We brought our new puppy home on 5/26/2012. Our five cats took one look and 4 of the 5 took off, but they’ve been gradually working their way back home since then.
Last night, M managed to befriend the one remaining holdout in the back yard. She carried him inside and put him in the boys’ bedroom, where he used to sleep.
That was one happy cat. I went in and petted him and he was so happy. It was just like he’d never left.
He’s gone again now, of course, but I think he’ll be back.
I haven’t blogged at all about our chickens yet, so this is a catch-up post.
We ordered our chicks from McMurray hatchery in Iowa.
They hatched on 6/8/2012. They arrived at the Post Office in Madison on 6/9. The PO called us and we picked them up on the same day.
We kept them in a brooder for the first 3 weeks of their lives. On 6/30/2012, we moved them to the chicken tractor because they were getting too big to be in the house and too crowded to stay in the brooder.
Not much to say except we need it badly. Rain barrels are almost empty, so watering with well water. Being a prepper, that makes me think: "What would we be doing if there weren’t any electricity?"
The answer, of course, is that we’d be getting water from the river. That would be very hard work, but if it’s a difference between doing that and starving next winter, I think we’d get it done.
Yesterday, two different sets of storms passed just to our south. We got a very few drops from the second set. Nature can be such a tease.
I’m collecting water in a bucket in the shower again, getting a gallon or two from each shower. Not much, but it’s otherwise completely wasted.
Ending and Beginning 