Red Alert Spot - Snow

If you have seen the news and weather we are situated right in the middle of the Red Alert Zone high up in the Brecon Hills. I went to the field to let the girls out at 8 this morning braving 3 ft snowdrifts. Two had come out of the coop and I could just about see the tops of their heads!!! but the others were firmly ensconced in the ccop. I cleared a path around the coop and to the back of the shed where I have built a shelter for them. I felt so sorry for them I have opened the shed and put plent of food (corn too) and water(with tonic) inside with some hessian sacking and straw.  By the time I had done that and was making my way back my foot prints had disapeared!!!! Sat here now looking out of the window and it is snowing thickly with a blizzard and  drifts up to 4ft against the wall and hedges. We live very high up about 12 miles from Brecon, no street lights, mobile phone reception, terrestial TV. I love it!!! Everything is quiet and white. Hope everyone else & their chucks are OK too.....

Hi Snowdrops  The entrance to the field is about 30yds down the lane, there are no footpaths etc  but the access is good  so Im sure I will be ok  I will check on them in an hour or so and will keep you updated Thanks for your concern

Im down near Hay at the other side of the Brecons and we have about 4" in the valley but apparently most roads over the tops are shut. Kept the hens in today with plenty of food and water but let out the ducks and they are having a wonderful time actually bathing in the snow.

my 4 light sussex are the only chickens i've had that dont mind the snow, maybe they feel camouflaged.
It makes them look a bit dirty though and their poor feet look a bit pink, or maybe thats their normal colour without the mud  :happy:
We've had more than we normally get, we dont get much where we are but i shall be thinking of everyone who are having problems.

Ours have gone soft! They just refuse point blank to venture out since this bad weather's started. 

They looked happy where they were.  Three of mine roost on the roof beams of their walk in run.  I gave up lifting them down to put them in the coop each night.   

Yes we have had -8 degrees this week and 3 bantams are in the rafters.     Dotty is sitting on eggs otherwise she would be up there with the others.  They don't even huddle together so they must be warm enough.