Now that it’s warming up and the ice is melting, boom. The power went off for us and our closest neighbors. It’s been off close to 24 hours. I guess melting ice isn’t great for power lines, because there are spotty outages all over.
We slept fine last night, and I’ve sure gotten a lot of reading done, in between emergencies and such. the old horse was down yesterday when I went to check. I did manage to give him colic medicine but not correctly, but I tried.
Sara found him up and eating today, though, so I didn’t kill him by not knowing exactly what to do. Whew. And Sara is back, so I don’t have to worry as much. I worry about Lakota.
Otherwise it’s okay here. Chickens are alive , though Bruce has some comb damage, poor guy. But they are alive! The dead songbirds still make me sad.
I did take a little walk yesterday and got photos of the sun shining through ice. I think I’ll miss the little ice penises the most. It’s from little stems that stuck up out of the snow. They made me laugh.
It was so shiny still! It doesn’t really come through in the photos, but I’ll share anyway. I’ll write more when we get power. I’m in the car charging things!
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How do chickens do in winter/snow? The ones I know of are in the tropics. I can’t even imagine chickens in winter, but yours still look healthy and living.
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They do all right! The US breeds have been bred for hardiness. If they have a snug place to hang out, their body heat keeps them warm. I am sad that my rooster’s comb got too cold, though.
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I see! thank you for the info 🙂
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Rosie laughed at the ice penises. I love my weird nature friends😂
Glad about the horse.
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It is funny!!
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