2011.... Record breaking drought... and wildfires.
We are luckily pretty safe where we are at. Enough cottonfield and tended cropland surround us to keep fire at bay if needed.... Its pretty scary right now. So dry breathing is uncomfortable. The sirens of the firetrucks are a common occurance even here. Some areas are getting hammered with horrible fires. Today we had a fire around the corner from us. Arson to make it even worse... kids... burned a yard and a line of pine trees. Standing outside chatting with a neighbor we saw the smoke puff and then the plume of fire above the trees and rooftop. Scary. Tuesday on the way home I passed the burned patch of a small grassfire along the highway.... smoking and starting to burn again. I called it in and they said it was put out a few hours before.... missed a spot I guess. We pray for rain.... and the safety of all the firefighters. I have never experienced fires in Texas that I remember them bringing in airplanes to fight with... Its always been forrest and mountains that needed that!
On a more positive note..... we have chicks in the brooder home hatched... hatch rate wasnt so hot. 9 of 25 eggs. Another big batch in the incubator. Moved the incubator out of thehouse into the barn.... we shall see how they hatch out there... downsized the rabbit cages to make room for chick raising.... Still no bunny babies. Hoping to make it to a show about an hour away and consider adding some stock. Got our first turkey egg today. Cant WAIT to raise turkey babies! Considering getting out of raising ducks... of course if I get any to hatch that may change.... they are tooo cute.. until they grow up. Having to redo a bird run this weekend... Oh and we have doves now! Diamond doves. Hoping they settle in and raise babies soon.
Probably lotsmore to talk a bout... but too much to get done for now.
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