Snow Day

It was very well predicted and yesterday we got hit with one heck of a blizzard: high winds and about a foot of very wet snow which fell for most of the daylight hours.
Because it was so mild there was not too much worry about the animals faring ok although I was a little uneasy about a possible power outage.  H was out checking the generator to make sure it was ready to run just in case.  I have the large incubator loaded with eggs and 2 brooders full of chicks so it was a bit of a concern.
Thankfully the power only blipped on and off here 3 or 4 times and was back on again right away.
I had planned to go to a neighbour's house to quilt so I headed out after chores.  Although she lives fairly close it took me a long time to get there because visibility was terrible...I could see the fields on either side mostly but it was hard to judge where the edge of the ditch was!
Coming home was much better as the snow had mostly subsided.
The school bus made it ok with only getting stuck in 1 yard.
I was a little worried for my chicks overnight as the forecast was for -13 but it did not drop until about the middle of the night.
I have the young ones in a brooder box lined with foil bubble wrap insulation and a 175 watt heat lamp in there.
The older ones are in a large metal stock tank w/ 2 lamps, a 175 and 100 watt one.  I am so glad I wrapped the outside around with the bubble foil and also covered the top mostly up.
   I put my 2 Dominique roosters back with the others last night as they were getting snow blown on them in their summer digs and the heavy snow had collapsed the net over their run.
  G has 1 duck laying and so we are getting a duck egg every day now.  Hopefully the others will start soon as well.

Hard to believe that just last week we were riding and moving the cows back to better grass, coming home with our coats undone and fresh sheds tucked under our arms!
The snow is pretty deep but the sun is working as hard as it can to melt it now and we always appreciate the moisture!

It is beautiful out in the sun with all the fresh snow but today does not really feel like the first day of Spring!