SageHill
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Ah Geeze, sorry about the twins.
Coffee anyone ?
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Margali
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I'm at work ugh. My kids had 2 hours delayed start while many school districts took day off.
SageHill
Herd Master
I’m in the “heat wave” compared to all
of you (except probably all in FL). 45-68 today. Up and out at 5:30 (with heavy coat, scarf, wool hat - I hear you all snickering) to feed the lamb. So far so good on him. He’s active and bright. Still trying to get some from his mom, but she just doesn’t seem to have enough. No doubt she would not have been able to manage twins. So ?good? the first was stillborn? The lil guy chugged down his bottle
. I think he may even try bouncing around today.
Stay warm out there - says the Weather Wimp.
of you (except probably all in FL). 45-68 today. Up and out at 5:30 (with heavy coat, scarf, wool hat - I hear you all snickering) to feed the lamb. So far so good on him. He’s active and bright. Still trying to get some from his mom, but she just doesn’t seem to have enough. No doubt she would not have been able to manage twins. So ?good? the first was stillborn? The lil guy chugged down his bottle
. I think he may even try bouncing around today. Stay warm out there - says the Weather Wimp.
SageHill
Herd Master
The is frizz-brrr status.
rachels.haven
Herd Master
Good chilly morning (9 degrees here).
It looks like school is cancelled and staying that way. They haven't called Thursday or Friday yet but we don't do a lot of plowing or sanding here and the only time we're seeing the other side of freezing is to get more snow.
Yesterday the big interstates got all accidented up by people who can't understand not speeding and don't understand crreeeeping along on frozen packed roads at anything below 80 mph so in response to all the road blockages all the truckers GPSs' sent them onto surface roads and disaster ensued. I'm surprised they didn't think more before making the turn off big roads. We don't really plow here much. Big roads are a safer bet.
Our local county news (mostly just reports traffic accidents) became a fun way to see where Semi trucks got tired and laid down or truckers stopped on our hills for frosty bonding time.
https://www.facebook.com/SmokeyBarn
We've been asked to stay home if at all possible. And staying on the interstate and big roads is your best bet to get where you're going. (Tennesseans here specificially go out of their way to do the opposite of what they're asked and told. Something about "don't tread on me" and an attitude that I thought was supposed to die off in your teens, so including "asking" and "the stay on the big roads" part is very important here. The snow and single digit temps don't care about your rebel complex or the fact you think you know better.)
I'm not looking forward to it, but I'm going to need to go into town for wood shavings and chicken food-12 normal road minutes away, so booo hooo, but I got really tired of hearing people getting stuck in our ditches, or not making it up tiny hills and first responders' sirens yesterday and we sure haven't had any melting. I may be more afraid of the other TN drivers than the actual road conditions but the fact the little slopes next to the pasture were unsurmountable for drivers last night is not encouraging. But these baby goats aren't going to slow down on the peeing. Darn liquid diet. I wish they would slow down with the salt and start sanding the slopes and stop signs.
(Back up to the 40's and 50's next week!)
It looks like school is cancelled and staying that way. They haven't called Thursday or Friday yet but we don't do a lot of plowing or sanding here and the only time we're seeing the other side of freezing is to get more snow.
Yesterday the big interstates got all accidented up by people who can't understand not speeding and don't understand crreeeeping along on frozen packed roads at anything below 80 mph so in response to all the road blockages all the truckers GPSs' sent them onto surface roads and disaster ensued. I'm surprised they didn't think more before making the turn off big roads. We don't really plow here much. Big roads are a safer bet.
Our local county news (mostly just reports traffic accidents) became a fun way to see where Semi trucks got tired and laid down or truckers stopped on our hills for frosty bonding time.
https://www.facebook.com/SmokeyBarn
We've been asked to stay home if at all possible. And staying on the interstate and big roads is your best bet to get where you're going. (Tennesseans here specificially go out of their way to do the opposite of what they're asked and told. Something about "don't tread on me" and an attitude that I thought was supposed to die off in your teens, so including "asking" and "the stay on the big roads" part is very important here. The snow and single digit temps don't care about your rebel complex or the fact you think you know better.)
I'm not looking forward to it, but I'm going to need to go into town for wood shavings and chicken food-12 normal road minutes away, so booo hooo, but I got really tired of hearing people getting stuck in our ditches, or not making it up tiny hills and first responders' sirens yesterday and we sure haven't had any melting. I may be more afraid of the other TN drivers than the actual road conditions but the fact the little slopes next to the pasture were unsurmountable for drivers last night is not encouraging. But these baby goats aren't going to slow down on the peeing. Darn liquid diet. I wish they would slow down with the salt and start sanding the slopes and stop signs.
(Back up to the 40's and 50's next week!)
Mini Horses
Herd Master
I'd use hay to bed for a day or two...not drive 
Baymule
Herd Master
Same thing here. Lots of wrecks. Those Ice Road Cowboys don’t slow down….. until they slam into something.
I stocked up on feed and pine shavings before the panic set in. I’m hunkered down, eating too much, drank all the eggnog I made, made hot chocolate, still some in the refrigerator to warm up. All the comfort food ain’t helping anything but the bathroom scale go up.
Will get above freezing tomorrow and refreeze tomorrow night.
I stocked up on feed and pine shavings before the panic set in. I’m hunkered down, eating too much, drank all the eggnog I made, made hot chocolate, still some in the refrigerator to warm up. All the comfort food ain’t helping anything but the bathroom scale go up.
Will get above freezing tomorrow and refreeze tomorrow night.
Mother Hen
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So very true which isn't good for me seeing how my wedding is like 5 months away
Baymule
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Round #3 of Boiling Water Bucket Brigade completed. Done until 3:00.
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Hm, hadn’t thought about salt. I wonder if it would be bad to have salty ground. I imagine they aren’t eating much dirt there anyway and if it tasted salty they would stop, right? (For when this is over and they can free range again.)Good morning all. Thanks for the coffee. I guess the outlet for the water trough heater and the dog bowl quit. I checked the plug and it looked ok. Maybe it was just a little unplugged. A little colder than I thought yesterday that it would be this morning. -10 for a start today, -22 wind chill now. We "camped" last night in the living room, tent and all. It would've been warmer sitting on the couch, futon or for me and the wife just using our bed. The living room may be the warmest room, but the floor is still cold. I got up at 12:30 and threw some more wood in the stove. The thermometer next to the stove read 60 this morning 5' up. The kids had fun though. Currently colder here than Polka's CO. But that warm up is heading this way.
A little late now but would some salt thaw out the door way and whatever spills hopefully could keep the walkway clear. Or it may melt the snow and make a mudhole in front of the door.
There is always a mud pit in front of the doorway anyway.
So sorry about the lambs.
