Coolish but not too much below freezing. Actually, it must have been right at freezing because the hoses weren't frozen and I was able to fill up the Muscovy's bucket with no trouble.
During morning chores I threw in a square bale of hay for the Dexters, just enough to last them till I got home this afternoon after a day at the health department.
Two of the Dexter cows (Brie and Pixie) had broken through the polywire and into the last pasture. The do that when the power is low on the electric fencer. I turned off the power and pushed them back in with the other cows and did repairs. Then I put up three cross fences so that they had to stay in their winter pen.
When I turned on the power I noticed that I had a big-time short. The voltage was down from 6.9 to 3.9. I expect that once Chas and I can turn on and turn off the paddocks we'll find the problem tomorrow. I'm too bushed to do it this evening. I think there are two polywires touching each other and shorting out the system.
Once again I spent my four hours at the Health Department working on retrieving data for the LCHD assessment document. Not only was my brain fried but my butt was sore after sitting for so long.
I ate hummus and crackers for lunch. Breakfast was a purchased egg, sausage and biscuit. No time to make breakfast. I had water instead of tea for breakfast and finished that before I left.
After work I drove over to Del's Farm Store where I got a lot of price information on the wide variety of feed that I use on the farm. I also purchased 4 - 50lb sacks of alfalfa pellets and 2 sacks of alfalfa cubes. I also bought a spreader for spreading grass seed, lime and fertilizer. It can be pulled by the tractor or ATV. The feed cost a lot less than at the Farm Store. I may have to change where I buy my feed especially since they have delivery available. The prices are just too tempting. I forgot to ask how much the delivery fee was when I was there but that may be a moot point once I get the small trailer transferred over to me and licensed.
I can use the small trailer to carry all sorts of things including feed, compost and crushed rock.
Charles made curried cauliflower for dinner. I had mine with yogurt.
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