...when these damn chicks are out in their pen. The Beast got the window into the barn door (looks good!) even though it was only around 40 degrees outside when he did it. The chicks out there are fine and very lively. So are the ones inside the house.
The Beast, who is never as careful as he should be, opened up the top of one of the bins to put more food into the feeder and three of the chicks flew out of it. I had to help round them up to get them back into the bin. The Beast was *armed* with a towel that he threw over them, one-by-one, and they were finally put back where they belonged. His big complaint? As soon as they hit the floor, it was like they shit on it with every step. LOL! Like that mattered? It's not very big and is easily vacuumed up. My concern was their being hurt because the Beast isn't very gentle when he gets frustrated. However, we got them into their bin without any injuries to any of us.
They are surprisingly fast on their feet, even at their present size. And they have enough feathers now to easily fly a few feet up into the air. They can't fly far but it's enough to get out of the way of any possible captors. Like us. I will be so glad when Sunday comes and there will be a break in the low nighttime temperatures that will allow the chicks to adjust to the pen. The pen will continue to be heated for the next couple months to ensure the best environment for them. Not too hot, not too cold.
The Beast had a taste for the steak and onion (and cheese) sandwiches from our local pizza place. I decided to try the steak and mushroom instead. It was great but not enough mushrooms for my taste. But I ate it. Half for our late lunch and then the second half for my dinner. I also ate some of the cole slaw we had in the fridge. For a bit of dessert, I had some yogurt. Strawberry. This particular blend has strawberries...lots of them...in it when you get the large container of it. When strawberries are in season and fairly inexpensive, I always like to add some fresh ones to it. Yummy! But even without fresh ones, it's still very tasty.
The Beast went to bed early. When I woke up from my after dinner nap at 8:30pm, he was already in bed (and snoring!). I let him sleep and brought my electric blanket into my computer room. I'll stay in it and sleep in my recliner when I am ready...which will be soon. It's already 12:30am and I am tired. I hope to go visit with Cee tomorrow so I want to be up bright and early to get a few things done before I leave. I need to do some wash and I want to get mine done before the Beast starts in on his.
Love you all. Hope you are keeping warm and dry. Be careful driving in the snow and sleet. It's just awful. We are still snow free here and no black ice so far. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we don't end up with a much worse winter than normal. Our normal is really just one good snowfall that disappears within a day or so. That's about all the snow I can stand. At my age, walking on that stuff can be dangerous. Hell, walking on it at any age can be! ***Hugs***
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