Today we got a bit of a shock. The chicks have feathers on their wings! When they started spreading them, we were totally shocked to see that. Of course, that will change as they grow. I'm sure feathers don't grow (do they?) and they will be losing these as they get bigger but I'm no expert on that. But it was so damn cute to see them.
They are getting too big now to keep in the one bin so we are breaking them up tomorrow. Luckily, I had an empty bin (that I have plans for but, hey, for now we will use it) and we will set it up with all it needs. It will give the Beast a chance to change the wood chips in the old bin. It needs it. Then we will have two bins with 11 in each one. We only need it until this cold snap we are experiencing right now to pass so we can transfer them to the barn/shed/coop...LOL. Henceforth I will refer to it as the *coop* so I don't have to type all that.
We will still have heat lamps out there for them. Until they are bigger, they don't do well without it. Also, they will need it if we get snow of any depth because they don't do well in snow I understand. Today they actually started complaining when their food got low. It was funny to hear how loud they got. It's not like the feeder was empty, it was just really low with just the seeds in the tray and not very deep. Thankfully, the Beast bought two sets (it's the one time it was good that he did but he didn't get two bottles). He had figured that he could change the trays as needed for the chicks but use the same bottles. The bottles don't get dirty but the trays sure do. He'll go buy two bottles tomorrow.
I made us some leftovers today for dinner while the Beast was making his bean soup. Since the weather will be fairly cold for the next several days (or even a week if you count night time), he figures soup will be a necessity to really warm us up. I'll make corn muffins tomorrow to have with it. I tried some tonight and made the Beast taste some because I wasn't sure if it was just me or not but I thought it needed more salt. It wasn't just me. When I make mine, I usually put some cayenne pepper in it (not a lot) just for a little *snap*. It's also good for you, too.
As I suspected, there's still enough roast left for at least one more meal but the mashed potatoes are gone. I may just make a small cheesy potato casserole to go with it when I serve it on Tuesday. I'm not planning on making any tomorrow because that would be too many days in a row and the Beast will expect us to have his soup tomorrow. It's got lots of ham in it so it will be nice and filling with the corn muffins. The house still smells like the soup even several hours after it is no longer cooking. I put it in the fridge once it cooled down enough.
I'm doing this up early because I need to jump in the shower and then set my hair (yes, I still do that at times). I already turned on my electric blanket to pre-warm my bed. My warm pajamas are ready to jump into when I get out so I am set. I wish I had another set of these jammies but they came from Macy's and I just don't have the $$ to shop there these days. Especially not with the Beast's new hobby and who knows what he will be buying/spending on the chickens? Not that the idea of having fresh eggs doesn't appeal to me. Do you know that you don't have to refrigerate them for a long time and that the shells on these chicken's eggs will be thicker than what you get from the stores? I have no clue why but it probably has something to do with the feed. I don't think the commercial egg layers get enough calcium in their diets.
I didn't do much of anything (again) other than get dinner for us...oh, not true. I almost forgot...I made us breakfast. Just scrambled eggs and toast since neither of us was really very hungry but we had to eat something. I wasn't hungry at lunch (we ate a late breakfast) but I had some yogurt just to keep my metabolism working right. You really can't skip meals if you want that to work for you and not start storing fat. It's how I am keeping my weight under 130 lbs. Right now I am at 124 and feel good. I also like fitting into size 8's...LOL.
Time to get into the shower. Love you all. Be good. Be happy. Laugh often, it's good for your health. It releases endorphins into your body and that makes you both happy and healthy. Smile a lot. Share your smiles with everyone even if you don't get one back. ***Hugs***
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