We are through the worst of our winter. Hold on, spring flowers are coming in 2 months.
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Looking forward to it! Winter is magical and pretty, but I'm ready for a bit of warm weather!
kusanar314
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Our weather is nuts, we have gone from 11 degrees to 70 back down to 48 in about 2 weeks.
- - - - SIGH - - - -
Spring flowers in 2 months sounds pretty nice, but not going to happen here. Smart flowers won't even think about poking their heads up till late May...
THIS is what we're dealing with, after about a foot of snow last night:
This morning's forecast (above) is actually better than what's it's been for a few days, when they were predicting 4-5 days with highs no higher than -5F.
Kind of pathetic when we're all rooting for anything above zero as relief.
Spring flowers in 2 months sounds pretty nice, but not going to happen here. Smart flowers won't even think about poking their heads up till late May...
THIS is what we're dealing with, after about a foot of snow last night:
This morning's forecast (above) is actually better than what's it's been for a few days, when they were predicting 4-5 days with highs no higher than -5F.
Kind of pathetic when we're all rooting for anything above zero as relief.
kusanar314
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Yeah.. though my southern rear kind of expects that kind of weather out of Alaska.. but I live in the land of sweet tea... we shouldn't have to thaw out hoses and use torches on water hydrants down here! We deal with 100 degrees with 80% humidity in the summer to get away from those cold temps!
We might be in Alaska, but where we live, our average winter temps usually hover around 20F, not 20 BELOW. We're not the Interior, where they routinely get 60 below, but I'm still feeling annoyed (and cold).
We do usually get cold snaps of below zero, but they last a day or two. This year we're getting slightly-less-cold snaps, punctuating a steady diet of well below zero. No to mention, we just set another snowfall record.
All in all, the rabbits are happier with 20F than 100F...not so much 22 below zero, though. First time I've ever seen them shiver. (I'm dreading the electric bill. My rabbits are not pampered by any stretch of the imagination, but I caved in and put a heater in the barn for the coming week.)
kusanar314
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Yeah, our winter weather is typically 1-2 snowfalls of 4 inches or less (last year we got nothing) and usually no more than a day or 2 at a time below freezing (and when I say that, I mean the highs are around 30), last year we hit 12 for 1 day, this year we were that cold for 2-3 days before it rocketed back up to 70. I mean literally last saturday was 12 degrees and then the following friday was 70 degrees with saturday being in the mid 60's
Saw my doe shiver when the wind had us at... I dunno... below freeze your a** off. I brought her in and we sat by the fire. Then I got smart and added tarps. Glad that day is over.
I call that geoengineering and it upsets me. It's affecting us all but that up and down you are getting is hard on our furry friends.
OMG. Rooting for 5 above yea!!!
El nino is all over the place. Two weeks ago we were - 45. Today we were 50 above . Next week our highs are 20-30. Lows in the teens. But definitely warmer than Alaska! Spring...more like April ...
Well, El Nino does not come from jet sprayers.
Rabbit Warren Man
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I am in Manitoba Canada we just came through a cold snap the last month-40 f, now look what I have to show for it? All raised out doors in a large colony pen, rabbits are truly amazing creatures and resilient beyond belief. This is the first litter out of the hole January 26 2024 and they are 3 weeks old.
