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I brought Dandelion in at 12:30 and she downed 4 ounces. Then I wrapped her up and held her until she was all warm, and took her back to Lucy. I’ll leave her with Lucy as much as possible, she doesn’t have the hang of the bottle yet but she’s catching on fast. I’ll wean the boys at 2 months, then Dandelion will have all the milk and that ought to help her grow.
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Lightening storm, looks like strobe lights flashing. Pouring rain, 60 MPH wind gusts, hail, and no power.
Mother Hen
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@Baymule , hope you made it through the storms yesterday okay and no real damage to animals or property
Mini Horses
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Same! Hope all is ok. No harm and power back would be good to hear. 
Coffee at least! 
Those storms are marching thru here tomorrow and sat...one from south, another from west. Couple more inches of rain.
Coffee at least! Those storms are marching thru here tomorrow and sat...one from south, another from west. Couple more inches of rain.
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Dandelion just got me up. She’s had a bottle, has a diaper and I have coffee. Getting daylight. Carson stayed in last night. his big head is in my lap, demanding equal attention. Dandelion is in my lap, eat, pee, nap. Got 1 1/2” of rain. Power came back on. I’ll go check on things outside after while, must have coffee.
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It’s been a day. The storm blew the lift up top on the chicken tractor off. Hail and rain beat those poor chickens literally to death. 12 dead chickens, the rest wet, sad looking and worse for wear. Water, poop soup, a couple inches deep, it was a nasty mess. Poor chickens. I took out the dead chickens and moved chicken tractor. I put pine shavings in it, fed and watered them.
Sheep. Eve’s wether lamb, 2 1/2 weeks old was dead in their shelter. I’m thinking maybe he was hit by hail, ram in there and died. Or maybe the lightning strikes scared him to death. Whatever, he was dead.
Other animals were ok.
My sister called. Apple Springs, 9 miles away, made the Houston news last night. Baseball sized hail!
I looked at the car and truck. Car is fine. Truck hood has paint knocked off in circles, no dents. Will call insurance in the morning.
I got extension ladder and climbed up on the roof. It’s covered in strike marks. Will call insurance company in the morning.
I processed the chickens, skinned, gutted and clean. Put them in ziplock bags, in the freezer. Dog meat. Why waste it? I raised those chickens and fed them well. Dogs can eat them. Not exactly what I planned, but better than dumping them in a hole.
Carried off chicken guts to dumpster. Coming down driveway, Sentry had something at the fence. Another mean snapping turtle! I wonder if it’s the same one? I hauled it 10 miles away. Hope it gets crushed by an 18 wheeler.
Chores. Came in for a much needed shower. Oops. I forgot Dandelion. I put her in the dog crate while I showered. She took 4 ounces and is now cuddled in my lap asleep.
I feel like I’ve been beat with a stick.
Sheep. Eve’s wether lamb, 2 1/2 weeks old was dead in their shelter. I’m thinking maybe he was hit by hail, ram in there and died. Or maybe the lightning strikes scared him to death. Whatever, he was dead.
Other animals were ok.
My sister called. Apple Springs, 9 miles away, made the Houston news last night. Baseball sized hail!
I looked at the car and truck. Car is fine. Truck hood has paint knocked off in circles, no dents. Will call insurance in the morning.
I got extension ladder and climbed up on the roof. It’s covered in strike marks. Will call insurance company in the morning.
I processed the chickens, skinned, gutted and clean. Put them in ziplock bags, in the freezer. Dog meat. Why waste it? I raised those chickens and fed them well. Dogs can eat them. Not exactly what I planned, but better than dumping them in a hole.
Carried off chicken guts to dumpster. Coming down driveway, Sentry had something at the fence. Another mean snapping turtle! I wonder if it’s the same one? I hauled it 10 miles away. Hope it gets crushed by an 18 wheeler.
Chores. Came in for a much needed shower. Oops. I forgot Dandelion. I put her in the dog crate while I showered. She took 4 ounces and is now cuddled in my lap asleep.
I feel like I’ve been beat with a stick.
Margali
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So sorry to hear about your chickens and sheep. 
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Wow. That’s a lot. I’m sad to hear about your losses. We were skipped by hail yesterday but it’s predicted tomorrow. Check your forecast. The hail bouncing up from the ground can be nearly as bad as a full on hit, if that helps.
rachels.haven
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Oh Bay, that's a lot of death in one day. I'm sorry.
