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DigMyChicks said:
Good morning IM, Debby, Janie, and all.
It’s raining again. We’re supposed to get a couple inches between today and tomorrow.
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Good morning, DMC. It's sprinkling here, but we only have a 5% chance in the weather report- that didn't stop it yesterday when we had a 2% chance. At least our mud has mostly dried up.

Those poor people down on the coast (Houston area)have lost homes, vehicles, and essentially everything. A lot of them don't have flood insurance so they really have lost everything. Some places haven't had power for weeks. And here they are getting slammed again. Sad.

Are you all going to be able to harvest any crops this year?
 
My chickens have been locked in their runs for the last two days. We have a raccoon hanging around. I have a trap, but he hasn't tripped it.
Tuesday, Jim and I were about to leave to meet some of our kids at the Collin St. Bakery. I went out to get the flocks in. Got everyone in the littler run in, except one little rooster. Turned around to go to the big run, and an adult raccoon ran out and took off for the woods. I managed to lure the chickens in, except for one little hen. I threw some scratch into a sturdy little dog gazebo that I have, thinking my little rooster would go in there, so I could catch him. Meanwhile I caught my hen, little Red, and put her inside the run. Turned around to check on the rooster and the raccoon was in the pet gazebo. I ran and locked the raccoon in, got my rooster locked up, but we had to leave. I thought I'd deal with the raccoon when I got home. He managed to get out. He must of squeezed through the space around the door. Anyway, he is still around I'm sure, so the chickens are locked up and unhappy about it.
 
janiedoe said:
My chickens have been locked in their runs for the last two days. We have a raccoon hanging around. I have a trap, but he hasn't tripped it.
Tuesday, Jim and I were about to leave to meet some of our kids at the Collin St. Bakery. I went out to get the flocks in. Got everyone in the littler run in, except one little rooster. Turned around to go to the big run, and an adult raccoon ran out and took off for the woods. I managed to lure the chickens in, except for one little hen. I threw some scratch into a sturdy little dog gazebo that I have, thinking my little rooster would go in there, so I could catch him. Meanwhile I caught my hen, little Red, and put her inside the run. Turned around to check on the rooster and the raccoon was in the pet gazebo. I ran and locked the raccoon in, got my rooster locked up, but we had to leave. I thought I'd deal with the raccoon when I got home. He managed to get out. He must of squeezed through the space around the door. Anyway, he is still around I'm sure, so the chickens are locked up and unhappy about it.
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That's one slippery raccoon Janie. Hope you can get rid of him soon.
 
Finally planted the garden yesterday lol

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janiedoe said:
Good morning, DMC. It's sprinkling here, but we only have a 5% chance in the weather report- that didn't stop it yesterday when we had a 2% chance. At least our mud has mostly dried up.

Those poor people down on the coast (Houston area)have lost homes, vehicles, and essentially everything. A lot of them don't have flood insurance so they really have lost everything. Some places haven't had power for weeks. And here they are getting slammed again. Sad.

Are you all going to be able to harvest any crops this year?
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I feel bad for them too.
Who knows what the summer will bring. It’s a long time until harvest. It is getting old. I’m worried for my oldest. He has a list of septic systems to put in and it is stressing him out. He is getting ready to do son #2’s septic as it has to be updated. Tempers will be flying.:hmm
 
janiedoe said:
My chickens have been locked in their runs for the last two days. We have a raccoon hanging around. I have a trap, but he hasn't tripped it.
Tuesday, Jim and I were about to leave to meet some of our kids at the Collin St. Bakery. I went out to get the flocks in. Got everyone in the littler run in, except one little rooster. Turned around to go to the big run, and an adult raccoon ran out and took off for the woods. I managed to lure the chickens in, except for one little hen. I threw some scratch into a sturdy little dog gazebo that I have, thinking my little rooster would go in there, so I could catch him. Meanwhile I caught my hen, little Red, and put her inside the run. Turned around to check on the rooster and the raccoon was in the pet gazebo. I ran and locked the raccoon in, got my rooster locked up, but we had to leave. I thought I'd deal with the raccoon when I got home. He managed to get out. He must of squeezed through the space around the door. Anyway, he is still around I'm sure, so the chickens are locked up and unhappy about it.
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Raccoons are an absolute pain. We’ve had our share of problems with them. I hope you catch that bugger soon.
 

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