The pond finally completely thawed yesterday needless of the fact is was a rather chilly day. The forecast had called for warm temperatures but the sun was a no-show. Still it was warm enough to melt the rest of the ice in the pond.
We have yet to find out where the filter and pump are but think the filter is under ground and another cord was found lying next to the pond but when we followed it it disappeared under ground as well, but we wren't sure where it went to after that. We'll probably have to dig it up because everytime we plugged it in to the outlet, it caused it to short circuit. But we did get the lights in the greenhouse working and the fountain in the pond as well.
Can't wait for the flowers to grow in and I think we're going to add some lighting to the pond and some water lilies as well.
I had wanted to do more yardwork but it was too cold and wet so headed for the barn to start on the rabbit's hutch. She is temporarily housed in a dog crate at the moment so really needs something bigger. We found an old wooden cart that was used as shelter for the stray cats but we dragged it to the barn for the rabbit so that she had a place to hide if she felt she needed it. When the hutch is complete, I'll post photos.
Last Thursday, we had the farrier over and he did all the horses feet and today we adminstered deworming to all three as well dusted them for lice. We fear Duke has been suffering badly from them. He had scratched himself so bad on his chest he created a bald spot. We checked for lice but it looked more like extremely dry skin, but for safety took the precaution and dusted him and the rest of the horses. Hopefully, that will do the trick and the horses should be set for a couple more months.
Last Thursday, we had the farrier over and he did all the horses feet and today we adminstered deworming to all three as well dusted them for lice. We fear Duke has been suffering badly from them. He had scratched himself so bad on his chest he created a bald spot. We checked for lice but it looked more like extremely dry skin, but for safety took the precaution and dusted him and the rest of the horses. Hopefully, that will do the trick and the horses should be set for a couple more months.