[Homestead] Anybody here???

Robert Walton waltonrp at gmail.com
Sun Feb 1 11:51:32 EST 2009


Glad to here that you are OK, just working harder. I fear that the
recent silence means the storm has people iced down.

Water is the worst part of cold for me. Luckily the recent storm
hasn't been much of a problem here.

Rob - Va

On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 8:49 AM,  <Clansgian at wmconnect.com> wrote:
>
>> >I've been hauling water every day in gallon jugs, 5 for each horse morning
>> and eve.
>
> We usually sit up here quite smug about the water supply since we have two
> very large creeks on the place.  But in the recent very cold snap, I noticed the
> goats trying to muscle in on the hens early morning hot water ration.  Sure
> enough, the rapidly flowing creek nearly 20' wide was frozen five inches thick
> and the animals could not get to the water!
>


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