Coffee anyone ?

[Alaskan]

Not presently but I can build something or bring him in overnight. I thought he wanted to retire and had him in the house. Then we moved and he apparently discovered the fountain of youth in the lower pasture. Lost weight, took on patrolling again and can he ever polish off a bowl of food. Plus yesterday the formerly aloof LGD stole my shoe and pranced around daring me to get it back.
Edit: I didn’t get it back. Had to fool him with food bowl.

As to frostbite.... I don't think it is a risk at all.

With leghorns, huge single combs... they did NOT get frostbite, even with temps going into the negatives.

Along the fold line they got some sores that healed just fine.


It was my chickens with single combs and the thin edges that stuck up into the air, that would get frostbite, die, and fall off. (The comb edges died... not the chickens)


So... one small bare spot, on a fuzzy dog... I don't see a problem.

 

[Mother Hen]

 

[Baymule]

Power went off just as I was waking up. I got my Tac lights out and I have light! Boiled coffee in a pot on the stove, gotta have a propane stove when you live in the middle of nowhere. It stormed last night, weather app says I got an inch, but it lies. I’ll look at my trusty rain gauge when I go out. Hot propane heater lit to take the chill out, weather app says it’s 44F with high of 59F

Hot coffee! I’ll share! Last one gets the gritty part!

 

[Mini Horses]

Aha -- cowboy coffee ready @Baymule coffeehouse

Cold out there for chores but warming and nice shortly. Just a good day before that FL storm gets here tomorrow. Geesh, more rain! We've been getting 2-3" a week for a while my area is WELL watered.

Breakfast over...coffee still going on. Big pot of turkey bone broth to turn off & cool for several hours. Cats will get a lot of strained out parts tonight -- they'll love me! It'll be a check for any "blow aways" before tomorrow storm but, not a lot planned otherwise. I unloaded almost a ton of baled hay yesterday. Most all else "gottas" are done. No projects will start today. Between rain and M-W work it wouldn't get done. Thurs starts another week at home feed all stocked up, animal & human

 

[canesisters]

1st 'do nothing' Sat morning in a long time.
Coffee, buttered-baconed grits, electric blanket in the recliner, pile of cats on my lap & a movie called Feast of Seven Fishes.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Been a chill week here all week.
Christmas presents are wrapped, so I will probably load them in my car in a second. Then it's probably time to pack to go elsewhere for the next month. Really not sure where all that elsewhere includes, or if I might be able to stop by here if I need stuff. Probably going to throw a bunch of stuff in a Tupperware and duffle bag, and hope I am guessing my potential needs correctly.
Really could have packed and left yesterday, but not upset that I decided to stay through tomorrow.

 

[peteyfoozer]

 

[canesisters]

Well crap
Just got a text from a neighbor. "Swing by later, I have something for ya".
I haven't gotten her a Christmas gift yet.... it might be a Christmas gift.... it might be a chew bone her dog doesn't like.... it might be a container of left over mac & cheese....

And now I'm all panicked & thinking I'd better run up to Dollar General & at least have a pretty card with a nice family restaurant gift card inside in my purse.

 

[Mother Hen]

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@peteyfoozer You won't find Oatmeal Raisin here at my house and if you do it's because it was given to us.

 

[Mini Horses]

I like oatmeal and oatmeal/raisin oatmeal/cranberry or butterscotch most any of that