Animals
- Digging Out
Yesterday brought us another 9 inches of snow.There was much digging out to be done by mid afternoon. A neighbor plowed our long driveway... and we did a little clean-up work with the 4 wheeler. The chickens, turkeys, goats, pigs and donkeys...
- January Quietude
After the hustle and bustle of the holiday season,it was wonderful to be able to enjoy a quiet weekend at home. Most of Saturday we spent indoors.I finished one quilt top and started another, while Hubbs caught up on his reading. Sunday morning...
- Wintry Weekend
After waiting for what has seemed like an eternity,the first snow of Winter arrived this weekend. Now, you may remember that we had a 6 inch snowfallon the weekend after Halloween.(Yes, that was the weekend we drove to W.V. to pick up our piglets,and...
- Water Water Everywhere!
I am so happy to report thatafter three solid days of rain,our snow has melted! Our grass is even beginning to turn green. This may seem like no big deal.But, we have had snow on the ground,with the exception of one unseasonably warm weekin January,...
- Blizzard!
Ok, enough is enough! We have had a total of 3 foot of snow so far this month.... and we are not even half way through February. Although it is beautiful to look at, it does make farm life a bit more challenging. Yesterday was a crazy day! I went out...
Animals
Snow....Finally
No, we did not have snow for Christmas.
The snow came right on schedule, however, for Farm Show week.
Each January, Pennsylvania has its annual Farm Show...
a huge exposition of everything related to farming.
And each January, Farm Show week
has some of the harshest weather of the year.
We had about 3 inches on Friday, and another inch or so Saturday morning.
Of, course I had to take a few pictures to document this first snow for you.
The dogs love the snow,
with the exception of 15 year old Hickory,
whose belly runs along the ground picking up snowballs.
Maddie loves to burrow in it,
coming up with a nose full...
yummy!
For a water dog with thick long fur,
snow is a luxury.
Sam and Oakley didn't even seem to notice.
The horses.....
aside from wearing clumps of snow in their hooves (like ice skates)
they don't much seem to care, either.
The hens were a different story.
They wouldn't leave their houses until I shoveled a path for them.
Spoiled girls....
The goats, like the horses didn't seem to care, either
Hubbs and I took a walk, looking for animal tracks.
We saw a lot....
but they were all from the same species....
dog.
I caught this beautiful, unusually colored cardinal at our feeder...
And of course no day is complete without a little something gross!
So, if you have been following my tales, you will know that
I gave the horses a de-wormer/boticide last week.
Here is what was passed in their manure.
In case you have never seen what a bot egg hatches....
this is the larvae of the bot fly.
These creatures can infest the stomach of the horse
and cause serious damage.
Yikes!
What is life without a little pestilence???
By the way, I did something I rarely do...
I posted an entry this weekend.
So, if you are still looking for a little reading material,
see below.
- Digging Out
Yesterday brought us another 9 inches of snow.There was much digging out to be done by mid afternoon. A neighbor plowed our long driveway... and we did a little clean-up work with the 4 wheeler. The chickens, turkeys, goats, pigs and donkeys...
- January Quietude
After the hustle and bustle of the holiday season,it was wonderful to be able to enjoy a quiet weekend at home. Most of Saturday we spent indoors.I finished one quilt top and started another, while Hubbs caught up on his reading. Sunday morning...
- Wintry Weekend
After waiting for what has seemed like an eternity,the first snow of Winter arrived this weekend. Now, you may remember that we had a 6 inch snowfallon the weekend after Halloween.(Yes, that was the weekend we drove to W.V. to pick up our piglets,and...
- Water Water Everywhere!
I am so happy to report thatafter three solid days of rain,our snow has melted! Our grass is even beginning to turn green. This may seem like no big deal.But, we have had snow on the ground,with the exception of one unseasonably warm weekin January,...
- Blizzard!
Ok, enough is enough! We have had a total of 3 foot of snow so far this month.... and we are not even half way through February. Although it is beautiful to look at, it does make farm life a bit more challenging. Yesterday was a crazy day! I went out...