We are NOT used to COLD weather, BUT it is COLD.
Saturday, before the really, really cold weather hit we checked in on all the animals.
I cut up some apples for the donkey ‘s and ponies. Ended up that only the donkey’s came around for those….
I’m not sure Billy could have handled any more mouths at one time anyway…
They love him……and his treats!
I was glad to see that for the first time…..our baby Jill…trusted him enough to come up and be hand fed. That is a great sign that she is warming up to us.
This is Shirley…she is licking her lips, and has milk on her nose. She just nursed her mother Cupid. Remember….Shirley was Laverne’s twin sister. She has gotten pretty big, just as God designed it, her mother’s milk has made her big and strong.
Of course I had to baby talk my adopted baby….TUG. He is so sweet.
He and Billy are buds too.
After he loves on us….he goes back to his other adopted Mother…Brandy. She took Tug in and has nurtured him along with her baby girl, Madre.
Tug is on the left and Madre is on the right.
Not all cows will do that….she and Punkin both nursed Tug. He tends to hang out a little bit more with Brandy though. Interesting that his real mother (Bailey) still doesn’t really pay him any attention.
I am hoping that she will be a better mother this next time. If she isn’t than we have been advised to sale her. We will see, I have high hopes that she will do better. Often, humans rise to the occasion when given a second chance, perhaps she will too.
Billy’s been hard at work before and now during this cold spell.
The goats, chickens and cows seem to be alright for now. I hate it for all of them. It is really hard to adapt when you aren’t used to the cold. So far they have been real troopers. Billy has been such a good care taker. He does all the hard stuff.
The animals and I are fortunate to have such a caring person to share this life with. He has been making sure we are all as warm as he can make us.
One way the animals stay warm is to keep food in them. They are eating machines right now. He keeps the hay ring full so they can keep going. I try to keep his belly full….so he can keep going.
We have had plenty of treats, especially since Christmas…so…..
I found a recipe for some treats that all the animals could have.
They have oats and molasses in them….
The recipe made up a good little batch.
Billy hand fed one to each of the big goats this morning, they seemed to really like them.
Hmmmmmm…….Now that I think about it….It seems that the animals and us humans aren’t very different at all.
That is what Billy and I are doing….eating(lots) and trying to stay warm too.
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