bird in the hand

bird in the hand

Friday, February 17, 2012

That wonderful sun!

    The ground was covered in frost this morning, I think it was down to -15 last night, quite a bit colder than we have had it in a while. What  suprised me this morning was how much power the sun has in it now, a big change since last month. By the time I finished feeding the horses and calves around 9:30 it was warm enough to take off my gloves and as I walked, the heat from the sun was so nice on my bare hands...Spring is getting closer.
      I want to finish off my breeder pens and move my Barred Rock pair over there so the hens will be ready to go with their own roosters soon.  I have 7 + 10 eggs growing in the incubator now, but they will not be purebreds.
   R found a fresh brown muley antler yesterday.  It was down where they were feeding the heifers.  It was just a small 2 point but now the treasure hunt  for antlers can begin!
   It is a lot more fun than picking up cans for sure, we find most of them while riding but it is quite a feat to carry them home...sometimes we find a better one so we leave one of the poorer ones  in its place.  Usually 4 good sized ones at a time are the most I can manage depending on how far I have to ride with them (and who I am riding at the time!).  My favorite thing is to scout around and find the matching pair of a set, especially if they are a little unusual.






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