There are two young cows in the barn. Steers. They are hard to see in the gloom of the winter barn, black cows are just shadows in a shot like this. But they are there and gentle and munching.
I can relate to having the hospital far away. Ours is an hour and a half to one to the south in the city. Or an hour and a half to one in a town to the east. An appointment usually gets paired with groceries or other errands. We are glad to see home come the end of the day! Do you have any troubles letting your chickens out too early? I have to avoid dusk and dawn - foxes and raccoons like to hunt then. Argh!
It will be straight to the appointment and back - I still have the MiL to tend. The only really bad predator I have is the bastard mink so the birds are locked up in the spring. I have never seen a fox. Touch wood! 🤭
It is amazing how HARD you work, especially on a day like this and tomorrow, when way extra time is demanded of you.
A barn so old and dry is such a worry. I'm glad you provide exits for all your creatures, but my worry is would they run out? I've heard of horses refusing to leave. Maybe that's an old wives' tale. I hope so. I know this sounds ridiculous, but when I was teaching, they conducted fire drills. I guess that's out of the question in your circumstances. Would the pigs run but the steers not so much?
I could see the two steers and I think FreeBee and Jude moving about in the adjacent pen. Maybe Tima. Not sure. Anyway, good luck tomorrow on your early drive to the city.
I simply do not know if they would run. I guess it would depend where a fire began. I have everything turned off except the the two water heaters so the risk this winter is low. No babies to keep warm.
I can relate to having the hospital far away. Ours is an hour and a half to one to the south in the city. Or an hour and a half to one in a town to the east. An appointment usually gets paired with groceries or other errands. We are glad to see home come the end of the day! Do you have any troubles letting your chickens out too early? I have to avoid dusk and dawn - foxes and raccoons like to hunt then. Argh!
It will be straight to the appointment and back - I still have the MiL to tend. The only really bad predator I have is the bastard mink so the birds are locked up in the spring. I have never seen a fox. Touch wood! 🤭
It is amazing how HARD you work, especially on a day like this and tomorrow, when way extra time is demanded of you.
A barn so old and dry is such a worry. I'm glad you provide exits for all your creatures, but my worry is would they run out? I've heard of horses refusing to leave. Maybe that's an old wives' tale. I hope so. I know this sounds ridiculous, but when I was teaching, they conducted fire drills. I guess that's out of the question in your circumstances. Would the pigs run but the steers not so much?
I could see the two steers and I think FreeBee and Jude moving about in the adjacent pen. Maybe Tima. Not sure. Anyway, good luck tomorrow on your early drive to the city.
I do love your comments.
I simply do not know if they would run. I guess it would depend where a fire began. I have everything turned off except the the two water heaters so the risk this winter is low. No babies to keep warm.