This is our backyard. The coop is almost covered. Our bench is that thing sticking out of the snow to the left, almost fully engulfed. I had to shovel a path out to the coop. As I got close, I called out, "I'm coming for you, chickens!" I was greeted with clucking and squawking.
We had 35 inches of snowfall. The door to the coop is right there. The girls heard me shoveling and started clucking again.
The bird netting tore beneath the weight of the snow. That'll be a new project next weekend to keep the hawks out.
There they are! The girls are not happy with this weather.
Billina didn't seem too bother by all the hubbub.
Minerva on the other hand kept giving me looks of incredulity.
Camilla likes eating snow.
There's Lover shoveling his way to the shed!
All in all, a fantastic blizzard. I kept leaving the house to beat snow off of a favorite bush in the front yard so it wouldn't snap beneath the weight. I am looking forward to some snowshoeing travels tomorrow. The chickens have access to a heated waterer, and have plenty of food. I even made them a mid-morning meal of eggshell omelet! (Eggshells are a great source of calcium for the hens, and eggs provide protein.) So they had something warm to fill their bellies. Lover and I have plenty of food ourselves, and hot cocoa. Our power stayed on. I have had plenty of time to finish crocheting one baby blanket, and am about a third done with another. Seedlings are sprouting beneath the grow light in the basement - cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts, thyme, brandywine tomatoes, and indigo rose tomatoes. I look foward to starting more seeds this week, even as the winter carries on in her fashion.
Happy Snow Days to those who can enjoy them!
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