Early Spring 2021???

[CrealCritter]

IDK guys... It's Jan 17 and looks like my Turkey hens are about to go into lay. I noticed my Tom displaying over the last few days and don't ever recall my Tom displaying this early, let alone mating.

 

[Chic Rustler]

yeehaw! spring is near

 

[Hinotori]

Mom's terrified because it looks like her fruit trees are going to bloom. They did this last year and the colder weather end of January killed the buds so no fruit.

 

[Mini Horses]

Same here with fruit trees, 2 yrs in a row!

Now I am not fond of cold but, do it and get done.....not up and down. I would be ok with warm and stay.

 

[CrealCritter]

At least one of my hens is fixing to go into lay. Again... Never seen them go into lay this early before, it's only 20th of January.

 

[Hinotori]

My german shepherd is molting. Usually she does this later in spring. I combed a chihuahua worth of hair just out of her tail last night.

 

[wyoDreamer]

Our shepherd seems to be starting to shed also ... he is going to freeze his tail off come February.

 

[CrealCritter]

Another strange thing... Our grass is starting to green.

 

[Hinotori]

Our grass grows very slow in winter because of our mild climate. It only browns back in summer. The side effect of this climate is that I need to take my truck to the car wash and remove the moss and lichen yearly.

The cottonwood buds are starting to swell. Normal year I pick them early March. Right now they are looking a week or so from being ready.

 

[Mini Horses]

My livestock did not get near as much winter coat as usual. I'm cold, they seem ok! I have 3 hens who waited until Dec to start to molt . Last week I looked at my apple trees and they had buds but, not thinking that's way ahead. Been a tolerable winter so far.....then there's Feb to consider still.

I've got some green in some of my fields, too. But I broadcast some winter cereal grains, so...?...but some grass I banked is still carrying color well for winter!