Tonight it is supposed to get down to 10 degrees (without the wind chill) and we decided that we really needed to set up the chickens with extra windbreaks and warmth.
Here’s what we did:
- Moved the mobile over beside the standard pen, creating a two-sided windblock for the geese to hide behind.
- Covered the top of the mobile with 3 sheets and a tarp to keep in the warmth and to keep out the wind.
The bantam mobile gets some extra warmth!
- Attached an unfolded cardboard box to the front door of the standard’s house. This is attached with small bungee cords and c-clamps. Their front door is facing the direction of the arctic wind and is only a frame covered in hardware cloth, so we knew that this was a place that they really needed some extra windblock!
A cardboard door!
Using our bungees… Thanks Grandma!
- Adding straw to the area between the standard house and the bantam house…
Creating a space for the geese to sleep!
- And even though the geese have this great new, less-windy spot, they didn’t think it was worth their time to go near it. Clearly they didn’t even need the wind block! They even had the audacity to take baths right out in the cold wind as the water was starting to freeze over! Ha, ha!
Taking a freezing bath!
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