Hard Freeze Last Night

After an unseasonably warm October, the 2023 Growing Season came to an abrupt and emphatic end just on the cusp of All Hallows Eve. Yup, it was already 32 at 9:45.  23 degrees when I got up at 6am.

Overnight all those cells ruptured. Drooping and bruised.

And a COLD night for the hens. Especially XBeak and Buffy, who are in the middle of molting. Bare necks and bald spots, poor things.