system to deal with that could bring some more snow before we get to that point.
But, tis winter, and I like the snow, so no worries...
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