Granny's gone and done it again

[h2oratt]

The last two winters here have had 3-4 very cold nights but no snow or ice.

How is the banana tree

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

Wow! No wonder you don't have many creepy crawlies like we do.

and yet somehow the flies and skeeter's evidently shoot themselves up with anit-freeze and are out ASAP come spring. I still occasionally have a boxelder bug come out to say hi. Which is the last thing he says. (wack/pinch/burn with fire) whatever it takes.

 

[h2oratt]

50 years ago I was cutting firewood to sell in 20 below 0° and knee deep snow drinking iced tea. That's not going to happen again.

8-5gallon watering fountains are a little much to bring inside. We have so few nights of freezing weather it is not cost effective to spend hundreds of dollars on heated fountains. I looked in to them and decided I had more time to thaw than money to buy. I have one that could be used. I got it in TN to provide water for the birds I was photographing in the dead of winter on our deck.

If you buy those black rubber feeding dishes, you get get the ice out east. Plus you can use them for lots of other stuff

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

They had no chicken treat bread as such today and most likely will have none this week with the stores selling out. I bought 3 large loaves of plain white bread as that is what they all will eat. Some of the old ladies will only eat white bread and will not touch whole wheat or multigrain of any kind.

and Curly Sue and Linus now REFUSE to eat white bread as it isn't "hoity-toiety" enough for them.

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

How is the banana tree

 

[h2oratt]

yes! They are doing good. Pretty large too

Let’s see

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Don't they get pooped on?

No clue, I never see poops on anybody.

I don't think 117 is high at all after eating ant normal fastings were changed years back to 80-140.

Really! I thought I was supposed to be aiming at 88-100 in the morning but I knew I could safely go to 140 after eating with no worries. Thanks!

You aic looks good too.

Yes I knew that! It's never been over 7 (or if so, just barely) but I know these are really good numbers. Healthy numbers, in fact.

I would imagine you get tired after you eat just because your tired. Have you had your B vitamins checked? Or D ?

I have not, that I know of specifically but they do a really complete check every 6 months and I bet those would show up if they were low. Sometimes my potassium is a little low so we keep an eye on that.

 

[h2oratt]

and Curly Sue and Linus now REFUSE to eat white bread as it isn't "hoity-toiety" enough for them.

Lol

 

[Granny Hatchet]

I did get the girls 50lbs of cracked corn to day that is give in moderation ahead of freezing their tail feathers off cold nights.

That's a good feed for these cold nights

 

[twisted-acres-farm]

the store had chicken thighs on sale last week so I got a LG package and made stock out of the bones, skins and tossed in some veggies. Got it strained with all the solids in a container for the hens. Cut the meat up and bagged it. Chicken and either dumplings or chicken noodle soup tomorrow night.