To all of you who read through yesterday's long post, thank you for your dedication and patience to read through it. Today's post will be much shorter.
It's was gonna be a cold night last night (second freeze warning), so I trudged out to the barn and brought in more wood. Hubby is already starting to show the signs of sleep deprivation and exhaustion. He's a grouch. He apologized, but he'll need a lot of rest after this long work week.
It was a chilly 30°F this morning, and the wood stove was going strong. In October. So odd.
The coop got a good cleaning, and I stuffed the roost with extra straw. I had to wait a bit for the temperature to rise, but it was still cold out there. The ladies and gent will want the warmth in this cooler weather.
I had to fix their coop ladder too, and as I fixed it I noticed a hole chewed through the chicken wire. It's between the main coop and the emergency smaller coop (door is shut on it, so it must have a hole in the ceiling of the loft inside). I haven't gotten eggs for about 5 days now, so do you all think this could be work of a rat? Possibly living up in the loft? Hubby and I set traps and fixed the hole. I'm pretty sure it's a rat. Just one more thing to deal with right now. First time for this to happen in 10 years. We have plans to build a new coop, but we have a lot on the "board" right now.
Carrots were blanched and put into the freezer. I had to buy them this year, but I have a good start at a winter supply. I got 5 lbs. put up so far - about 5 meals.
I replaced the smoke alarm batteries.
Feeling a bit off, but thankfully not "sick" Hubby and I have opened a jar of our Four Thieves Vinegar and taken it for the last few days. I am also sipping fresh ginger tea. I know we both need rest so I took the rest of the day off. Tuesday was a check it off task-type day (long day). I wish I could say the same for Hubby, with the case of a day of rest.
It's was gonna be a cold night last night (second freeze warning), so I trudged out to the barn and brought in more wood. Hubby is already starting to show the signs of sleep deprivation and exhaustion. He's a grouch. He apologized, but he'll need a lot of rest after this long work week.
It was a chilly 30°F this morning, and the wood stove was going strong. In October. So odd.
The coop got a good cleaning, and I stuffed the roost with extra straw. I had to wait a bit for the temperature to rise, but it was still cold out there. The ladies and gent will want the warmth in this cooler weather.
I had to fix their coop ladder too, and as I fixed it I noticed a hole chewed through the chicken wire. It's between the main coop and the emergency smaller coop (door is shut on it, so it must have a hole in the ceiling of the loft inside). I haven't gotten eggs for about 5 days now, so do you all think this could be work of a rat? Possibly living up in the loft? Hubby and I set traps and fixed the hole. I'm pretty sure it's a rat. Just one more thing to deal with right now. First time for this to happen in 10 years. We have plans to build a new coop, but we have a lot on the "board" right now.
I replaced the smoke alarm batteries.
Feeling a bit off, but thankfully not "sick" Hubby and I have opened a jar of our Four Thieves Vinegar and taken it for the last few days. I am also sipping fresh ginger tea. I know we both need rest so I took the rest of the day off. Tuesday was a check it off task-type day (long day). I wish I could say the same for Hubby, with the case of a day of rest.
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