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[Rainwolf]

for those who like weaving/knots I ran accross this...
http://archive.org/details/handworkconstruc00eppe

 

[lovinchickypoos]

I was reading the weather report on line. Some idiot called three months of drought a "grace period". I doubt the people dealing with the wildfires agree. I sure don't, and I'm just dealing with my dry garden

Ugh! It always irritates me when the news people say things like that. They'll say "it's gonna be a gorgeous day" with 100 degree weather, or 30mph+ winds just because the sun is shining in a cloudless sky.

Hey all! Renee just called me from the road to let me know one of her eggs pipped!!!!!! She says thanks for all the support, she'll be getting updates from her DH this weekend and will keep me informed. Don't text her though....she asked not to

 

[FirewifeJess]

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I'm just loving it because it's slowly washing all the chicken crap away! Our backyard was atrocious from a dozen chickens crapping all over it all summer long with no rain. I hosed off what I could, but it was still simply awful and disgusting. The flies were bad too. I'm really hoping this short rain will get rid of the mess!!

 

[UrbanEnthusiast]

I'm just loving it because it's slowly washing all the chicken crap away! Our backyard was atrocious from a dozen chickens crapping all over it all summer long with no rain. I hosed off what I could, but it was still simply awful and disgusting. The flies were bad too. I'm really hoping this short rain will get rid of the mess!!

We didn't have a whole lot of problems with flies, fortunately. But I'm with you on this rain washing away the poop!

 

[SweetSilver]

I'm loving the rain! I could just hear the woods heave a big sigh of pleasure. Everything feels so much fresher and cleaner. I'm ready for a nice, damp fall to set in!

--Nikki

Came back to check on thread just for the purpose of finding someone who is happy about the rain!! Thank you!!

Can you hear my sensitive slug skin slurping up the water????

Lovely!

 

[Hinotori]

for those who like weaving/knots I ran accross this...
http://archive.org/details/handworkconstruc00eppe

Thanks! I love the old books on how to do stuff.

 

[Hinotori]

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I'm so glad for rain. That means the grass will green up and grow a little so the chickens can have some fresh greans. They had even taken to eating the oldest plaintain leaves just to eat something green.

And YES, so much chicken poop washed away.

I didn't even mind going out to fix the tarp over the silkie pen in the rain this afternoon, or the fact that I dumped water on myself a few times. It was a nice warm 58 and the water wasn't bad. I just had the tarp tied to far up and it allowed water to pool. I pulled it tight and retied and no issues. It's snug and dry under there. Now I need to make them their new house to go with the new pen.

 

[FirewifeJess]

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I'm so glad for rain. That means the grass will green up and grow a little so the chickens can have some fresh greans. They had even taken to eating the oldest plaintain leaves just to eat something green.

And YES, so much chicken poop washed away.

I didn't even mind going out to fix the tarp over the silkie pen in the rain this afternoon, or the fact that I dumped water on myself a few times. It was a nice warm 58 and the water wasn't bad. I just had the tarp tied to far up and it allowed water to pool. I pulled it tight and retied and no issues. It's snug and dry under there. Now I need to make them their new house to go with the new pen.

I am so excited for our creek to come back too! I know it will still be a while, probably at least a month, but I love listening to it.

 

[TerrorBird]

My young girls are sad and confused when it comes to rain. They're used to warm sunny days when they can run around out of the pen for hours. Now, they venture out from under the covered area for a few seconds and skitter back. I tried to let them out for about an hour and a half today but two red-tailed hawks appeared and I had to rain on the girls' parade...
They got some nice grainy/seedy bread, apples and scratch to compensate, but I still felt sorry for them. Still, I'd rather we get rain for at least a week. At least we humans get a break from yard work.

 

[Greg Richardson]

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Date: 2012-10-13, 9:16PM PDT
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