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  • Snow, snow, go away.

    Snow, snow, go away.

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    Nerdbilly

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    The weather hasn’t been quite so numbingly cold the past few days, and so the chickens have gotten far more adventurous about how far they are willing to trek away from the coop, even through the snow. On Saturday, Gonzo our rooster led several hens on a hike out to the lean-to behind the coop,…

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  • Snow Big Deal

    Snow Big Deal

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    Nerdbilly

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    As a good portion of the country is well aware, there’s lots of snow outside. We received about a foot of snowfall here, with lots of drifting, because it’s windy here on the farm just about any day of the year. We don’t have a lot of trees to serve as windbreaks, something we hope…

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  • The Snow Has Arrived

    The Snow Has Arrived

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    Nerdbilly

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    The first of December brought us snow, and it continues today. Granted, we’ve had quite a few cold days over the past month, but those have been interspersed amongst unseasonably warm snaps, too. But this is the first snow on the ground, and we humans aren’t the only ones feeling some consternation about it.

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