[Ag-eq] Cold

[dogwood farm]

The poor goat is going stir crazy.  We haven't let him out of the barn
since before it snowed Wednesday over night.  The snow was so light
that it blew around like snow in a snow globe.  If we had let him out
in that stuff, all he would want to do is go right back inside and we
just couldn't leave him out with his stall door open as usual because
the snow would soon have covered his stall and that would have been a
b***h to have cleared out with the wet straw, put fresh straw down and
then do that again every time we let him out.  When it warms up
tomorrow, he can stretch his legs a bit then.

Susan

On 1/7/18, Nella Foster via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> It was 1 degree when I got up on new years day.  We had over a week with
> temps never getting above freezing.  I've been spending my time breaking
> ice
> on animal waters and carrying hot water from the house.  The last 3 days
> have been above 40, but now it is raining.  Fortunately we haven't had snow
> or sleet.
>
> Nella
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of dogwood farm via
> Ag-eq
> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2018 12:59 PM
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> Cc: dogwood farm
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Cold
>
> On 1/7/18, dogwood farm <dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Tracy and Jody,
>>
>> Here just east of Richmond, VA, it was minus 6 on my front porch this
>> morning when we went to feed the cats, dogs and the goat.  Then of
>> course we had to bring in all the water buckets and containers, loosen
>> the blocks of ice in them and fill them back up with hot water.  I am
>> so glad we are going to get a warm spell even though it will be
>> raining most of the time.  The only problem will be not really knowing
>> what will be on the other side of the warm spell.  Our luck, it will
>> be sleet and freezing rain and we will lose power.  I really feel bad
>> for those who lost power with the storm that went up the coast.  We
>> only got 8 inches of snow, but Chesapeake, Virginia Beach and Norfolk
>> had about 12 inches and a lot of power loss.  Those areas are just not
>> equipped for that kind of snow, water yes, snow, no.
>>
>> Susan
>> dogwoodfarm62 at gmail.com
>>
>> On 1/7/18, Tracy Carcione via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> It's really cold here.  The weather said it would drop below 0 last
>>> night, and during the day it's been around 8.  I don't remember it
>>> getting this cold since I've lived here, some 30 years, though I've
>>> only paid close attention since I've had a garden, and especially
>>> since I've had a fig tree, which is only maybe 10 years.  My current
>>> fig tree is supposed to survive in Chicago, which is pretty cold, so
>>> we'll see.  I hope my hydrangea and asparagus make it, too.
>>>
>>> I'm in hibernate mode-don't want to do much except stay inside, sit
>>> around, and eat.  But it's supposed to warm up above freezing next
>>> week, so hopefully I can get out and get moving.  Not that I don't
>>> get out some now; it's just hard to get started.
>>>
>>> How are the rest of you getting on?  Too bad we can't all go visit
>>> Jewel, and get some summer.
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
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