A big shout out to Paul Means and Rob Metcalf (husband to Lucy Dwight) for going over to the coop last night in our sub-zero temperatures to nail blankets over the coop to try to keep the chickens alive, if not comfortable. When Paul came home, his hands were causing him not a small amount of pain -- I'm sure Rob was suffering the same fate.
In any event, given that the blankets are nailed to the roof, and given the forecast for today and tonight, I suggest we keep them on through tonight and then remove them tomorrow when the temperatures are supposed to rise back into the balmy 30s.
Rob, who once referred to chickens as "vaguely satanic," is so worried about the girls that he insists we stop by this morning to see how they fared the night.
ReplyDeleteAll 8 survived and were very eager to get out their hen house this morning. Thank you Paul and Rob! I checked with Sara, and we agreed that the blankets should stay up through tonight too. Each of the hens had a little patch of frost on her back and Not-Fiona was shivering and hanging out in the doorway of the hen house after going to get something to eat and drink this am. I think it it warmer in there after putting up the blankets. You very well may have saved a couple of lives last night. I'm so grateful!
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