I got that little tid bit off of "The Natural History of The Chicken" which I watched on Netflix recently. There was little in that documentary which could be called natural, and even less that could be called historical. But it was anecdotal and showed the extremes of chicken care in the US. It made me appreciate this little Chicken coop Co-Op all the more.
On to real news. Four eggs today, 1 white and 3 brown. I think the little red hen (Not Fiona? - I really like her!) was trying to get into the nesting boxes as I was adding hay to them this morning. She kept peaking in and giving me that "Gotta go!" look along with a "bu buk?" I found 1 egg this morning and the other 3 around 10:30. Gave them apple slices which they seemed to enjoy. The water had an icy crust on it when I came at 10:30am and the hens did some complaining about it. I removed the ice and gave them fresh warm water. When I checked back at 5:00 the water dish on the pavers was crusted over again. I gave them a little bit more warm water. The water by the hen house was fine. I added more straw to the house, as it seemed a little thin. I didn't see any snow in the hen house today, but can see how easily it could blow into that large ventilation screen on the east side. I'm too short to cover it at night without a ladder. Could we build an overhang out of sheet metal to keep the wind from blowing snow in?
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