Change of plans

[3KillerBs]

If you wear several extra pairs of socks, they make pretty good chore boots in cold weather too. Wool socks are really nice for this, but any kind of sock helps because the boots keep the socks dry. You might need boots a size larger than normal, to allow room for the extra socks-- if someone in the household has bigger feet than you do, you might be able to borrow their boots when cold weather hits

I always wear wool socks.

I have a job where I spend 8 hours on my feet walking on concrete and my super-thick, Omniwool, padded hiking socks are the salvation of my feet.

I even wear them in my boots in the summer because my feet sweat so badly that cotton socks get soggy and disgusting. Wool socks get damp, but never nasty.

(Sorry, wool sock missionary. )

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Sorry, I know this is unusual for Texas, but that tiny powdering of snow is the apocalypse, eh?

I'm not bitching, lol, compared to the 3ft and -11 for over a week last year, I'll take it, but the ladies are not happy! But WE were talking about how glad we were that we had ample space since our birds are cooped up.. it's true what they say, if you don't like the weather in Texas give it a day

 

[Auntiejessi3]

This was last year, the weather here is one extreme to the next

 

[rosemarythyme]

As a Yankee transplanted to the south:

Our cars don't have snow tires.

We don't own heavy winter coats, gloves, and boots. My muck boots have tread so I can walk on snow, but no insulation (they're hot enough already when I'm working in the coop on a 95F degree day in July).

Our heat pump HVAC systems don't function well below 30F.

The small town I lived in up in Massachusetts had more snow removal equipment than this entire country does (and in the recent storms we have managed to flip not one but TWO plow trucks upside down).

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We don't even own a snow shovel, but we at least DO have an ice scraper for the vehicle windows.

I'll admit to having gotten soft about winter. I'm OK with that -- I planted peas today.

It's ok, I grew up in southern CA so I'm still not great dealing with snow. No snow tires either, any snow greater than about 1/2" and my car isn't going anywhere. We have 1 snow shovel, which we bought years ago when we had really heavy snow and faking it with a regular garden spade wasn't cutting it any longer.

My one big gripe with colder weather is I suffer from chilblains so I'm in gloves about half the year. I need them whether working outside or just going out for a drive in the winter.

But at least I'll be planting peas later this month - woo hoo!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Their introduction to fodder... it's spring wheat. They were very skeptical at first, lol, but after Piper took the first bite it was on

 

[Auntiejessi3]

My husband cracks me up! I told him I was going to take the leftover chicken wire from the in-coop brooder we did and do a 10-inch high perimeter around the bottom of the run to help keep the litter in, he said don't you still have some hardware cloth, that would be so much better. (He pretends not to be interested, but I know he is) So, I'm going to do it in HWC. will post pics tomorrow

 

[Auntiejessi3]

OMG, 2 weeks left till the littles arrive, I'm crazy excited!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

My husband was clipping his finger nails outside and apparently that is super eggciting

 

[3KillerBs]

My husband was clipping his finger nails outside and apparently that is super eggciting

"Why don't you scratch in the dirt and wear your claws down on the rocks like we do?"

 

[Auntiejessi3]

"Why don't you scratch in the dirt and wear your claws down on the rocks like we do?"

Right He started clipping and they came running like nuts!