Winter bedding
Friday, January 21, 2022 We got a dusting of snow overnight and that will be enough to stabilize the walking paths for today. We’re building up a nice layer of composting beans and stemmy hay inside the girls barn and … Continued
A break in the snow today!
Friday January 10, 2020 Well Happy Friday on what seems like the most normal week we’ve had in a long time! Today we have a break in the snow until tomorrow so we’ll move the hay outside on top of … Continued
Winter bedding
Tuesday February 12, 2019 The barn is in deep doo, if you know what I mean. We started “deep bedding” a few months ago and it’s in full swing now. What that means is we stop trying to move the … Continued
Clean out day!
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 It’s finally clean out the barn day! I rather like the warm cozy feel in there right now, and so do the animals, but summer is coming and a nice cool floor will be more appreciated. … Continued
a dirty little secret
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 And the rain continues! I’ll tell you a little secret – we still have the winter bedding in the barn, and that is becoming a “yuge” problem! A combination of too much rain, my leg surgeries … Continued
Keep it warm
Thursday, November 19, 2015 Our winter bedding in the barn is working out well so far. The alpaca girls are avoiding the windy weather we’ve had lately and they all have a kushy spot to chill out in the barn … Continued
It’s time for winter bedding
Friday, November 13, 2015 Today I’ll clean the barn out and over the weekend the plan is to get it ready for winter bedding. What that means is I resign myself to the fact that they poop in the barn … Continued
Bye Bye Winter bedding!
Sunday, February 15, 2015 The barn is all cleared from its winter bedding, and this sets a new record for how early we’ve done it. Sure, there will be more pooping in the barn, but nothing that I can’t manage … Continued