SonRise Acres
Loving the herd life
Supposed to have a cold front move through tonight. We have a doe showing signs of coming labor. Sooo hoping she drops babies today or waits. My does love to deliver in the worst weather.
Coffee anyone ?
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RollingAcres
Herd Master
Make it interesting for everyone
greybeard
Herd Master
The 'old timers' always said oncoming or current bad weather stimulates birthing to begin. I've found it to be true................about 1/2 the time.
Alaskan
Herd Master
Frigid winter temperatures have created an unusual sighting at a swamp in North Carolina: Alligators frozen in the water with their noses above ice.
The Shallotte River Swamp Park in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., posted a video on Facebook showing the gators' behavior.
"Eighteen American alligators are thinking ahead as they poke their noses up through the ice," said a narrator during the video, which has since garnered more than 44,000 views.
According to the swamp park, the alligators are entering brumation, a process similar to hibernation where the animals' metabolism slows down and they enter a lethargic state. Brumation kicks in when the water is too cold for them to remain active, said the park.
During brumation, the gators will pop their nostrils up out of the water to catch a breath while the rest of their body stays in the water.
The alligators also don't eat during this period, or they get very sick, the park said.
Park manager George Howard told The Charlotte Observer alligators seem to sense when the water is about to reach freezing temperatures and pop their nostrils out at the right time.
Howard said alligators that froze in place last year thawed out after a few days with no injuries, according to The Observer.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...tors-frozen-swamp-noses-above-ice/2677970002/
Cool info
r3bauer
Loving the herd life
Record low temps here also. -50°F with windchill for Wednesday. I hope the extra heat lamp and extra bedding in the coop will be enough.
Bruce
Herd Master
-50°F!!!! That is just NOT OK! Shouldn't be any windchill inside the coop though.
r3bauer
Loving the herd life
Shouldnt be, but still makes me nervous you know?
Baymule
Herd Master
I can't even imagine such COLD temperatures! I'll keep myself down here in Texas, where 40 ABOVE zero is cold!
Alaskan
Herd Master
Temps like that, one bit of cold air on the heat lamp and the bulb will break.
I think that there are ceramic bulbs that don't break as easily... not sure.
Mini Horses
Herd Master
What do you do with vehicles & other motored equipment?? Block heaters? Heated garages?? 
Animals?? I can't even imagine that temp feeling. Your house & heaters are maxed.
Animals?? I can't even imagine that temp feeling. Your house & heaters are maxed.
