It's Hot Today.
May. 4th, 2016 01:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
crazychicknladyWe've finally shifted into that time of year where it is hot around here.
Today is likely to run in bits and spurts. Pushing myself to accomplish tasks outside, intermixed with flopping exhausted inside to cool down for a bit.
Then wash, rinse, repeat.
So far I've scrubbed out some waters, and cleared out all the weeds in FluFlu's yard. Unfortunately, his two hens died in the past few weeks (the second one, Carrot, died yesterday). We don't know what killed them, but in a matter of a few hours they went from normal to twisted heads and wobbly, to unable to stand, to dead. The weeding was to kill the Silver Nightshade in the yard, in case they poisoned themselves eating it. I also moved their house, dug up the old floor, threw out the old layer pellets, and moved FluFlu's scratch to a new area. That way if there was a fungus or bacteria to blame, I've exposed them to the cleansing qualities of our heat and sun. If FluFlu survives the next month, he's likely to be fine long term.
Next thing for me to do is scrub out more waters and clean up horse poop.
Today is likely to run in bits and spurts. Pushing myself to accomplish tasks outside, intermixed with flopping exhausted inside to cool down for a bit.
Then wash, rinse, repeat.
So far I've scrubbed out some waters, and cleared out all the weeds in FluFlu's yard. Unfortunately, his two hens died in the past few weeks (the second one, Carrot, died yesterday). We don't know what killed them, but in a matter of a few hours they went from normal to twisted heads and wobbly, to unable to stand, to dead. The weeding was to kill the Silver Nightshade in the yard, in case they poisoned themselves eating it. I also moved their house, dug up the old floor, threw out the old layer pellets, and moved FluFlu's scratch to a new area. That way if there was a fungus or bacteria to blame, I've exposed them to the cleansing qualities of our heat and sun. If FluFlu survives the next month, he's likely to be fine long term.
Next thing for me to do is scrub out more waters and clean up horse poop.
