tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post5083630000797912367..comments2024-03-15T15:42:08.393-04:00Comments on Knatolee's World: Storm's a-comin'!Knatoleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-8420000677944018102011-02-04T08:02:02.889-05:002011-02-04T08:02:02.889-05:00Marylee, c'mon, snow is fun! Should only take ...Marylee, c'mon, snow is fun! Should only take you and Nance a day or two to drive here, depending on how far you put the pedal to the metal! ;)<br /><br />I have heard snow-thunder before, but only a couple of times. It's REALLY freaky!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-65236715966822654202011-02-02T10:35:56.116-05:002011-02-02T10:35:56.116-05:00Holy moly, that film was fascinating! Hope you...Holy moly, that film was fascinating! Hope you'll post an update of what's coming. I had to laugh at the weather channel reporter being startled by a loud clap of snow thunder and yelling, "Son of a..." on the air. If you get it, I hope it doesn't frighten the chicks.<br /><br />Nance is right. You do make it look idyllic. All the same, I don't think she and I will be carpooling for a visit this winter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-11791793600543147402011-02-02T07:50:52.210-05:002011-02-02T07:50:52.210-05:00Hey Farmgirl, love your blog! That huge window was...Hey Farmgirl, love your blog! That huge window was sitting in our barn when we moved in, so hubby decided to use it for the chicken coop. I clean it a few times a year but it's a bit grotty right now. The chickens don't mind. It has worked out really well. I am finding the coop less drafty this winter (it wasn't too bad last year) since we tarped the concrete/stone barn wall on the east side.<br /><br />The roosters are getting along very well. We have too many, of course. We got seven new chicks last July and of course three turned out to be roosters. The guy who sold them to us said he'd take back the two extras but we've been enjoying them so much that we never gave them back. Hopefully they'll continue to get along but they need more hens. One hen is now wearing a saddle to protect her back.<br /><br />Thanks for the winter encouragement. I'll keep taking photos and writing! And thanks for stopping by. :)Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-18312112145512303842011-02-02T07:46:50.254-05:002011-02-02T07:46:50.254-05:00TTPT, evidently I have YOU to blame for this storm...TTPT, evidently I have YOU to blame for this storm. Environment Canada keeps saying it was born in Texas!:) Gordon's taking a snow day. THere's quite the wind this morning and a nasty windchill, but the snow is just starting.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-6816836260160046512011-02-02T07:45:48.971-05:002011-02-02T07:45:48.971-05:00Now there's a thought, Ahab. Just so long as t...Now there's a thought, Ahab. Just so long as they aren't EATING them! :)Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-14001562545536340252011-02-02T03:16:04.881-05:002011-02-02T03:16:04.881-05:00I thoroughly enjoyed taking this tour with you jus...I thoroughly enjoyed taking this tour with you just now. Your farm looks so peaceful covered in all its white beauty.<br />I always love seeing other people's chicken coop set-up and yours looks wonderful. That huge wall-size window for the chickens to watch the snowy outside world is incredible! They sure do all look warm and cozy inside, though!<br />Your roosters are beautiful - do they all get along? I used to have two, but one kept running the other one off, so I had to rehome him.<br /><br />February is a tough month and I'm sure the isolating wintry weather and the wicked-nasty world news isn't helping - hang in there, continue to take your lovely pictures, and write, write, write - this is what is keeping me sane right now. :-)Dannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623233206043947281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-14581498511883743672011-02-01T22:07:36.051-05:002011-02-01T22:07:36.051-05:00Get ready, Natalie! The storm went through here y...Get ready, Natalie! The storm went through here yesterday and the temp. dropped 50 degrees. It was sunny and 75 yesterday and today it's snow flurries, ice and a high of 25. It might be below zero tonight. We Texans like our ice in our tea! Brrrr...<br /><br />What cozy chickens!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-90266217599986822682011-02-01T20:42:25.863-05:002011-02-01T20:42:25.863-05:00Hmmm ... roosters in the nests. I know that with s...Hmmm ... roosters in the nests. I know that with some bird species, both the males and females incubate eggs. Perhaps the roosters are keeping the eggs warm?Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-65778303143664625122011-02-01T20:22:07.894-05:002011-02-01T20:22:07.894-05:00Little Blue Mouse, it's quite a magnificent ma...Little Blue Mouse, it's quite a magnificent mane.Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-58655496550577284522011-02-01T20:21:54.743-05:002011-02-01T20:21:54.743-05:00Garden Girl, coyotes are a problem with chickens i...Garden Girl, coyotes are a problem with chickens if you don't have a fenced run, it's true. But you already have a pretty impressive bunch of pets! :)Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-842052036762741492011-02-01T20:21:07.471-05:002011-02-01T20:21:07.471-05:00Shelley, that is one horrendous, enormous storm ha...Shelley, that is one horrendous, enormous storm hammering a good chunk of North America! Stay warm!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-30667137321685328612011-02-01T19:58:00.521-05:002011-02-01T19:58:00.521-05:00I just love those handsome roosters of yours - gre...I just love those handsome roosters of yours - great names for all of them. So beautiful around your area. We're expecting the same snow storm tonight -I'm debating about a snow day from work tomorrow.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534904024320623895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-34903172232948136032011-02-01T19:50:42.655-05:002011-02-01T19:50:42.655-05:00Your chickens are just adorable!!!! I love chicken...Your chickens are just adorable!!!! I love chickens so much. I have always wanted some. I have five acres of woods, but coyotes live in them. I would not want my chickens to be eaten, so I think that I will just stick with 3 dogs, 2 cats, 2 fish and 4 hermit crabs!Nadia https://www.blogger.com/profile/07025220887331386722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-59976110964837837532011-02-01T19:33:56.496-05:002011-02-01T19:33:56.496-05:00I love Beaker's 'mane'.I love Beaker's 'mane'.Little Blue Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13616392505984609128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-28813403065600040062011-02-01T19:20:01.038-05:002011-02-01T19:20:01.038-05:00Nance, I feel very, very fortunate to live here. I...Nance, I feel very, very fortunate to live here. I am glad I have a nice home, car, enough food to eat, my hubby, people who love me, a safe country, no natural disasters... when I see all the awful things going on in the world these days, I feel lucky for what I have. And I'm honoured to think I can make you feel uplifted. :) My life is NOT perfect (especially my internal life) and I tend not to share the negative stuff, but I am truly grateful for all that I have, and for where we live, and for my goofy pets.<br /><br />And Errol Flynn LOVES groupies. He is a lovely rooster with a very nice temperament. Actually all three of the boys are very mellow, if a little randy!Knatoleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03809822081515082096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10685986.post-83696576292244664312011-02-01T19:07:36.746-05:002011-02-01T19:07:36.746-05:00You make farm life look absolutely idyllic! I know...You make farm life look absolutely idyllic! I know it can't always be, but I bask in your enjoyment of your life and feel uplifted.<br /><br />That handsome Errol Flynn...what a dude! He now has a new groupie.Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15166865250789996825noreply@blogger.com