Got down to nine degrees at the farm last night -- critters are huddled in the barn and I have been running hot water out to their water trough.
The more stressful the weather, the more important hydration is. Weather is due to warm up and heavy rain is expected through the weekend.
Of course, with the ground being frozen like it is, that means lots of runoff as the snowpack melts and combines with the rain. Flood warnings have been issued to accompany the Winter Storm Watches and the Avalanche Warnings.
Spending tonight doing some more locksmithing (replacing all the outside locks in the house and re-keying them to all use the same keys. The locks presently there are 30 years old and starting to be not reliable.