I moved the 2 rooster chicks out to a cage in the main coop. They are not yet fully feathered and nighttime temps are down into the low 40s so I'm a little nervous for them... I have a Mama Hen Pad (MHP) out there for them to snuggle under although they will probably just sit on top of it. Anyways, they were outgrowing my indoor cage and making my kitchen stink too. They needed to go out....
In the process of setting them up for the night, I realized one of my adult Rhode Island White hens is missing... I've checked all the coops, barn, trees, and fences looking for her. No luck... Hoping she shows up tomorrow and that a hawk or coyote didn't snatch her.
Chance of rain tomorrow... Noticed this weekend that my hibiscus which was brought inside for winter was infested with aphids. The flower buds were black because they were coated with bugs... So I mixed up some of this insecticide diluted with water in a spray bottle and went to town. My living room and sunroom smelled very strongly of wintergreen for days... I opened the windows to air out the sunroom since the bunny stays in there and I didn't want to gas the poor thing out. Anyway, I never cleaned the aphids off after spraying so I did that today with a toothbrush and some soapy water... Now I can see if they come back or if I got them all with the spray.
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