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[aart]

A cool 65 now, high of 72 and rain all day.
I'd just as soon lounge and listen to the precipitation percussion,
but really should rouse myself and go out for some supplies.

 

[Phaedra Geiermann]

Finally reached home with supplies and found, yeah, the power and internet are both back!

 

[sourland]

Finally reached home with supplies and found, yeah, the power and internet are both back!

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Glad that things are headed back towards normal.

 

[DobieLover]

Most mornings Fabio comes ripping out of the coop or run, all shaggy linebacker, pecking and herding hens along the way. This morning, he was rather rough with Truvi, one of my Wellies. He grabbed her neck and tried to hop on and she stood up and plowed forward with her head stuck under his butt! She drove him about 6 feet across the run hopping on one foot. He had a rather mortified look on his face when she ran off. Serves him right!

 

[Sally PB]

Humid, but rain "should" stay to our south. More likely @aart will get it.

I have errands to run. Hopefully, I get the lines where the walls of the run addition go cleared and leveled.

I told hubby I really want to get the addition walls up this weekend. I need his help for that, but the rest of it I can do on my own. Ok, probably need his helping hands when it comes to putting chicken wire over the roof area.

I really want to get the polycarbonate sheets on the existing run soon too. We have to buy them first. (Duh.) That's a trip to Menards in Ionia; rather go there than into Grand Rapids on 28th Street with the trailer on a weekend. Problem is that the next two weekends are the Ionia Free Fair, and we totally avoid Ionia during that. Traffic, with lots of campers and trailers, and clueless pedestrians, including kids.

And, I want to take the littles out for another excursion into their part of the run. Here's what happened last night.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ll-are-welcome.697050/page-4993#post-24704333

 

[Phaedra Geiermann]

I am so happy to see our power is back and make some gratin for firefighters (they have so far plenty water and bread, and I am glad they take the food we prepared)and a neighbor family.

It will be a long way for the clean-up and re-construction, but together we will be a bit stronger.

 

[bruceha2000]

While sitting here sipping my coffee, the brand new dental filling came right off again!

What!!! Time for a new dentist!

There are inflatables available said to be more comfortable and less intimidating for the dog

Plus if they fall in the water they can still breath

Here's what happened last night.

Sounds like it went well. Next time you get chicks see if you can convince a hen to be broody at the right time As all prior hen raised batches, my new 6 are well protected by their "Mama". She's had them for a month now. All up on the roost at night now and she's chosen the one parallel to the south wall. Ladies that roosted there in the past have had to find another spot. They weren't given a choice even though Nuit isn't at the top of the pecking order. Either hens give deference to the one with kids or the Mamas are extra assertive.

 

[Sally PB]

Next time you get chicks see if you can convince a hen to be broody at the right time

Yeah, that was my plan. None of the ladies went along with it.

 

[bruceha2000]

As you may recall, I had to hold Nuit for 5 weeks. Of course one has to know when their chicks are supposed to arrive for that. I would have been just fine with her going broody a week or 2 before the PO called

 

[Mtn Margie]

Chased in by the rain so I guess I am done with the moving of the composted horse manure to the pastures. How about another pot of Joe!