It was -18 when Jaron and I went out to do chores this morning. Yes, unfortunately Jaron woke up early this morning and didn't want me to leave him alone. I had set up everything the night before to make it quick and easy to feed the animals this morning. So we bundled up and scurried out.
All of the ducks had laid their eggs for the day, and only three of them had frozen. Just two chickens had laid theirs, so I will maybe go out at noon today to see if I can get the rest before they freeze.
With the shed door closed up, it's pretty nice in the shed, but as soon as I open the door to do chores, then it starts to get cold. Sage was shivering while she ate her grain this morning.
Even though I couldn't get the shed door all the way shut because of the frozen snow, I figured out a way to keep the door mostly closed by sliding the pallet in the empty space. Isn't it amazing that it's the perfect size!
To keep the shed even more closed up and toasty, I put a little bench in front of the side chicken door. That means the birds can't get out, but I don't think they want to on cold days like these. 😆 Only cat tracks in the snow coming out of the hole before I put this down.
What about Jip? He is a 100% outside dog, so how does he keep warm on these frigid days? Well, he has amazing fur. Yesterday, I put some hay in his dog house thinking that it would help him stay warmer. Instead, he pawed all of it out of his house and laid on it in front of his house. I think he enjoyed the warmth of the sun shining on him.
This morning I gave him more hay, but I put it in front of his dog house. He seemed very excited about it.
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