The hens enjoyed lettuce for a treat this morning. What they really want and all they seem to like is scratch mixed with seed.
They will break down and eat lay pellets if there is nothing else left.
I'm sure the scratch is not that good for egg production but the chickens may need it to combat the cold?
Anyway, I give them a choice of a feeder full of each feed. We will all be glad when Spring shows up to stay.
Morgan stayed in the shed today when I took the feed to the coop. She
stayed there because I told her to stay.
The weather is a milkshake of slushy mushy snow with alternating layers of wind, rain, sleet, ice and more snow.
Morgan learned this trick
from the male doberman pinscher
we had when she was a puppy.
She is very selective
and only decorates a tree
once in a while.
The chickens left 5 eggs for me this morning. Thanks for the eggs, girls.
I do feel sorry for them out in the coop, but when I go in there to collect eggs it is surprisingly warm compared to the outside. Not really warm, but not freezing either. Chickens are amazing. The cold doesn't seem to bother them nearly as much as the summer heat.
For dinner last night I made a meat loaf in a dutch oven on the wood stove. Turned out great, and I will have to take a photo tonight when I heat up the left overs. I hate it when I miss photo opportunities.
