So just as the boys and I were heading to bed last night...total darkness. Everyone fumbled their way to the living room and I started lighting candles and finding emergency candles and flashlights. Shane went into MacGyver mode to keep the incubator going so our baby chicks would be ok. He found a power inverter that we had for camping and the battery from our trolling motor had just been charged up and they were enough to keep things going. I was so stressed, we were worried that the battery wouldn't hold out so we didn't get much rest until the lights were back on around 3 am. After we went to bed I kept waking up in a panic every few minutes worried that the power went out again and the chicks were getting cold.
But all is just fine this morning. And hopefully no babies were lost last night. The storm has settled and even the chickens and turkey have come out to see how things are. Now I have hopes of catching a quick nap before starting dinner...
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