We had a big thunderstorm with 60-80 mile and hour winds and hail. I can’t verify the hail because the storm hit about 8:45 and it was too dark to see, but the weather app says we had hail, so there we go. It was loud.

And wet, so much rain so quickly. Despite putting more dirt in front of the coop, the whole area was a muddy mess in the morning. I had almost a full bale of compressed straw (outdoor cat cold boxes don’t use much), so I took it down to the coop, laid it over the mud, and pressed it down with my feet. It is still pretty sloppy, but at least I no longer sink up to my ankles and come away full of mud.

Since the chicks are stuck inside, I tried hanging a romaine lettuce head in their area as enrichment. I used a screwdriver to push some plastic twine through the stem, then hung it in the chick area.

Chicks don’t seem thrilled.

But Pooh finding a caterpillar was great fun!