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| The girls waiting the storm out inside their coop |
While we had a pretty mild winter this January and February, the weekly snow storms of 8" and more in March and April have made up for it. After shoveling out the chicken yard and coop, I had a little thought to myself... why am I doing this? I love the chickens and they are part of the family, but I'd rather be inside the warm house playing with the kids. I also know the chickens don't like the deep snow and end up spending the days in the coop waiting for the snow to melt.
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| Coming out for a walk after the snow |
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| The coop during the storm |
With a little notice for the next storms, I started covering the roof of the chicken run with some old carpet. It worked nicely and actually kept the snow completely off the floor of the run. The chickens came out during the snow and ate a bit of food and nibbled on the snow.
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| A nice dry chicken run |
While we had a pretty mild winter this January and February, the weekly snow storms of 8" and more in March and April have made up for it. After shoveling out the chicken yard and coop, I had a little thought to myself... why am I doing this? I love the chickens and they are part of the family, but I'd rather be inside the warm house playing with the kids. I also know the chickens don't like the deep snow and end up spending the days in the coop waiting for the snow to melt. 
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