The Blizzard of 2003

February 16, 17, & 18

As if this winter hasn't been hard enough, we are being hit with another snow storm, even bigger than the ones before it this year.

Above is Hattrick PA, 24 hours into the storm and still going strong.

And below is Hattrick Mass, just 4 hours into the storm

So, what do you do when the birds are fed and watered, and you just can't even think about going back out to shovel for at least a few hours?

If you are us, you ponder the pathetic situation you find yourself in.

And again, 7 hours or so into it.

Murphy’s Law of Raising Silkies

Winter of 2003

Observations by Nikki & Janet

HATTRICK Silkies

1.  Even if they lay an egg, it will freeze and split before you can get to it.

2.  By the time you fill the jugs and drag them out and get them watered and       fed, it’s time to do it again.

3.  There’s always room for one more in the basement.

4.  As soon as you shovel the pens and lay the fresh straw, it will snow again.

5.  You never dreamed turning the incubator on in November to get a head           start would mean you would be raising 80 chicks to adulthood in a kiddie          pool in the basement because you couldn’t possibly harden them off in            subzero temperatures.

6.  The Farmers Almanac predicted this.  Since when is the Farmers Almanac       EVER right?

7.  Basic rules of surviving winter.  If it’s yellow don’t eat it, if it’s white          shovel it, if it happens to move, dust it off and add it to the basement.

8.  If you put the water bowl under the heat lamp it will take a matter of         minutes for it to be full of shavings kicked in by heat seeking masses who       would prefer to use it as a lounge.  If you place it outside the light it will       freeze just as fast.

9.  No matter how miserable they are, you are twice as miserable.

10. Massive crested head dunkers will develop icicles.  Again, add them to the      basement.

11. Do snowblowers add to global warming?  I hope so.

12. In November 30 degrees feels like 0, in February 0 degrees feels like         30.

13. If you want to see record breaking wind chill factors, just start moving         the birds out of the basement.

13. If you think it’s bad now…wait a few minutes.

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