Rural Gardening: Snowball's Very Bad Day, 1 by DrDoolotz

DrDoolotz wrote:
I have a silkie roo named Snowball. I named him that because it fits his appearance, but also because he is a very sweet roo. He rarely crows and he likes to be held, and will come running when I go outside. Today, we had a very icky snow storm with sleet and high winds. Most of the hens and roosters stayed INSIDE the coop, or only came out for short feeding bursts, quickly returning to dry, warmer conditions. But not Snowball. He may be a few eggs short of a dozen.

He stayed outside and when I did the egg check around 4, he was wet, bedraggled, and shivering.