Snow birds
We had our first snowstorm of the year, bringing with it about 4 inches of snow, and temperatures that dipped into single digits overnight. One morning I walked out to find my prized heated water fountain had frozen over. In the 13-degree weather, I quickly scooped out the ice from the water trough, and worried …
Week 13: Geez, it’s hot!
Summer has arrived a couple days early, with scorching hot temperatures. Today it was in the high 80s most of the day, then inching into the low 90s around dinnertime. I kept a close eye on them throughout the day, looking for obvious signs of heat stress. Around 5 p.m., I went back out to …
It’s how cold in the coop?
As the wind blew outside, I looked out the window and shivered. "It's gotta be cold out there," I said. "Even for chickens." Matt asked the temperature. "How cold is it in the coop?" I pulled out my iPhone, and opened the My Backyard Weather app. "It says 6 degrees. Brrr." The chicks are five …
Chicken techno-geek
So I just ordered a gizmo that will allow me to track temperature and humidity in the chicken coop on my iPhone. Yeah, I'm a geek. Originally we had bought a La Cross Solar Powered Wireless Temperature Station. We selected this model because it boasted of a 200-foot wireless transmission range, which sounded perfect because …
Chicken Scratch Fever 