almost 2 inches of ice on the duck/goose pond.
had to get the floating heater installed... now I've got to set up some sort of a cage to keep the ducks/geese from getting under the heater element.
cow/horse automatic waterer froze solid... got a heater put in the base underneath, on a thermocouple. seems to be working...
don't know WHAT the property owners were thinking when they put this system in... rhe built in heating element is connected to romex, laid directly in the ground, wiring piggybacked of another waterer where the electrical outlet is DIRECTLY below the pan drain... and that drain has been uncorked for who know's HOW long. yep, it's been draining directly into the outlet.
the romex for that SECOND waterer was electrical taped to half of one of the super light duty two-plug extension cords.
can you say juryrigged?
the woodburning stove in the kennel (where the border collies and the goats with babies are) needs a repaired stovepipe because smoke comes out the joint at the back of the stove...
The ignighter in the pellet stove in the house quit...
and the well house has
1) no heater, and
2) no electrical outlets.
yeah, it's been a busy week.
Everyone is hanging in there, deep litter seems to be the trick.
