I'll never forget the blizzard of 1978. It started the day before as a heavy thunderstorm, and transitioned over to snow during the night. The next morning... almost 3 feet of snow was on the ground. You couldn't see out the windows, partly because of the drifts.
The drifts...went from ground...
So yeah
The last couple winters have been rough. And yes... me and my chickens went through negative 50 wind chills 2 years in a row.
Vornado space heaters are the only reason I still have my flock.
Now watch this year be mild temps and heavy wet snow. 🙄
I work construction, sometimes on wind farms. Wide open farm fields. When I got to work, everything was froze up. It took 2 hours to get the equipment running... another 2 hours to get it moving.
By the end of the day we were loading the last windmill blade. A gust of wind whipped in behind my...
On another note... https://www.kalmbachfeeds.com/blogs/chickens/rooster-nutrition-it-isnt-all-about-the-hens#:~:text=When%20roosters%20consume%20the%20high,accumulate%20in%20organs%20over%20time.