Animals
Each morning, when I arrive at the barn, Tom Tom is waiting for me and leads me into the barn...a reminder that hungry kitties are waiting. He quickly gulps down his breakfast (spoiled barn kitties get canned food twice a day and unlimited dry food available....amazingly we still don't have a mouse problem), and heads out to attend to his chores. The first order of business is to supervise the horses' breakfast. He walks along the top fence rail and makes sure each of the boys finishes his tub of grain.
Once breakfast is finished, he leads the Littles out into the pasture for grazing time. Hold on there, Red, we need to get your halter off!
After the barn work is complete, he heads out to attend to the rest of the farm. This morning's first order of business was to check the grape arbor. Grape harvest is right around the corner, so checking for ripeness is a daily task....
Let me see....yes, the grapes are looking good...but not quite ripe.
Ok, down from here....and let's go check the chickens.
What's this? Another chicken has taken to perching on the fence!
Looks like "Bad Hair Phyllis" is dreaming of flight, too.
Unfortunately, this morning, we had a bit of a chicken crisis....and I did not have enough free hands to get a picture! One of the fancy gals apparently flew up inside the coop and got herself all tangled in the sticky fly tape that hangs from the ceiling. When I opened the door to the hen house, I was greeted by one frantic chicken. She came right to me and allowed me to pick her up. I actually think she came to me for help. After a few minutes of carefully peeling and cutting the sticky tape out of her wing and tail feathers, she was once again free (sticky, but free) and extremely grateful.
- Important Duties
I posted a picture a few months back of a lovely cat who lives on our farm. We call her boots, because of the white sock on each of her legs. She is not one of our barn kitties (well, not officially), but she eats her meals in the barn (she's quite...
- Crazy Roosters
This story is unedited and told in the words of a very little horse-boy named Ollie. If you've ever had little boys, you will remember that they have their own unique sense of humor. Hello everybody! My name is Oliver Twist....but everybody calls...
- Wanted: Mouser
For Sale: Two Useless (but adorable) Barn Kitties.....Cheap!Actually, they are not for sale. However, it occurred to me this morning, that they are not keeping up their end of the bargain. These two fun loving felines have a warm place to sleep, two meals...
- Chicken Mystery
Every morning, and pretty near all day long, you can hear Handsome Hank crowing his beautiful fully developed "Cock a Doodle Dooooooo". But, lately, there has been another sound coming from the fancy chicken pen. It sounds as though another rooster may...
- You Can't Keep Them Young!
This morning started much the same as every morning on the farm. Our alarm clock is the first "wake up!" song of Mr. Cardinal (Mr. and Mrs. are year-long residents in the tree outside the farmhouse). Without fail, each day he sings the first stanza of...
Animals
Tom Tom, Farm Manager
Each morning, when I arrive at the barn, Tom Tom is waiting for me and leads me into the barn...a reminder that hungry kitties are waiting. He quickly gulps down his breakfast (spoiled barn kitties get canned food twice a day and unlimited dry food available....amazingly we still don't have a mouse problem), and heads out to attend to his chores. The first order of business is to supervise the horses' breakfast. He walks along the top fence rail and makes sure each of the boys finishes his tub of grain.
Once breakfast is finished, he leads the Littles out into the pasture for grazing time. Hold on there, Red, we need to get your halter off!After the barn work is complete, he heads out to attend to the rest of the farm. This morning's first order of business was to check the grape arbor. Grape harvest is right around the corner, so checking for ripeness is a daily task.... Let me see....yes, the grapes are looking good...but not quite ripe.Ok, down from here....and let's go check the chickens.What's this? Another chicken has taken to perching on the fence!Looks like "Bad Hair Phyllis" is dreaming of flight, too.Unfortunately, this morning, we had a bit of a chicken crisis....and I did not have enough free hands to get a picture! One of the fancy gals apparently flew up inside the coop and got herself all tangled in the sticky fly tape that hangs from the ceiling. When I opened the door to the hen house, I was greeted by one frantic chicken. She came right to me and allowed me to pick her up. I actually think she came to me for help. After a few minutes of carefully peeling and cutting the sticky tape out of her wing and tail feathers, she was once again free (sticky, but free) and extremely grateful. One thing is certain.....there is never a dull moment around here!
- Important Duties
I posted a picture a few months back of a lovely cat who lives on our farm. We call her boots, because of the white sock on each of her legs. She is not one of our barn kitties (well, not officially), but she eats her meals in the barn (she's quite...
- Crazy Roosters
This story is unedited and told in the words of a very little horse-boy named Ollie. If you've ever had little boys, you will remember that they have their own unique sense of humor. Hello everybody! My name is Oliver Twist....but everybody calls...
- Wanted: Mouser
For Sale: Two Useless (but adorable) Barn Kitties.....Cheap!Actually, they are not for sale. However, it occurred to me this morning, that they are not keeping up their end of the bargain. These two fun loving felines have a warm place to sleep, two meals...
- Chicken Mystery
Every morning, and pretty near all day long, you can hear Handsome Hank crowing his beautiful fully developed "Cock a Doodle Dooooooo". But, lately, there has been another sound coming from the fancy chicken pen. It sounds as though another rooster may...
- You Can't Keep Them Young!
This morning started much the same as every morning on the farm. Our alarm clock is the first "wake up!" song of Mr. Cardinal (Mr. and Mrs. are year-long residents in the tree outside the farmhouse). Without fail, each day he sings the first stanza of...