Snow! In Texas! AGAIN!!!

[Mini Horses]

For most, the problem is various animals at several points. So filling, drink and dump can't work. Been in the snow/freeze many times. This year not so much...couple light freeze days....right now, rains won't stop! Cold rain but, not frozen. 50-75 miles out, not so. They have the bad stuff. Coastal helps sometimes. This yr in VA it has.

 

[Bruce]

Those dog run houses were the mansions of their day in the 1800’s in Texas.

Similar to or the same as "shotgun" houses? The name being from the (presumed) ability to open the door on both ends and not hit anything if you fire a shotgun through the house.

I can see that breeze thing working, the space between my 2 barns always seems to have at least a little breeze even when there is little wind otherwise. The Bernoulli effect I think.

here just ain't no quit or back up in me just because something is hard.

Nope, there is only "go forward".

I would fill a tank up just enough so everyone can get a good drink in the morning then dump the tank then do it again in the evening and leave it empty all night.

I follow 2 youtube channels that do that for their chickens, ducks and geese (northern VT and NH). Stomp the ice out in the morning and fill with water, repeat in the afternoon. Some chickens will eat snow, even when there is water available. I ASSUME other animals would eat snow to get hydration if they had too but of course that means they need to eat even more to keep their body temp up.

 

[Madhouse Pullet]

Omgoodness I an hoping for the best @Baymule ! And all you others going through it. That snow just looks nasty cold! I would probably freeze to death
You're a hard worker, totally respect your care for your animals.

 

[messybun]

How’d chores go in blizzard town this morning? Are the lambs still doing okay in this?

 

[Baymule]

Since this is a 100 year record breaking snow, ice and lowest recorded temperatures, it’s probably a safe bet I’ll be dead before the next one rolls around. LOL LOL All I got to do is make it through THIS one. Hahaha. Been out to feed birds and toss hay to sheep. Checked on Scotty, last ewe to lamb and no babies yet. Back in the house drinking coffee and ate the toast my husband fixed for me.

@Simpleterrier we have a F250 diesel and a diesel Kawasaki mule. Yup, fuel is gelled and we aren’t even trying to start them. Battery went dead on mule right before storm hit and we ordered one. Haha, fat lot of good that’s doing us! Neighbor has a heating and air conditioning business and has left his truck running. He is helping people get their heat on at no charge. He even got wood from a BBQ restaurant, he and owner of restaurant took the BBQ wood to a family with a fireplace.

Can’t wait for this stuff to go away. Satellite for TV is frozen up, got to get extension ladder, shimmy up the ladder and rake snow off the dish.
We got another inch or two of snow.

 

[Baymule]

How’d chores go in blizzard town this morning? Are the lambs still doing okay in this?

Haven’t started yet. Drinking my coffee, but I ran out to feed the wild birds, almost through the second 40 pound bag of birdseed. Got one more bag. Tossed hay to sheep, checked lambs and came back in. Lambs are doing great. The Sweater Girl is starting to jump around and play. She had me worried, being born in an ice storm, but is doing fine. Thanks for asking!

 

[Bruce]

Careful with that ladder climbing Bay!!! Snow and ice are no place for that sort of thing.

100 year event. Well you know what they say in the financial world "Past performance is no guarantee of future results". Lake Champlain pretty much froze over every year 100 years ago. It has more like 3 or 4 times per decade for a number of decades.

 

[Beekissed]

Hard times helps test the pioneer spirit, Bay, and you have it in spades! I love your TX pioneer spirit!

 

[Baymule]

I went stomping down the pipeline. I had company. Prince.

 

[Beekissed]

I miss having a horse...especially one with a lot of character. Such a bond can be formed with those. Great pics, Bay!!! Beautiful subjects!