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fence mending, hoof trimming, scrub water basins, thorough cleaning of the feed room, pick up rocks out of the pasture (hehehehe)
Too bad they cant dig the hole to bury the animal that they killed.
Could you assign each one of them a calf to train?
Now that you are running out of work for them, can you educate them? Teach them about the animals, show them husbandry, teach the economics of farming etc.
Too bad they cant dig the hole to bury the animal that they killed.
Could you assign each one of them a calf to train?
Now that you are running out of work for them, can you educate them? Teach them about the animals, show them husbandry, teach the economics of farming etc.
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Have them do by HAND the stuff that you'd do with a tractor...
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Omg, and I thought Elevan was bad. That feed room is SO dusty, I wonder how long it would take to thoroughly clean that place. Oooo, they could polish the leather on the saddles too. Hmmm, my tractor could use a nice wash and all my other equipment, lol. The evil thing about washing said machines is they'll be dirty with in days again.redtailgal said:
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Send them here , I have LOTS of fence that needs to go up. And a chicken house to build. And a goat shelter to finish. And a house to clean. And a brooder house to build. And hoop houses to build. And a garden to turn under for the season. Oh and the Greyhound Gathering is Sunday so I will gone all day for that.
How about having them clean and clean and clean. I know my place could always use it. Do you have any firewood that needs cut, split and stacked? Any hay to put up? Perhaps you could run the sheep herd and trim all the hooves and FAMACHA check everyone? Spread manure?
How about having them clean and clean and clean. I know my place could always use it. Do you have any firewood that needs cut, split and stacked? Any hay to put up? Perhaps you could run the sheep herd and trim all the hooves and FAMACHA check everyone? Spread manure?
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Well two boys are here, they get off the earliest. Having them start slow today with some hay stacking with Jodie's suggestion. When the rest arrive I will have them take everything out of the main feed room and then let the fun commence. That place a years of caked on dust of every kind.
I got the buckets and scrubbers ready with soap. The wife will be supervising them today during the feed room cleaning just to make sure they don't contaminate any feed or slack off, she's harder on them than me, what can I say.
I got the buckets and scrubbers ready with soap. The wife will be supervising them today during the feed room cleaning just to make sure they don't contaminate any feed or slack off, she's harder on them than me, what can I say.
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On a seperate note, today I'm relearning how to drive horses. Its been awhile since I used a team of horses or in my case oxen so I need a refresher. Luckily we have a few old timers left doing it and if you want to drive there's the Amish/ Menoites.
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Very cool! I would love to have a pair of driving draft horses.
I sugest tomorrow perhaps giving these kids something a little less strenuous and maybe a little more fun. It would be nice if they can come away from this with a better understanding of farms. How hard the work is yet a little taste of why we do it. Perhaps help with the milking or working with some of the animals. You may not get any labor out of it but they could potentially truly understand what it takes to make a farm, why we care so much for these creatures in our care and why the loss of one due to someone's ignorance hurts so much.
I sugest tomorrow perhaps giving these kids something a little less strenuous and maybe a little more fun. It would be nice if they can come away from this with a better understanding of farms. How hard the work is yet a little taste of why we do it. Perhaps help with the milking or working with some of the animals. You may not get any labor out of it but they could potentially truly understand what it takes to make a farm, why we care so much for these creatures in our care and why the loss of one due to someone's ignorance hurts so much.
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Yes, I've had this dicussion with the Wife. She is more of the feeling they work themselves to death, lol, as she just loved that little cria but I'm starting to think maybe some more rewarding work for them along with the hard work so they get a better understanding of farm life.jodief100 said:
I had just got off the phone with my wife and the kids are taking a break but already look exhausted, lol. One of the boys is a football player, you would think they would be more conditioned.
In fact I got a call the other day from the assistant coach of said football player asking me not to work him too hard on fridays as that is game night, since I do support the schools, I agreed.
I will be having lambs soon, maybe I'll assign a ewe to each one and have them help take care of the lambs.
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