We woke up to a winter wonderland this morning and the sunrise over the mountains was beautiful. The bitter wind and cold made chores more difficult, though. The chicken's water was frozen and we are not sure how to keep it from freezing, since it may be a reoccurring problem this winter. We added some canning salt to the water to lower the freezing point but we did not want to overdo the salt so we do not know if it will have any effect. I think in the mornings we may have to bring warm water down there. It is a lot of work to change out the water every day. The chickens were not happy, to say the least, and only ventured as far as the eaves of the coop covered so they wouldn't have to put their feet in the snow. We moved the coops so they had a little grass to scratch, but will have to keep battling the icy waterers until it warms up a little.
We woke up to a winter wonderland this morning and the sunrise over the mountains was beautiful. The bitter wind and cold made chores more difficult, though. The chicken's water was frozen and we are not sure how to keep it from freezing, since it may be a reoccurring problem this winter. We added some canning salt to the water to lower the freezing point but we did not want to overdo the salt so we do not know if it will have any effect. I think in the mornings we may have to bring warm water down there. It is a lot of work to change out the water every day. The chickens were not happy, to say the least, and only ventured as far as the eaves of the coop covered so they wouldn't have to put their feet in the snow. We moved the coops so they had a little grass to scratch, but will have to keep battling the icy waterers until it warms up a little. 
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