[Ag-eq] Cold

[Tracy Carcione]

Susan, don't you have chickens?  How do they manage, when it gets so cold?
Does huddling up in their henhouse keep them warm enough?
Tracy


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From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of dogwood farm via
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Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2018 1:59 PM
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Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Cold

On 1/7/18, dogwood farm <dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Tracy and Jody,
>
> Here just east of Richmond, VA, it was minus 6 on my front porch this 
> morning when we went to feed the cats, dogs and the goat.  Then of 
> course we had to bring in all the water buckets and containers, loosen 
> the blocks of ice in them and fill them back up with hot water.  I am 
> so glad we are going to get a warm spell even though it will be 
> raining most of the time.  The only problem will be not really knowing 
> what will be on the other side of the warm spell.  Our luck, it will 
> be sleet and freezing rain and we will lose power.  I really feel bad 
> for those who lost power with the storm that went up the coast.  We 
> only got 8 inches of snow, but Chesapeake, Virginia Beach and Norfolk 
> had about 12 inches and a lot of power loss.  Those areas are just not 
> equipped for that kind of snow, water yes, snow, no.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com
>
> On 1/7/18, Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> It's really cold here.  The weather said it would drop below 0 last 
>> night, and during the day it's been around 8.  I don't remember it 
>> getting this cold since I've lived here, some 30 years, though I've 
>> only paid close attention since I've had a garden, and especially 
>> since I've had a fig tree, which is only maybe 10 years.  My current 
>> fig tree is supposed to survive in Chicago, which is pretty cold, so 
>> we'll see.  I hope my hydrangea and asparagus make it, too.
>>
>> I'm in hibernate mode-don't want to do much except stay inside, sit 
>> around, and eat.  But it's supposed to warm up above freezing next 
>> week, so hopefully I can get out and get moving.  Not that I don't 
>> get out some now; it's just hard to get started.
>>
>> How are the rest of you getting on?  Too bad we can't all go visit 
>> Jewel, and get some summer.
>>
>> Tracy
>>
>>
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