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[vehve]

CC, how come you're awake?

By the way, how are things over there? I read there was another shooting a few days ago again.

 

[chickadoodles]

I'm up. How are you chickens and coops doing these days CC? Did you get all the critters that were bothering your birds?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

@vehve I go to bed early. I've been up about an hour. There's shootings every night - unrelated to the unrest.

@chickadoodles there are still mink afoot along with all the other regular predators, coons, possums, fox, coyote and the airborne variety. The neighbors husky/malamute pack haven't broken their log chains since early in the year.
I have 2 larger coops and 3 breeder units minkproofed now but all the chicks I hatched this summer are grown and I need more space or sell some. 2 more breeder units that each hold about 6 birds are next to be reinforced. I took some measurements right at dusk last night. Another building that normally takes all the grow out birds has to be completely redesigned. It safeguarded them from raccoons for years but is no defense against mink.

I have all the materials to build automatic doors in the breeder complex, just haven't had the time to finish up.

We're supposed to have a pretty warm December and I'm hoping to get my automatic water systems refurbished to work in the dead of winter. That will take about $100 for each system and lots of new piping.

 

[bamadude]

We're these the ones that stirred up trouble between Bambi and his wife? 

either those or dragonfly's. I dont remember exactly

 

[vehve]

Morning Bama. How's the weather there this morning? We've got depressing rainy weather again here. Karin told me yesterday, that she read that we only had 12 hours of direct sunlight in November, the rest of the time it was cloudy or raining.

 

[bamadude]

It is 48 f right now with a high today of 64f. I think we hit 80f yesterday

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Gas prices are down to $2.15 a gallon here now. 1.99 with a carwash.

It's down to 28 this morning. With a little wind we might dry out a bit as the temperature approaches 50 today.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

CC, how come you're awake?

By the way, how are things over there? I read there was another shooting a few days ago again.

3 people shot, 1 killed overnight a couple blocks from where I grew up. A mother is facing charges this morning for stabbing her infant son to death. Crazy but a normal morning news report.
There are usually more shootings in summer.

 

[vehve]

CC, scary times. Stay safe.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

It's rare for the morning news not to have multiple shootings to report. I can't believe I used to run the streets at night and lived to tell about it.