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Raising Mille Fleur Bantam Cochins
and Calico Cochins
(PROJECT birds)
in the Bluff Country of Southeastern Minnesota


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Friday, December 17, 2010

Chickens in the Snow...


You might be wondering why there aren't any pictures of my chickens in the snow.  Everyone knows how much I like taking and sharing photographs of my animals.  And winter in the Bluff Country of SE Minnesota ~ with it's crisp, lovely white-ness, makes for such a lovely background.

There's only one problem.  My chickens will NOT go out into the snow.
Uh-uh.  No way.  NOT  going to happen.

Chicken in the barn photos just aren't as fun....

Do your chickens venture outside during the winter months?  How do you lure them out?
Maybe my chickens are just wimps!


8 comments:

  1. Haha. Have a good weekend! :-)

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  2. I think they're just smart!!!

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  3. correct. i was wondering :) If you ever keep one in the kitchen again though... i would enjoy pictures of that :)

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  4. I can't blame them! I wish someone would wait on me and make deliveries to my door of necessary things so I could hibernate inside!

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  5. I shovel a path for my hens! And put down hay that the goats won't eat. Yes, those girls are spoiled. But, no snow here, yet (will I jinx it by saying that???)

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  6. I love all your chickens ~ they are so cute! And of course, these sweet lambs are adorable too! Fun blog!

    Merry Christmas!

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  7. No venturing goes on here. But I did have to toss Alisdair Rooster out into the snow today. He was being annoying!

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  8. I have to shovel the snow away from their coop door- once they are outside they will often times venture into the snow. They like to hide in the barn lately and I've found them roostering in there at night instead of in the house. I think they dread the thought of crossing the snow to get back home so they just figure they might as well stay put.

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