I haven’t provided an update for a while, mainly because there hasn’t been much to report. The girls are chowing down like crazy now that they can all step up to the feeder since Rosie passed. I can’t believe how much they love the new organic food from IFA. If they hear me coming, they run to the feeder, and even jump up at the scoop with food in my hand. The last time I ran to get food, they were out of the organic variety, and I’ve noticed they don’t seem to be eating it quite as rapidly. I can’t blame them, I don’t think I’d like mineral oil on my grain either.
The temperature has been pretty mild so far — it doesn’t feel like winter has really arrived yet. We decided to invest in a heated waterer so that we’re not busting ice out when winter finally does come, but we’re not going to start using it until we really need to. The other winter preparation I need to make is to tack up the burlap curtain over the chicken door again. Since we have 6 new hens, this means a week of training them that it’s okay to go “through” this thing that looks like it’s blocking the doorway. I think a video of this process would be pretty amusing – I’m glad no one was filming it last year because I felt ridiculous. But it does seem to help keep the coop a little warmer, and that’s what’s important.
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