Still dodging the rain drops. Yesterday, CL was supposed to be off. She had the dentist coming to float her horses' teeth. So, since she was going to be there anyway, she was going to feed my horses and hers. We had a nasty line of storms roll thru, thunder, lightening, wind and heavy rain. I was feeling so bad for her, and planned to give her a call to see how she made out. Well, she called me. The dentist canceled on her due to the weather, so she went to work instead. I can't say that I blame her. They let her switch around her day off. So, that meant I had to go to the farm.
However, there was no way I was taking the bike. There was the chance that we could get more storms like that thru out the day. So, I jumped in the truck and left. I also decided that I didn't want to be there longer than I had to be. Got my guys fed, got her guys fed, got the chickens taken care of, then when everyone was done and I had let them loose, I went down and took care of LF's horses. Today's the last day the one is on the meds, so I won't have to do it any more!
RU still hasn't dumped my cart. Hubby worked on my mower for a bit, but has found he needs to get some parts. So I went ahead and picked my field and dumped it all on Mt. Manure. I hated to do it since I want it gone, but at the same time, I don't want my field all overgrown.
I haven't been getting as many eggs as I should. I hear a chicken singing the egg song and can see one on the other side of the fence. RU had put up a board fence and because of Honey, I had put up posts and horse fencing on the inside of that. And, I haven't had a chance to take care of the weeds growing between the 2. So, I went and checked. I found a nest w/5 eggs in it! So, I gathered them up. There were 2 chickens that didn't want to leave that area, so I don't know if one has gone broody, or what.
Went over to talk to RU about possibly using her mower if mine isn't fixed by Monday to mow my field. She's OK w/that. She ran out of gas in her mower and hasn't had a chance to get more. That's why she didn't dump my cart. And I'm thinking that even if she has dumped it, that I'll just add to Mt. Manure again today. I'm thinking the manure from 3 days is all I'm wanting to get in the cart B4 I dump it. And, I might have to cover it w/a tarp to keep the rain from getting in and making it heavier.
Came back, got Stormy fed and put out hay. Those 2 chickens were still over there. When I called them, the one came running, but the other one didn't. So I took all the eggs, marked an X on them, and put them in one corner of the hen house. Then, I put on a denim jacket-this hen pecks-and went over and picked her up. She pecked 1x. But, she had also laid an egg. I figured I'd leave the eggs there overnight, and see what happens.
Came home, relaxed for a bit, then worked more on my kitchen. At least, if nothing else, w/all the rain, my house is getting cleaner. I'll be doing more work in it today.
