BYC Café

[N F C]

Our girls love standing in the smaller cat litter type things so I picked up a kiddie pool for them, made steps going up & into the pool, put it under a tarp tent to stay cool and filled it with about 2" of water. They refuse to go in, they just use it as a humongous waterer. They still line up to stand in the small cat litter thingie.

Kids!

 

[drumstick diva]

Oh YES, counting on seeing Jurassic World this weekend. It's funny no reviews for it yet -sometimes that is a bad thing. They don't want negative reviews BEFORE the movie comes out.

 

[drumstick diva]

BTW my brain ice cream clock malfunctioned and caused me to eat 2 - 12 packs of mini snickers ice cream . That's unusual even for me. So no ice cream till the grocery story later in the week.

I did make brownies though - waiting for them to cool. Actually I made them as a thank you to the guy next door who did bring me barbequed chicken drumsticks last week. Hopefully I will get to bring it to him before it meets with great misfortune - like they accidentally get eaten and I have to try again.

You know I've been on BYC so long already, I guess the brownies must be completely cooled off and ready for slicing. Think I'll go check

 

[scottcaddy]

Mrs. DD, I do hope that some make it to your nice food cooking next door guy!
Scott (who don't cont how many were baked, just how many got to the friend)

 

[tjo804]

Do they actually go in? Hmm I'll have to try.

YES they do they love them in the heat! I keep them all over the yard and under their favorite trees and bushes where they dust bathe I fill the dust holes with water when it cools down so they can dig up some cool dirt the next day.

I also keep buckets for emergencies if I need to cool someone fast. I keep it filled to about neck level and will sink the whole chicken in it if I have to I lost one of my favorite ladies to heat stroke (Brahma named Hillory) and her litter mate stays alone most of the time now.

 

[prostar]

Will have to find some kitty litter bins. Hit 100° today...least tomorrow it's going down to 90.

I had a little ziploc sandwich container I kept topping up with ice and water. The girls preferred that to their waterer I think!

 

[drumstick diva]

Scott it's Ms DD, who would have thunk I'd still be single at the age of 67+ 11 mos. I didn't cheat the neighbor. I did make the brownies in a bigger pan = more brownies but not as tall. This way I could give him two layers back on his plate. eat a couple one that fell apart when slicing, and still have 6 tiny ones for the bus driver on grocery day, that I put in freezer.

Of course the bus driver has only two words for us when he pulls up at the destination - He opens the door and bellows 'GET OUT!!!" I'm thinking maybe he doesn't deserve leftover brownies. Why reward bad behavior - right? Odds are not good he will see even brownie crumbs by Thursday.

 

[drumstick diva]

PS Brownies may last in case we have the new part time driver instead.......

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[prostar]

Here's hoping diva! How sad, to be so miserable while on the job. Have fun with it, I say!

Sigh. Hubs is not impressed with my (stolen) idea of kitty litter boxes. "They'll be fine!"

How long have we been together and he hasn't realized I get overly concerned for the welfare of my critters? I mean the girls were too hot today in my opinion...quite a few were open beak panting...some pretty hard. (Yes I was chasing around with a water bottle to mist a bit too)

 

[N F C]

The heat worries me about our birds too. It's been over 90 here already and the humidity is awful. About a week ago, DH built an addition to their run so about 1/2 of it is under shade...it took their run from 180 to 300 feet. They love it!

DH likes the chickens but mainly I think he wanted to do the project just because it gave him a chance to get out hammer, nails, saws, etc. The man loves his tools!