For February, it's quite nice here. Saturday's temperature got up to a balmy minus 4 C (about 22 F). Today is suppose to get up to about minus 10. Thought The Hens might be getting a little cabin fever so opened up their door on Saturday. Threw a little scratch down the ramp and onto the snow at the bottom. After doing other chores for a couple of hours, I returned to the coop to find nobody had ventured out! Some chicken prints at the top of the ramp, going after the scratch, but nothing further. At least the coop got a good airing out!
I am quite surprised at this. I have not had chickens for a long time but always thought they were quite adventurous.
ReplyDeleteMaybe mine are a little spoiled! They had a few really rough nights when it got really cold just before the coop was finished. The Browns have always been a little more spunky than the Leghorns, so I was surprised they didn't try it!
ReplyDeleteA friend just e-mailed that perhaps if I had shoveled snow away they may have given it more of a chance!
ReplyDeleteOr maybe they're jealous that you had a tropical vacation and are sulking inside the coop! :-)
ReplyDeleteKeltie