NH Homesteader- turkeys!

[NH homesteader]

Yeah I hate it. Need to get more heat tape apparently! It'll be in the 40's by Sunday though!

 

[Baymule]

No they're still frozen. My husband has to work through tomorrow afternoon and I'm not the type to crawl under the house, I wouldn't even know what to do!

Crawl under the house, as in basement? Here, under the house means a house set on blocks and you have to wriggle under the house. Our pipes froze (in a rent house) once and I crawled under the house with a hair dryer and extension cord run out the kitchen window. Luckily we had a gas stove, gas heater and a wood burning heater. I got the water thawed out! it was one of those rare times that we got ice and snow for 3-4 days. Any longer and we'd probably wreck every car and truck in Texas!

 

[NH homesteader]

Ha no I am a fellow manufactured home queen. So under the house is the same for me! I don't like to go under there, lol

 

[Bruce]

I dunno, for frozen pipes I think I'd go under with a couple of new pipe heat tapes. And the hair dryer isn't a bad idea though I don't know that they put out enough heat to overcome 8F. Can't hurt to try though.

It's silver. And it has a 3" lift. Because that's how we roll

My husband will be sad to part with his truck but we need another practical vehicle. Heck he has two more trucks! The farm truck and another one that needs an engine.

I'm not sure the one that needs an engine counts. You know how many months, years, decades can go by with those things.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Hoping you get those pipes thawed

 

[CntryBoy777]

Well since all insects are 'Cold Blooded'...and snakes are too...now would probably be the 'Safest' time to do so...cause they don't 'Move' in single 'Digits'.....

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Everyone around here uses rubber dishes in winter. We use them year round. Even the people who have their pigs trained to a nipper waterer ditch it in winter. I just bring them water 2-3 times/day. I do the same with all my animals.

Didn't want to hijack the other thread so I quoted this and am posting here

You will probably want to consider a heated trough or bucket when you have does in milk. I don't know if you have freshened/milked does before- if I remember right you are newer to this part, hence the reason why I'm posting this.

Does in milk drink ALOT of water. More than you'd think! Drinking 2-3 times a day could really cause issues, especially for higher output goats. If you want a decent amount of milk you will need to be sure they have water 24/7.

Just a heads up

 

[NH homesteader]

Thanks, yes I do know. I could tell the days my Nigie didn't drink enough last year. I hope to not milk much in winter but my long term plan is to get heated water for the goats anyway. Not so much for the pigs or chickens. Thanks

 

[Goat Whisperer]

I was just thinking, my goats would probably die in your weather!

It was in the 20's and windy. They didn't want to come out of the barn for hay and wouldn't drink unless they had warm water.

I had to give our 3y/o lamancha some warm goat milk cause she was crying and wouldn't leave me alone.

They aren't spoiled brats or anything.
Wimps.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Thanks, yes I do know. I could tell the days my Nigie didn't drink enough last year. I hope to not milk much in winter but my long term plan is to get heated water for the goats anyway. Not so much for the pigs or chickens. Thanks

I'm with you on not milking in winter, especially the last couple of days thru Monday here..... DH ran electric to our goat shed last fall so that we could have heated water and lights...I am very thankful for that, it's so nice!!