Getting ready? My honey said "Back in the day, we never had to get ready, we just were." And it's true. Living in Northern Minnesota, you just expected a couple of weeks in January to be at -40 every night, with highs of -20. Not so now. The last few years have spoiled us and we start to whine whenever the thermometer drops below -10. We are wimps.
The cold is coming and I figured the livestock and critters are about as prepared for it as we are-not. This morning was a balmy 25 above and a great morning for being outside. I threw more bedding in with the ducks and chickens, more bedding for the goat, also. The cows got extra hay and a bale in the lean-to for bedding. The bunnies are brushed and bedded. I made my dog a new shelter as her doghouse faces north and she won't let me close the door to keep the wind off of her.
I insulated the chicken coop that the chickens won't stay in with straw bales and this should keep her nice and toasty.
Brought some firewood closer to the house so that I don't have to go out to the woodpile tonight.
"They're" predicting between -20 and -30 for the next four nights with up to 40 mph gusts of wind tonight. The wind has picked up out there but it's still above 0.
Stoke up the stove and stay warm.
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