Animal chores

[jodief100]

Hubby takes care of the big stuff, building fences, building pens, bushogging, etc. I, for the most part take care of the day to day stuff. He hauls water and helps catch animals when needed. I have to do all the medical stuff. Hubby is alergic to lots of the pharmacuticals we use so I can't risk him sticking himself with a needle like I seem to do regularly.

 

[Roll farms]

I (female) do the majority of the daily chores, the feeding and clean up and such, from early spring until late fall, when DH gets layed off.
When that happens, I pick up more hours at work and we do chores together unless I'm gone.
When we do major chores (clean out pens, group hoof trims, etc) we do them together on mutual days off. He does the heavy stuff, I open gates / hand him supplies / keep his cup full of cold sweet tea.

The rabbits are *supposed* to be ALL his, though - I didn't want them - but most days I'm filling their bottles and giving them their hay anyway.

He tills the garden, but that's about all he does as far as my gardens / beds...He does all the mowing, though...fair trade.

I clean house, but he runs the sweeper for me in winter when he's home. That's one job I just despise.

I am the 'boss' of what gets done, when, and why. He just comes along for the ride, bless his tolerant heart.

 

[77Herford]

I (Man), do a large majority of the livestock chores and all the crop duties (hay), and some Oats. My wife works as a vet tech and does all the house chores and we both like to work in the garden.

 

[daisychick]

In our household I ( the woman) do all the animal chores. Why.....because I am the one who wanted all of them and I love taking care of them. If it were up to him, I am not sure he would have any animals at all. I run a family child care out of my home and I am "trapped" inside for about 60 hours a week with work. Going outside and doing my animal chores is like my therapy. I love checking on all of them and feeding and watering. My husband will help anytime I need it, but really I like to do it. Fence building, or carpenter fix up stuff is all his job because I will totally mess it up. Household chores are pretty much shared.