This week the blizzard hit. Looking out it didn't look like much snow just amazingly windy. It was -5 degrees C this morning and dropped to -10 later in the day.I went up to the barn around noon to check in on the chickens. The drift up to the barn was up to my thighs! All the birds were staying in the coop except for two that were laying. That's when I realised I have a few patches to make in the barn as one poor chicken was nesting lightly dusted in snow. Poor girl.
I'm waiting until it's over to take my camera out.
I spent the morning on the phone trying to find new piglets. Hopefully I have a lead just north of Truro. I want to stay with the Berkshire breed. Not only is it a heritage breed which I love but their temperament, size and flavorful meat was wonderful. It will be interesting bringing them back to the farm from that far away. Also I'm buying a ton of chicks this spring. The total amount looks too freaky to say. I need to make up my mind as to where I will keep them, either in a part of the barn or a new outbuilding. We'll see. They will be Buff Orpingtons. A beautiful dual purpose breed, good for both egg production and large enough for meat birds. They will start laying eggs in the fall. Until then I'll have my ornamental Phoenixes.
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