once probably 20+ yrs ago in the old house we forgot to turn the water off and it was an expensive fix to repair the burst pipe and drywall. i was on xshub’s back a few weeks back when they forecast below freezing temps to make sure he’d shut it off.
I only worry about that when it gets really cold, like single digits.
I normally do shut off the outside spigot, but I think the girls are still using it for the chickens. Might have to find alternative methods for them to do that.
I always turn ON a faucet to drip slowly inside when it freezes to keep the pipes from freezing-there is always at least some water in a pipe, unless you turn off all water, and turn on every faucet until no more water comes out. I forgot to drip the water one night when we first moved here-it got down to 22, and a pipe to the pump burst-it was a bitch to find the break and repair it, too...