chicken run................

we went to the poultry farm and jen got what looks like 5 pullets and two roos
jody thought that one was an older pullet but i think that it's a roo
actually i was looking at them and i am thinking........there may only be two pullets in there

i hope not
i hope they are at least 6 pullets
cause that's what she paid for
and these are 19 week old birds

i saw some speckled sussex X buff orpington crosses that i want
and a few other birdies
a lavender orp
some more buffs
a few mille fleurs
and a blue egg laying anacona...............
i don't have enough space for them you know
so i reserved a few of them
i will be going out i hope in a few weeks to get them
or at least chicks out of them

today is still FREEKEN cold
yesterday was a nightmare of cold

we put the pullets in jen's coup and sealed up some air leaks that are great ventilation come summer but are nightmare air leaks right now
i told them to increase the bedding and to also make sure the birds get extra fat and carbs

i didn't get home until after 4 so today i have to do some of the errands from yesterday
as well as bernie's since he's down at work ......... he's doing our van today
meanwhile
it's freeken cold
and i didn't sleep because i was down stoking the stove
when i bring in wood later i am going to bring in short wood and lay the fire the opposite way for tonight

meanwhile we also found out that somehow the basement door was opened wide for 24 hours
if it wasn't for the chickens down there, i swear that the pipes would have frozen
bernie was the last one down there, and he swears he didn't do it
i know richard the ghost didn't
and i haven't been down there
so it had to be bernie accidently left it

it's a bit easier now to get the house warmed up

i gave my plum goosedown coat a good test run yesterday, this is the one i bought last spring.
it passed with flying colors....so to speak
i was warm, without being hot, and it didn't have cold spots like some of the other goosedown coats i have
it's only a tiny bit big on me...about half a size so that's good.......i had room to move and also to layer more if i had thought of it
i now wish i had gotten a second one...... with the half price sale.....they also have the matching coat but i would like a second jacket.......it's 36'' long so that is a good jacket length for cold
i never understood short waist length goosedown jackets
i think that a jacket needs to come down to at least mid thigh to be considered an outer wear JACKET...........no?
anything shorter then that may not keep you warm, which i thought was the whole POINT of a jacket.....i could be wrong though

today after i get my stuffs done in town is more cookie baking
NEXT YEAR.....( watch now, famous last words) i will start in august and freeze it all
oye
bernie doesn't know it......cause we don't exchange holiday or birthday gifts anymore
but i got him some good steak knives and a dvd of celtic woman (the christmas one)
he loves celtic woman so i figured i had the gift checks left over from what i didn't use on cookware............ well they will be here i think this week

speaking of cookware, that cast iron enameled dutch oven....... I LOVE IT
soups, stews, stovetop roast beef, roast pork, tomato sauce........ with meatballs....
i am using that thing at least two or three times a week
now i want to get a strub or two or even a le crueset but i don't want to pay the price......so i will go to the outlet and get on the sale list
i can snag them pretty cheap that way...about 70% off list
WITH the same warrenty
i am also going to get the cook book 'glorious one pot meals'
not that i will follow the recipes ( who the hell really follows recipes.....and all you folks that know me are now helpless with laughter)
but i would like to see the ideas and metholds

and i can get it at a decent discount

ok i have to go now
the feed store will be opened in about ten minutes
as will the post office
and i would like to get back to the house before town traffic gets heavy
and then get the ducks into the draft proofed pens for a few hours

ttyl
vi