Illinois...

[Eswaddle]

Gonna get cold next couple of days

 

[Molpet]

Hey y'all! It's been a while. I hope everyone is having a great start to their 2025. This winter has been SO mild but of course I chose the last week to demo and rebuild my coop. LOL!!! After as much wood glue and flex tape is she could manage, it was time! Gave my boys a good chance to swing the sledge hammer a bit and stay out of trouble over their winter break.

The steel for the roof is on order and I need to fix some fencing in the run and paint and spray foam in the spring but it's so much better!

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Ha my first coop I built over a mild winter.

 

[Molpet]

Gonna get cold next couple of days

Yes and some areas get snow

 

[Molpet]

 

[SnootyHen]

I know we need winter and all but does it have to be SOOO wintery? Like, let's not be dramatic, 33° is more than sufficient to winter things up. If it simply must hit 32, do it overnight and be back at 33 or higher by the time chickens wake up and need water. I'll even tolerate high 20's for a short period of time but this 11° nonsense is getting old.

 

[Eswaddle]

I know we need winter and all but does it have to be SOOO wintery? Like, let's not be dramatic, 33° is more than sufficient to winter things up. If it simply must hit 32, do it overnight and be back at 33 or higher by the time chickens wake up and need water. I'll even tolerate high 20's for a short period of time but this 11° nonsense is getting old.

Heated water bowl for the chickens and pig. Only ice busting I have to do is for the beagles.

 

[cavemanrich]

I'll even tolerate high 20's for a short period of time but this 11° nonsense is getting old.

Around here we usually drop BELOW ZORRRRRO for a short stretch.
11° above feels like a HEAT WAVE then.

 

[SnootyHen]

Around here we usually drop BELOW ZORRRRRO for a short stretch.
11° above feels like a HEAT WAVE then.

We're neighbors, so your crappy winter weather is mine.