I don't remember seeing the ground since the end of December, it seems. We have had snow on top of snow. While the lower areas had snow melt, my village is on top of the mountain and barely does snow melt but more arrives to squelch that idea. Right now I trudge through 18" of snow accumulations in the back yard to get to the nursery coop that I have been trying to get set up.I currently have 25 Leghorn chickens, born in January, in the cellar in brooders that are crowing. I also have 25 Jersey Giant peeps that are 1.5 weeks old. Still not a problem and they will remain downstairs for a few more weeks until they are feathered out.Hopefully I'll be able to finish the nursery coop today.
Turkeys are strutting where they can find a shallow snowy area and the chickens prefer to remain on their roosts in the adult coop.
Ducks plow along the surface in the deeper snow and fortunately don't sink The depth is over my knees here. They come to the garage to get their grain and socialize.The pond is frozen with only a smaller little circle of water where a spring bubbles to the surface. These guys are on their way there now for a little swim.As my friend April would say,"You know it's cold out when you see cattle walking across the pond !". I got a good laugh from that one.
Country roads have the appearance of "All Quiet On The Farm" during frigid winter days that is deceiving because within the barns new life is being born .We had 2 little lambs born to Sweetpea,our ewe.
These babies were leaping and playing even though temps hit zero degrees the night after they were born. How do they survive such cold?
They grow so fast and they are so affectionate Here's my Little Lamb (:> (I'm referring to the one in the brown hat with the moustache)
I don't know what Johnnycake is laughing about. He just got his tail banded.
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