Janice, I'm also in Washington and I bought some of Tracey's wakin late last year. We had snow and ice on top of the pond for at least 3 full months. I put a little deicer in to keep a hole, hubby had to dust the snow off of it once in awhile but all but one wakin made it thru the winter. Tracey, I have 3 smaller orange ones now and didn't buy any small orange ones! (haven't got a good look at their tails as I do have 4 shubunkin in there too but they are all calico) Did they change color? Do I have babies? Giggle what is going on? Now I know Chubby was quite fat when you sent him..........hmmmm maybe it's not a him but a her? LOL
Peg