....or very early. I guess it depends on just how you look at it. It's almost 3AM here and I have been awake for a couple hours. It's that darn FB that contributes to my delinquency. I should know better. I don't scroll past many of the posts that my family and friends post on my site. I've learned to recognize ones that have been posted several times and avoid those. But some are really interesting. Others are cute or funny. I like those especially. I just should learn to avoid FB when I am just up to use the bathroom but remember that I haven't done my blog. Like it really matters to a lot of people. Oh well. It makes ME feel better and, sometimes, I think my family cares. I know that Bratfink sometimes comments and I always check to see what anyone has to say.
Today, when the Beast and I checked the weather (because of the chicks), we discovered that the cold front is REALLY going to hit us. Tuesday night will be especially cold (around 19 degrees). Tonight was only expected to go down to about 30 degrees. But we worry because the chicks are still not fully fledged. Close, but no cigar. We made a few changes in the barn to help provide warmth for them by hanging a heavy blanket over the area that they were in originally. Since it is now an open area, the blanket provides a barrier that does keep the heat up around 50 degrees, which they can survive in. I went out to the barn about an hour after we did that and found they were all in the area and fluffed up so that they looked like little balls of feathers. About 8 of them were sitting on the perch the Beast had made. The first one, not the one I showed in my pictures.
I went out again later and they looked like they were taking turns at the feed and water, then returning to their places. I know that their fluffing their feathers helps to hold heat in so they are managing so far. It was down to 32 outside when I checked them last. I will really be happy when they are full grown.
My bff, Carol, sent me an email to let me know she HAD talked to Staffie so that was a load off my mind. We both worry about him and I know we (Staffie and I) worry about Carol all the time. She's 10 years older than I am and, damn, *I* feel old at times. I can't even imagine how SHE feels, especially with her health problems. But we ALL have those once we get over...oh, say 50?
I caught the Beast watching the replay of the Super Bowl game on TV. He said to me....*You'd think they would have worked on some of those bad plays that were made yesterday and done better today!* He's such a nut at times.
I haven't seen hide nor hair of the Princess with the letter of mine yet so I am still in the dark what that is all about. Sure hope it's not bad news. Her second miniature goat was finally born. She posted pictures of them both on FB (they are both nannies). They are adorable. She also said that Johnnycakes bought two pregnant rabbits. Their *farm* is growing. They have 37 or 38 chickens and that is not going to be really easy to care for. I've been reading some of the magazines the Beast bought and they are subject to injuries and different types of sickness that you have to watch for. I think I am glad we only have a dozen....LOL.
At least the Beast hasn't gotten it in his head to get any goats. Which is a big relief to me. This area isn't zoned for farms, I don't think. I DO know we can't have pigs, however. Thank goodness. Their poo really stinks! Enough to gag a maggot!
Time to get back to bed for a few more hours of sleep. I love you all. Remember...a hug is free and it's returnable, too. *Wink* Spread your smile around. It makes people wonder just what the hell are you up to? ***Hugs***
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