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Good morning, Karen! And Cap, if you're around. Coffee is ready -- decaf for me and full test for anyone who wants it.

Lots of work to do today. We had a surprise snow yesterday. Weather.com was still saying it was raining the whole time it was snowing. It collapsed our netting system over the large free range run, so the chickens were confined to their coop run. It's big enough, but they are used to being out every day. Well, they didn't want anything to do with that snow anyway.

So we have that to clean up, and have decided it's time to turn off the pump that sends water out to the coop, so we need to fill the winter water tank. Then we need to put up some plastic panels around the coop, just in case we get even more snow. Only about 3" yesterday, but the winter weather is a bit unpredictable this year, so we are getting prepared for anything. The panels are made and just need to be attached, so no big deal there.

It will be an exhausting day, so I am enjoying my morning coffee all the more!! :caf
 
Good morning! Coffee is ready. Full test and decaf on the menu.

We got all the netting down yesterday. What a big job that was!!! Now I'm not so sure I want to put it back up in the spring. Maybe just cover some large open areas. I sure don't want another eagle attack, but I don't know about the netting solution either.

Water to the chickens is off for the winter. We have a 100 gallon tank out there that we will get their water from. If we go through it, we'll refill it using hoses. Takes a couple 100' hoses to do it. The coop is about 200' away from the house. It seemed rather close when we chose the spot, but when we are laying out hoses it suddenly seems like a long way. lol

It is supposed to be snowing right now, but it isn't. I don't know what to expect of the weather this weekend. Weather.com has not been right for the last few days. I think this storm is unpredictable.

Have a great day!
 
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Thanks George. I am having an afternoon cup with you. Glad to see you back! It was getting pretty quiet in here with me talking mostly to myself. :gig

Well, I shouldn't say that. Karen comes in regularly to make tea, when she has time away from taking care of hubby. And Cap comes in to lend her expertise on what to do for him. :)

Also, I just pulled out tiramisu cookies from the oven. They smell heavenly. Haven't tried one yet. First time to make them.
 
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