Savingdogs-Saving the chickens

[savingdogs]

Thanks for the cheer-up....I needed that!

Java I'm starting to be HAPPY no one else wants to drink the goat milk. All the more for me.............

 

[Denim Deb]

It's a good thing I wasn't eating or drinking when I read your hubby's comment about the chickens!

 

[glenolam]

SD - I just heard from my brother who's up in Spokane...he said it's -20* right now!

 

[savingdogs]

Wow! That is cold for Spokane....we have the marine influence so it is never as cold here, but it is 20 degrees right now which is darn cold for February here. It is not supposed to make it over 32 up here on my mountain today so we'll be hauling hot water from the house again today.

It is clear today and that usually makes it turn colder....so our snow will no longer be soft and fluffy, but the freeze from yesterday will make it all hard as a rock and slippery.

Isn't winter FUN?

 

[glenolam]

winter is grand....he he he....it's supposed to be 50* here today. raining like heck & high winds, but at least we won't freeze!

 

[CrimsonRose]

Bunny sex is hilarious! I love how they stomp their feet afterward and such to tell all the other buns they just got some! :bun

the weather here is insane today... first we had downpours of rain by the bucketfuls then it hailed... then the sun came out and about 30 mins after that it started snowing! I want spring!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[savingdogs]

Well it looks like we will have the flooding next. I see our weather report holds clear and cold for a couple days and then more snow. So everything here will not evaporate.

Then, we will have a huge warm up and rain. Yikes! I've been through this before in this area. We chose our house on really high and dry ground and no bodies of water very close (except Lake Merwin, to which there is probably a 1,000 foot elevation drop between our house and that lake). Even if Mt. Saint Helens eruped and sent a lahar south they do not think it would reach here. As the crow flies, we are not far from the danger zone but we are really only in an area of ash fall. It can be chilling sometimes to turn a corner in a road and see the giant volcano so darn close but it is a beautiful site. We also got to witness two eruptions (from miles away, but still) and our family finds geology and geography fascinating.

But it will be hell for those in the lowlands. So many people built their homes right smack dab next to these rivers and pretty little streams. Then every year there is flooding afterwards. I am glad there is assistance for those folks, but I wish my tax dollars were getting them to rebuild their lives somewhere ELSE.

Despite the snow being hard as rocks, the animals seem to like it (except the dogs). But the livestock are all stepping out into the amazingly bright sunshine and not caring about the 23 degree temps. I know that sounds warm to you all in Ohio, but for here, 23 degrees during the day in February is colder than a witches you-know-what. It is always damp here so perhaps the cold feels more permeating, or maybe it is just I'm not acclimated or have the right gear.

But I don't know how people walk around outside when it is 20 below!

 

[ksalvagno]

My goats won't go outside in the cold weather but the alpacas will. I think it has to be at least above 40 before my goats will go out. Not sure why but oh well.

 

[savingdogs]

Well its sunny here...and only 18 degrees now....betcha it is gonna be record cold here tonight. I've never seen that as a daytime temp here.

But my goats are used to RAIN so they are liking this cold sunshine.

 

[Javamama]

Sd- how are your disbuddings looking now? I'm trying to figure out if we did ours good enough. Couple of ours have spots that are peeling and a little bloody today, like a scab coming off. But under that, there is a white bump. I can't tell if it's growth, or something normal.
I asked on other sites but didn't really get clear answers