Will our Exotic Farm Animals Survive -30° Wind Chill?

They called it the "Once In A Generation Storm.” Will our animals survive…
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[@smokymountainangoras]

I would keep the emus in the coop when it is that cold. Poor thing was trying to conserve her heat on the ground. I make sure all my mini coops are completely covered in 1-3 layers of greenhouse plastic (6 mil) and I don’t expose my birds to the elements and let them free range if it is less than 20 degrees for big birds and 30 degrees for bantams. I do use supplemental heat on my seramas when temp gets below 20 because most of them are frizzles and they need it.

[@flibbertygibbette]

Just a thought, the calf probably needs more food in this extremely cold weather, just to maintain body temperature.

[@tamaraweststrate28]

the cow also needs more food for its own energy and milk production at these temperatures

[@halo97423]

it could be a good idea to put small trees , bushes even medium rocks to create wind breaks to protect the Birds next year if you get more of those temperature during the next winter .

[@karenprice5839]

You can’t wait to the last minute to care for your animals in arctic weather. One year we lost most of all the birds we had. All our fault. The minute we knew cold weather was coming we should have had a better plan. So sad to remember.

[@silverhawck2.0]

No one cares Karen

[@Emmybyers]

Are u just here to. Be rude

[@Emmybyers]

Your names even Karen 😂

[@Bariyonyx1236]

Your RUDE

[@Bariyonyx1236]

STOP BEING SO RUDE IT'S JUST A NAME

[@nancycowan6109]

I’m not going to lie - this video was hard to watch. I live in frozen MN and am used to frigid temps. But I don’t have to tend fragile beautiful birds. I do, however, have utmost respect for you guys who do care so deeply for your animals. Best wishes for a warmer new year. ❤️

[@bryanpersig3055]

I'm there with you,I live in northern Minnesota about a hour and half from the Canada border. We definitely have had a couple weeks of really rough weather around here between the snow at first then the brutal cold

[@nancycowan6109]

@@bryanpersig3055 Wow. So you really know frigid. I guess I’m in balmy Minneapolis. Lol. Stay warm!

[@darkrose8777]

If they deeply cared they would of prepared ahead of time, not during the freeze.

[@rdo575]

Do you know about putting Chapstick on the birds combs and feet to prevent frostbite?? I'm sure Vaseline would work too. You can get those at the Dollar Store cheaper than other stores too. We also put two ice melter heaters in our bigger troughs when it is going to be super cold. A pond water pump keeps the water flowing and helps with freezing too. A small fish tank heater works in small waterers and buckets. You could use big dog crates covered with plastic for the emus or make a makeshift lean-to off of the emus house for extra shelter. You could also spray the hurt ones foot with Blucote medicated spray. That will keep you safely away and help with not getting kicked.

[@rolandomoreno104]

Wow, I hope they all make it through the winter. Praying for your family and all you animals....

[@Richie23OO]

We've Had our emus out in - 35 - 40 they are tough birds. We get this every winter _30 to -50 . The rest of the birds stay indoors in winter. As well as the Emus now.. Have you thought of making a hoop coop for winter and keeping all the birds in it? Other than maybe your exotics cause you'll have the Aviary done by next year?? If you guys know Morgan on Goldshaw farms he put up a new one this fall and keeps all his ducks geese and chickens in it for winter. Just a thought.

[@foreverealm]

Holy Heck, if I were an emu, I would cry being on this farm in winter. Just because a living being CAN survive minus 30 outdoors does not mean it should. I am serious. Useless Farm, north of Kingston in Canada, has 2 emus that are brought in every night and have a hayed room. I renember in Little House in the Prairie book series, Pa had to go from cow to cow, covering their snout with his gloved hands, because their breathe had frozen them to the ground and he had to melt the ice do they vould greak free. That one emu. It almost seemed she was partly frozen to the icy ground. They need a barn.

[@SaraAson]

Probably a combination from both for lack off milk. The calf needs more milk to keep its energy up just to stay warm and the cow needs to put more energy towards staying warm herself. Hopefully your animals continues to do okay in this cold snap!

[@craftingwithcatstammie1716]

That is exactly what I was thinking.

[@leekestner1554]

The roos are more prone to frostbite because their larger wattles get wet when they drink. Vaseline helps repel the water but as cold as this was they probably need their wattle taped flat with vet tape. Some people have had luck preventing this by knitting wool hoods for their roos. The wool will retain 60% of its heating value when wet. If you make them snug they will also hold the wattles out of the water. Use Neosporin or Triple Antibiotic ointment on the damaged tissue so they don't get secondary infections. The blackened comb tips can just be trimmed off. The roo that you see in my picture here was an Olive Egger but after a round with frostbite his comb was reduced to the size of a full Americana.

[@Igaflizard]

OH NO! I really really hope your birds do good in this weather and pull through... prayers towards them.

[@patriciastreufert9636]

You all work so hard and endure such heartache when animals get sick, etc. I am in awe. So amazed at the work that the children do. You all work together.

[@lauradavison4044]

Here in the UK there was lots of news about the freezing temperatures. I was thinking about you all and wondering how you got through. Thanks for the vlog that showed it was tough but you all made it safe and sound. Happy New Year to you all.

[@sandrasteiner8374]

I've lived in the north most my life but for those in the south slammed with this storm, it was a scary challenge I imagine. My heart goes out to you. I hope your farm and all yer critters can bounce back. Just getting them out of the wind really helps. Looks like you guys did good with keeping your animals alive.

[@esmespring6194]

Been following you for years, and watching the love and care you give to all your family, and your fur family I never grow tired watching it, thank you for another wonderful year with you all, look forward to the New Year 23 with you all, May you all have a Joyus, loving, Prospurous Happy New Years ❤

[@lefty2-MinecraftAnimation]

Happy new years White House on the hill

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Happy new year!

[@PopLivy]

Loved seeing the button quails, used to have some of my own. Definitely precious little birds and a joy to raise.

[@mhamza3813]

Amazing Videos Every Time!! Happy New Year Everyone ❤️❤️ Can't wait for the 2023 uploads 😎

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Happy new year!!

[@rm2828]

LOVE your Beautiful Family, work ethic, & Thoughtfulness and Love you have toward all your animals and Especially to each other and to your children ❤️from Montreal

[@fuzzytigercat]

Maybe in the spring you can build a proper barn so all the animals won't freeze in the winter. Ask for local volunteers to help with labor or lumber. The cows look like they were freezing too since the whole thing is open in the front. I'm surprised all the birds didn't freeze to death. Poor babies got frostbite.

[@pakeggcolony]

I have a small homestead like really small only 15 birds, but you have a lot to do and in this kind of weather. Salute to you guys for taking care of in harsh weather.

[@lockedin60]

Kevin over at Hidden Heights Farm was real concerned about there two emus. He lives in the Ozark Mountains of Oklahoma. I think the heartland of the US got the brunt of this storm. But anything close to the Hurricane Corridor was going to be susceptible to this Polar Vortex. Glad you all made it through. We had some windy days but we had some cold days but nothing like you all had. I follow another channel out of Minnesota. "Northern Seclusion. They live in Cloquet MN which is about 30-40 miles from Lake Superior. They usually get negative weather throughout much of winter but they were getting 40-50 mph wind gust.

[@ogregirl23]

I recently saw a vet give the instructions to feed a miniature horse their feed as a mush with water bc they tend to not drink when it is cold like this. At least they get some water without cooling them more. My guess would be she stopped drinking so less milk.

[@steveshoemaker6347]

SUPER GLAD EVERYBODY MADE IT🥶❤......Thank you stay warm.....🙏👍 Shoe🇺🇸

[@patriciabonitz5758]

Thank God for warmer weather. I enjoyed your beautiful ducks. Amazing!

[@reginagibson1908]

The mandarin ducks are so cute and majestic at the same time.

[@corrndog]

yess they are adorable

[@tinydancer7426]

As I sat here in awe, it struck me that they looked like someone picked up one of those "adult" coloring books and grabbed their colored pencils and had a ball coloring in pictures of mandarin ducks.

[@alwho1807]

Truly beautiful birds!

[@reynyxt6922]

Hopefully all the animals will be alright, also stay safe and warm you guys. ❤

[@cynthiahofer2903]

Quite an ordeal. Glad everyone made it. Up here in Washington state we had 22 below. I'm not sure what the wind chill was. Crazy. Happy New Year! Next year will be better than the last.

[@arslannaveed4568]

Can i get a reply your videos inspire me and i love watching your family i found this channel about a week ago when i was making my own incubator to hatch chickens and since then i am a fan of this channel. Love from Pakistan 🇵🇰

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Thanks for watching!

[@arslannaveed4568]

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[@ashyslashy5818]

@@whitehouseonthehill next year will be the last summer then ice age for 150,000 years....PREPARE.

[@spiderfromcupheaddlc1105]

@@whitehouseonthehill will my chickens and ducks survive the -2°

[@jibranbhat8711]

@@spiderfromcupheaddlc1105 Yep easily. As long as they are not in the open. Take them out only when temp goes to +ve. If they are adults, not younger ones

[@corrndog]

I’m so glad that your animals are better now 🙏 I hope they stay healthy and do just fine this winter

[@elfiefromangelcity6142]

Can't wait for you to have the aviary up hopefully this new year. That'll help a part of your birds. I saw someone else use those giant outdoor heaters like they have at restaurants on their homestead, though if that were me, I'd want a camera to monitor those on my phone every few hours to make sure they're working, and not starting fires. Maybe your next big project, if you're not already considering it, is maybe a barn or something you can bring your animals into for extreme weather. I know they're working animals, but my grandparents who grew up in the depression era said they'd bring animals in in extreme weather. I'm not one hundred percent sure on the large livestock though. As I understand it, horses, and cattle, being range animals in the wild are designed to thermoregulate. But they should still have a shelter option if they want it to go in and out of at will. I know your cows currently have their little barn, but just saying for future reference for anyone that might read this comment.

[@jillianstolling2602]

Glad to see you guys pulling through. Warm wishes from a soggy wet California.

[@amandajones7001]

Put the tanks on a pallet. And then make a cover with just a hole big enough for the cows to drink. Helps keep heat in the tank enough to keep the ice away. Happy healthy New Year!!

[@dawnrasor7515]

I feel so bad for you guys to have to work so hard in those bitter temps to keep up the wonderful care you give all your birds and cows. Praying this was the worst of it for you and 2023 will bring many blessings to your family and farm. God bless!

[@wyattolson8718]

It was -47 up here in Nebraska also I’m a huge fan of the channel you have taught be a lot about how to properly take care of my chickens also did you guys have problems with eggs freezing and cracking or was I the only one

[@whitehouseonthehill]

Our chickens didn't lay much during the really cold couple of days.

[@wyattolson8718]

@@whitehouseonthehill oh that really sucks hope you got through it all alright

[@esga3207]

I've heard applying petroleum jelly (Vaseline) to combs helps prevent frostbite. However, given the brutal temperatures you experienced that might not have helped. What do you do to heal frostbite? In retrospect, it might have been more prudent to put Bamboo, Peekaboo, and Cashew in one pen with shelter and Bert and Ernie in the other solely during the extreme temperatures so that everyone had access to shelter. But hard to know that prior to everything. Here in the Deep South we had 60+ hours of below freezing weather. Two nights temps were in the low teens; nothing like what you faced. Our little flock of 6 chickens has an Omlet Eglu. Their water is in the run, not inside the coop. After the first night, I decided to empty their water every evening after they were in the coop. In the mornings I didn't have to deal with frozen water. All I had to do was refilled the water. During the day highs were in the mid 20's, a relative heat wave compared to what you experienced, so I'd check on the water every few hours. Also we kept the coop door closed longer in the mornings, so they had to stay in the coop where it was warmer. All of us were doing the best we could.

[@anonuzer3394]

We're in the midwest here, we had to do some extra for the critters this season so far. You might want to put up some fence in that small barn to separate the birds so they don't fight. Just split the building in two. We did it to separate our goats (billies from females) and the donkey. It would be a shame to lose those emu's as they aren't what I'd call real winter resistant. We had to put a couple brooder panels in our chicken houses to keep the roosters from getting frostbit combs, it's happened before here. They're about $45 and 250 watts but they do the job. The ducks and geese share those houses so they were okay. The goats and donkey were fine in their barn with a heat lamp and some tarps to trap a little heat around their pens, a tank heater in their trough. We still had to haul out hot water during chores so they could all stay hydrated when bedded down for the night. Don't fall for that "once in a generation" line, storms are getting more severe each year and those who care for livestock need to be better prepared. Especially if the critters provide KZbin revenue.

[@francesahrens1578]

What a horrible event…. thankyou for taking such great care of your animals❤️!

[@leekestner1554]

She lived because she is half Silky. Silkies are from Mongolia originally. Dry cold is their jam. My animals tended to drink less in the severe cold because it brought their core temperature down. If you make a warm bucket with apple cider vinegar and some molasses sugar/syrup for her to drink you might get your milk back up.

[@Sphinxus]

What a great way to spend the minutes before the clock hits 00:00 in europe Loving the vid btw

[@gothski4773]

Glad everyone got through, winter weather is never fun for outdoor folk, I try to look on the bright side, at least the ground is frozen and there's no mud for a few days, our smallholding gets very muddy in winter

[@katharinelloyd5293]

This is my first time on this channel and I am enjoying it a lot. I certainly feel for you in dealing with the cold storms. My main concern is, is there another adult in the house? Certainly those little children can’t be expected to manage by themselves for hours; nor can you guys monitor them in any useful way when you’re hard at work with chores! I’m glad to have discovered another channel which I love watching! And I wish you all well!

[@l.w.5345]

Here in Northwestern Wisconsin we prepare for this every season. Good luck out there.

[@mocailini4495]

You guys inspired me and my family so much!!!! recently we got chickens of our own and now we have an incubator and eight baby chicks on the way thank you for all the help and inspiration it was much needed and appreciated. May God bless each and every one of ya'll!!! Happy new year!!

[@mistyeydgrl]

We weren't nearly as cold where I live and we had issues with our water heaters for our chickens and ducks. The chickens waterer has a circulator pump on it and that split so it's a different waterer till we replace the pump. I'm glad that your farm made it through the cold! Happy New Year!

[@meganmh6253]

I only had to take care of 6 hens in this crazy cold snap, and it only got to -15 F here in MI, so I applaud all your hard work. I was out checking water multiple times a day and luckily got a larger run put up as it started snowing. Wrapped it in tarps and they have an Eglu coop. None had frostbite and I strongly believe it was due to the ventilation in the coop. My girls were so happy when they were able to come out of the tarped up run and flap their wings in 50 degree weather. Back down in the 40s today, but they don't care. They would have gone out in the freezing weather if not for the snow I'm sure of it.

[@oldtimer427]

My lord what a lovely baby , children and family ! Blessed New Year White House on the Hill !!

[@iLikeDEERz]

By the way! All the roosters that have black/frostbite on their combs, will lose that part, it will fall off In a few months, and it won't grow back.

[@OldManKingHomestead]

I'm glad you made it through the cold spell with minimal injuries. We didn't get it as bad in my part of NY state as other areas did. Our low temperature was 3 above.

[@irmahardnett]

Thank God all of the beautiful farm critters survived the fridged temperature , you guy's are so amazing to take care of your farm the way you do may God give you the strength to continue on taking care of the farm & family keep WARM & be BLESSED & safe . 🎉🍬Happy New Year🍬🎉💚🙏❄

[@carolineoltjenbruns8219]

Glad to see you made it thru. Happy New Year to you and your beautiful family!

[@tanyabrown9839]

Please make a barn even if its small for your chickens and anything else which is getting frostbite. Those chickens, could have done with more bedding in their pen. We keep our animals in captivity and they should be comfortable enough not to be having issues with frostbite which of cause causes suffering. Imagine if you and your family were left in a situation where you got frost bite. In my country something like this would get the animal welfare groups people on your doorstep and potentially having you taken to court over it or the animals taken away. (In weather extremes, Ive even brought my chickens inside the house and put them into the bathroom to be safe and comfortable).

[@Mindy56743]

My brother and sister in law wrapped the whole chicken coop in plastic. We have a big stationary chicken coop and a large run for the chickens. They left the run open but the whole chicken coop that was exposed to the air got wrapped in a think plastic that we where gifted a few weeks before. I am a huge believer that God takes care of me and he did. I live on a very small income and we huddled down in two rooms and the bathroom for a week but we all made it fine.

[@beasty909]

about the harness, if you can stick at LEAST you two fingers (the two when put up alone together, counts as swearing) so long as you can stick those two under the harness, its perfect for them :) hope it helps stay safe & warm please Happy New Year xxx

[@katerinaweathers3286]

That sucks I hope you guys get through this tough winter, but I have a suggestion for your animals I was thinking what if you could found or built something that could hold heat for all of your birds that have frostbite or something like that?!I was thanking something {like a [Shelter obviously] that could hold heat for long periods of time}and then get heaters and put in with {food and water obviously}I am just trying to throw around ideas that might help you guys out, please remember it’s just a suggestion! Stay safe everybody have a great rest of your day/night! and see you in 2023!🎉 edit: sorry this is so long!

[@dawnwesterbeck346]

It'll be perfect when they get there Aviary done

[@katerinaweathers3286]

@@dawnwesterbeck346 I agree! also stay safe and have a good rest of your night/day also happy New Years!

[@athousandflowerfarm]

My chickens were in warm coops and two rooster still got bad frostbite

[@alisav8394]

Anything electrical would be dangerous without surveillance and they would need lots of extension cords to connect them to a power source. There's nothing to do other than what they've done. But kind of you to try to help with suggestions!

[@katherinebragg9704]

Heaters outside the coops with blower fans blowing in would be safe I used them outside my kennels and the dogs huddled up to them when they needed it Expect higher utility bills but it's better than dead or half frozen animals. Not picking on you guys just talking from experience and it bothers every farmer to lose one. I know that

[@joshuaconniff7712]

The animals came through better than I expected. Keep up the great work

[@twocooneys]

Looks like the poultry and cattle fared pretty well. Those poultry huts covered with plastic worked well even though it was so rigid. Glad all are ok.

[@نسيمالجنوب-ع5ض]

Good morning, wellness, and every year, and you are good, and may God protect you 🌹

[@martinryan7209]

Thank goodness they survived it, the last time we had cold weather in Ireland I lost my favourite hen

[@vickiemeisinger9632]

I have known farmers including my grandfather who would put a untreated 2 x 4 of any links into the waters when it got this cold as the last three days of freeE crossed do US Midwest.. because it keeps the top of the water from freezing. You can put a longboard in the water tanks for the cattle and you can put shorter pieces in the buckets but it really does work and it always lets the animals drink water around the board. I’m so glad that none of the animals died and especially the two emus forced‘s to stay out in the cold- I guess you’ll have to come up with a different solution before the next cold freeze . You might also think about getting some extra water pans so that you don’t have to work so hard at getting the ice out when you’re wanting to save time and then later after the ice size round the edges because you take it inside a barn or something you can kick out the block of ice and have them ready for the next watering. Just a suggestion. I know everybody gives advice but I live in the Midwest where we get snow and ice for months on end… so I’ve learned some tricks for my dad and my grandfather. I’m glad you took the garden hose in because those were split in the cold and they won’t be any good to you. We always take our garden hose in every winter actually when fall comes I just before the first freeze. One year my husband forgot one of them and left it connected to the house Fawcett,… we went out of town for the weekend and when we came back we had water all over the basement family room and we just put new carpeting and everything down there in plans for a New Year’s gathering with the church group as well as a football New Year’s Day group with his friends and needless to say neither took place!

[@oxennguyen3148]

I give all respect to people who are living in the cold zone ❤❤❤

[@mrcortezz5661]

I noticed you have the same band wheelbarrow I have. The only difference is the one I bought has two front wheels. What a difference that extra wheel makes. It takes away having to balance the wheelbarrow. You can load it up full with rocks, dirt or sand and you have no problems moving it. Even on rough terrain. It is well worth the investment and your body with thank you too. Cheers😁

[@bobbiemooser7417]

Put hay bales around the bottom of the bird pens. I see that on other farms. You take such good care of all your animals. I love your channel. Happy new year!🎉

[@michaeltriptow6877]

I like how she says to not turn off the water or it will freeze. Been there and done that at least 3 times in my life, probably alot more.

[@abuxd8bp]

Hats off to you people who are living in such cold

[@KimberlyMassengale]

I was thinking about y'all when that storm and cold came through. I'm glad it turned out ok. ❤️

[@hollybooth6946]

Goodness you guys! I have no idea how you manage being in that cold 😭🥶 you do such a great job!! I’m sat here in the Caribbean feeling freezing just from watching you! My heart goes out to all the people who have to face these kinds of temperatures. I’m from England and I’ve always suffered when it only gets to 0C, never mind when it gets as cold as it is there for you. Now I live in the Dominican Republic and I get cold when it’s 20C 😂 love your videos and I hope that you have a great new year, and that you get through the winter safely.

[@kimmiejoclark6943]

If any of them are showing signs of frostbite they need to go in where it's warmer. Plus feed more cracked corn to keep all of them warm.

[@IAmAdrienneMichelle]

This video made me so cold I had to watch with my heated blanket on 😂

[@whitehouseonthehill]

😂

[@acgray1972]

LONG TIME viewer here ❤️ Hi Jake and Becky!! I was worried about you all! ( Including feathers and fur friends alike) when I watched this my heart went out to your roos w frostbite 🥶 I HAVE BEEN HERE! One thing that surprised me tho, I thought you would have had far more straw and bedding everywhere. In all your tractors, pigs, coops, Emus, cows. Everywhere. Is there a reason why? ( No judgement) I know you all had those Emus come in last min and all, but I held my breath seeing you trying to get the one off the ground. Is there a way you could grow hay? And bale it? To help offset costs? I can't imagine how much that would cost to buy. I had 40-50 chickens, and boy I know that in itself was EXPENSIVE 160lbs of pellet every 2 weeks, then scratch and bedding. I also donated all the eggs to people who needed them. ❤️ I no longer have my chickens. Those chickens kept me moving after I was shot TWICE here in Indianapolis in a drive by shooting not aimed towards us but it got us. Those chickens were my everything. I made the choice for them to go to a sanctuary so that my 21 year old daughter could come back home without worrying about people shooting at her or us ( long story) not a day goes by that it doesn't hurt me. I miss them so much. My favorite Roo "Roodle" died in October at almost 7yrs old. I just found out. That hurt so bad. He was different. He did tricks!! ( It's in my KZbin channel, please go look!!) Anyway your in my thoughts all the time! You keep me going! Love y'all! Happy new year from "Grandma Chicken"!!

[@starsantheoriginal]

This freeze hit us all so hard. Even in NC it was hard on people. Glad you guys made it through!

[@tandyjenkins7495]

Happy New Year. Glad y’all and your animals made it through the storm.

[@athenabaker9430]

East texas here. We ended up with quite a few frostbit combs, but otherwise we made it through. Glad you guys made it through. This was the roughest winter I think I ever saw. The ice storm blackouts a few years back were bad, but this got even lower. (At least thos time if we had lost power, I have 2 fire pits I could light, but thankfully we didn't lose power this time.)

[@Dawn-di1qs]

i see a high tunnel in your future... a winter home for all your beautiful fowl and animals.

[@Dawn-di1qs]

see : The Veggie Boys channel. they put their calves in a greenhouse with heat to keep them from the cold

[@Frisko-j2e]

5:21 it's funny how they thought it was another turkey when it wasn't I love ur animals so much

[@randomrabbit3161]

Very cute ducks. I'm glad you didn't lose any animals to the cold. Hopefully the frost bitten roosters recover quickly and hopefully no more terrible snow storms in the new year.

[@kathypelham3679]

At least you didn't loose anyone ❣️🙏❣️🥰

[@mamawnamidreviews9978]

I've seen others put down hay. They keep putting it down each month but clean it in the spring. This way, the stool breaks down, causing heat.

[@wytchwoodhomesteadandkenne5036]

I didn't realize you're in Missouri; I am as well, but I'm about 65 miles south, southwest of STL. We got -35 here. It was brutal by myself at my age and with disabilities trying to tend animals in that. Luckily I am much smaller than you. I have a few roosters that got pretty severe frostbite on combs and wattles; they will lose them. Most have rose or walnut combs. Only two hens have large combs (Sapphire Olive Eggers) and their combs got frostbite. I have one silky rooster and a bunny with 5 babies, that I put in pet taxis and set inside the unheated shed. New coop, no drafts, good ventilation and I still had frostbte damage but I lost no one. Quail were fine, dogs, rabbits and chickens. That was SUCH a brutal storm and we have known for months this was coming, just not when and how bad.

[@Hatsuzu]

It's s good thing birds evolved to withstand the cold.

[@MontanaMisfitsGaming]

We're in southern Montana and it got to -60s I believe(?) with the wind chills. We lost one chicken but all other animals survived it. Im shocked!

[@slomo1716]

The tightness or looseness of the calf's halter is nothing compared to them not having shelter for the bitter cold temps, no wonder Dolly had such little milk., you were very fortunate none of her teats froze. Why didn't you put them in the area where you tied the calf for warmth overnight? I grew up on a farm, Holsteins we always put them in the barn for winter. We also had bitter winters, being upstate New York, near the Canadian border, northwest of the Adirondacks. It's hard for me to understand why animals like cows are left out in the winter weather. I am amazed you didn't lose one critter with that miserable storm. What about hanging heat lamps for the birds in their shelter. That one Emu I thought was frozen through, thank goodness it survived! I'd kicked that emu hogging the shelter out, and put these two in for defrosting. God Bless!!! HAPPY NEW YEARS!!

[@shazakaacutehugsenglish6215]

Id like to say many thanks for your beautiful Calendar with the feathers and stickers. We love it.. Happy new year to you all xx

[@koridigman510]

You all work so hard. I really admire that! I hate cold weather so I can imagine how you guys felt. It's hard work and your family does everything it can to care for your animals. I hope the new year brings you blessings!!

[@amyb5339]

I feel bad when the rooster combs and wattles get frostbit. Can't feel good for them, but those warm weather breeds are prone to it, and who could predict that crazy storm. The day before I worked all day outside prepping 29 line items with subsections,hose bibs, moved my mower to a neighbor's garage so I had part of the shed for the chickshaw. It wasn't nearly big enough for the girls (hens), but they were out of the weather and got a cabbage pinata for a boredom buster. Glad that's over.

[@dove5777]

We got a Windchill of almost -50 a few weeks back. Scary, but all the birds were okay.

[@grammybear4226]

🐼 Big Panda Bear Hugs from a 69 yr old grandma in Texas, USA. 🐼 ❤ 🎀 👍 🧚‍♂ 🐈 🧚 🍀 💐 🌸

[@jessicapabon2105]

Wow that was just frigid weather! We're in South Central Texas and I'll tell you that first day that it hit I wasn't sure what to expect I expected everything to be solid frozen but thanks to God it was not still haven't seen much of our outdoor cat she's somewhat feral but I do see that the food that I've been leaving her out there is being eaten I'm hoping it's because of her. But I can't even imagine having to deal with the weather y'all had and everyone else in the north and northeast. I love watching the mandarins they were so much fun to watch. Poor emu boys kept out of the nice warm shed LOL y'all stay safe up there I think they say another run of freezing weather supposed to be heading up soon in the next 10 days? Been watching Ryan call y'all. I'll stay safe and warm and don't forget to buy some more 6 mil plastic sheeting LOL

[@tammystoudt5137]

From experience it's way easier to clean up that soda when it's still frozen. When I was a teen my mom put some in our freezer just to get it cold for something we were doing later....she forgot about it and there was a massive explosion! The freezer door blew out and there was cola slush sprayed ALL OVER the kitchen. I mean EVERYWHERE! And all instantly melting too. It was hysterical! Not so funny to clean up every nook and cranny of a hundred year old farmhouse kitchen and re-wash all the dishes in the drainer, but boy was it fun to talk about for years to come! 😂

[@istoppedlaughing5225]

I'm very happy that I live in Bangladesh, where summer and winter both are not too harsh

[@reazulkarim2141]

please do take care of what you can , i am watching from Canada your show , i have to say if it it this cold please don't have animals that cannot handle the cold . i am sure you have good intentions . Same time i didn't realized it gets this cold in MO . I grew up in Minnesota it gets cold there . All the best .

[@daphtahquette9242]

Glad everyone survived. That weather was insane. Only good thing was you didn't get the snow like buffalo did.

[@bogiboglin2702]

Those are some adorable little duckies I love ducks

[@rebeccamunoz4596]

Oh my gosh you really had it hit your area. I'm glad your all alright. The fridged cold didn't stay here as long as yours. I pray it continues to warm up at your place. Happy New Years 🤗❤👍

[@cynthiabrennemann3513]

For future reference. There are cattle watering systems that work like the no freeze pump spigots. The cows trigger a mechanism that causes the water tub to fill, then it drains as soon as they go away. Might help you guys deal when the weather is disrespectful in the winter.

[@bletabirds9035]

I want to be as brave as the ducks swimming in that water at -30!

[@lisadavila1328]

I know it's a lot of work to keep your animals safe during this time. But you can see the love and dedication you guys have for your animals. This is one of my favorite channels. May the Lord keep you and your family, people and animals safe.

[@darlapoulsen9767]

I’ve seen them put a thick coating of Vaseline on the roosters cone and waddle to ward off freezerburn

[@monicahill750]

❤️🙏 ya did a fantastic job caring for those babies. It was neat to see the momma cow, walk right up to be pump. I bet she's uncomfortable too.

[@FLOWERSANDSLOTS]

Winter is NOT my favorite season. I love watching New England (where I am) birds taking baths and splashing about. That is why I have 4 birdbaths!! They are heated in winter. Glad you and your farm family made it through the tough part!!