3 eggs AM-This morning everything is melting creating a great slush and from what I understand it’s going to get cold again later tonight. Warmed corn and spring mix on the menu. The flock loved the new hay I put into the nesting boxes and gave me 3 eggs this morning. Coop run is wet, but not sure if that is from melting snows or water getting in. 1/2 the coop still full of snow. All in all the flock looks healthy and happy, and thus far have survived one of the worst winters on record.

I will always miss Betsy, my only loss this winter, but she died before it was even cold, and I think she had other issues, because the week before I took photos and she was happy and healthy. I think maybe something got stuck in her crop or she was egg bound. Hard to say.

Truly amazing mother nature knows just how to clean up her own messes. Today it’ll be in the mid-30’s and some of this snow will start to melt. I finally coaxed the flock out of the coop after scraping up as much snow as I could in the run. Nice “spring mix” treat lured them to come down. Sammi was still on the fence about the whole idea and May and Flower decided to lay eggs instead. (Never a bad thing) At least they can get to the water, which was my biggest concern yesterday.

Flock pecking at the spring mix in the suet feeder. I got the large hook at a yard sale for 0.50 cents.

Sammi hiding inside the coop she’s not so sure, and hates the snow

Martha and Clara take advantage

The run of the coop looking terrible. I scarped up the snow so they could come down

Beautiful day!

Martha, Sammi and Clara in the run

Untouched snow makes pretty shadows

1pm- 5 eggs Walked up to my friend’s house for some much needed hay for the nesting boxes. They were all down in the run, having a blast being out and about. Weather has been so pretty today. Nestings boxes all refreshed.

3 eggs AM-We ended up with about 26″ of snow, the coop was not safe from the snow, the winds were so high snow got into the vents under the eaves, not alot, but still. Run got lots of drifts and the flock is up in the coop not liking the snow. I put a bowl of water in the coop for them, and gave them some lettuce mix.

5 eggs AM-This morning I locked the flock down as best I could, but the winds are blowing sideways leaving parts of the run collecting drifts. The girls seem to be ok, a bit snow on their backs. I put the food up in the coop to keep it from getting wet, and hopefully they figure it out.  Hard to say how much snow, because it’s blowing so hard. We have another 12 hours to go, hope they are ok

A few photos from yesterday when I let them free range for awhile

2 eggs AM-The flock is frisky today, like all of us, they smell spring in the air, or is that a pending snow storm? Temps still very chilly teens/low 20’s. Treats were what is called a “sping mix” which is a bunch of different lettuces and spinachs. Before I had even finished the chores it was 1/2 gone. I will probably let them out today to free range, with the storm approaching, they might be penned up for awhile. Going out for coffee and a walk with my friend Lisa. I’ll take my camera you never know what is out there

I saw this photo today, I hope we don’t get this much snow!

2 eggs AM. Today is still cold. A fluff of snow fell, looking much like the fake stuff you buy in the store. Kinda pretty, but I feel I am over winter. Girls all doing well, I noticed them on the south side of the run basking in the sun. No treats today, which they complained about. I’ll buy them something today.

Working on the web blog tomorrow, I noticed the paypal went down as did the facebook connect. Have to figure a few things out and maybe even change the theme. Sad about that because I like the way it looks, but I can find another.

3 eggs AM Today the sun is shining and it just feels brighter. Spring is on the way! Treats of baby spinach and wheat bread in the suet feeder, they truly love that thing, I’ll have to get video of them, it’s comical how they bicker over the pieces.  Every night we’ve had brief flurries, and this morning awoke to sparkling snow. Pretty but I want to see green!

NO eggs am! Ol’ man winter doesn’t want to let go! Groundhog didn’t see his shadow yesterday, so winter should be leaving town soon I hope. I think the girls are finally on a spring schedule, I do see feathers falling maybe some are molting or they just figured out they can lay in the daytime. They got organic baby spinach today, normally reserved for my smoothies, but I gave them a treat. They love the suet feeder and now expect to pick at it all day. Been empty every morning since I started using it. Super Bowl is today.

The weather can’t make up it’s mind today, one second heavy flurries the next second warm sunshine. Battle between old man winter and young ms. spring. 6 egg day. I had to go to a farmer’s market meeting last night and I hate to bother the flock at night, so a couple leftover eggs from yesterday. Light bulb broke, the water was frozen, so had to change the bulb and thaw out the water container. Have to remember to pick up some bulbs. The cinder block is just a bit low for the bulb. All is well, simple fix. Treats of kale, spinach and ends of the artisan bread I made a couple days ago.

Let Rohan run around a bit and he tried to double back and when I called he came! That’s a first but a great sign. He needs to stretch those little corgi legs.