Oh my goodness, Hubby took over camera watching last night so I could get a alittle sleep.....and out of the woodwork comes all the crazy forum friends ( so I thought ) You guys are brutal
I am in stitches laughing
Manure Godess!! too funny. Yes, Marty my dear, I do pick up poop w/my hands!
And Im not ashamed of it...well maybe a little embarrased that you caught me! But did you notice I do put gloves on! and I have bottles of disinfectant all over the place....just not sure I use it every time I do my poop pickins!!
Thanks so much for the nice compliments about my little barn,Diane. It is new and these are the 1st 2 horses to even stay in it. They both have about a 6 mo. lease then if I do breed someone else for next year they will get to live in the new "nursery." And these 2 will go out in the older barn.Its funny you mentioned no manure stains on the wall....1st night Peanut stayed in the stall she must have been alittle nervous because the next A.M. I came in and she christened the wall about 3 times. :arg! I was out there scrubbing the wood work getting it clean again!! Its funny b/c as much as I love this barn ( its also real nice b/c its only about 80 ft. from the house and I can run out and check on mares and babies any time ) my older barn is really my favorite. There are more stalls but I share it w/my husbands tools, motorcycles, lawn mowers and various other machinery that he "thinks" he can get started again in the next century!! That barn was made with love, as he did it all in his spare time and except for the doors and dividers it was all made w/scrap wood and parts. Of course this was before the potato chip thing started happening so thru the years we have continued to add a stall here and there....pretty much taking over all hubbys designated area
Although Im pretty particular in keeping stalls clean and tidy, the older barn just never seemed clean no matter what I did.Maybe it was some of the old mismatched wood but it just never has the bright clean look that I see in lots of other peoples barns. Any way my new barn is relatively small,2 stalls 12x15 ea., same size feed and tack room with a 20 ft. cement pad w/covered over hang in the front.I was and still am really nervous about ths foaling and decided that if I was going to breed, only if its just once, that I do want them to be close to the house so I can really keep an eye on them. We had a company called Woody's here in Fl. build it for us. Then I spent a week staining it to match our house. So this barn was built w/$ but my older barn was built with a lotta love!! Not completed yet is a covered wash area next to the tack room which will be my favorite part. The "art deco" thing on the wall is actually a clock ( my foaling book says I need a watch/timer in my foaling kit...I dont wear watches )and the opening was supposed to be ( will eventually ) a first aid box that will have wide shelves for towels and other handy emergency items. It will have a door on the stall side and be open shelves in the tack room side...easy to get to. Both stalls open up to a small pasture that is only about 80 x 120. Not real big but I think it will be fine until babie and mom can join the others. If I decide not to breed this barn will be great if I ever decide to become a foster or if I have a horse that I need to give alittle extra tlc or first aid.
Eagle, whats the time difference in Italy? Thanks so much for helping to keep watch. I think the static you were seeing on the camera might have been the misting system...or perhaps the rain storm did something funky. Poor Heather had to fix camera stream last PM as we lost power again early evening. It might be alittle harder to see from now on b/c Im not going to leave the barn light on any more ( I thought leaving them on early enough might condition them to get used to it for the actual foaling )but I think it doesnt let them get in a deep sleep mode ever. Im going to try to just leave the out side light on and see how that works. Sorry about the camera switching every 15 sec. but it was the only way to be able to see the whole stall.
O.k. Heidi stop rambling....there has got to be more poops to go attend to by now....The Poop Godess has spoken enough
Again guys, thanks for making me laugh, you have no idea how much I need a good laugh this week!!Thanks so much for watching
you guys!!
Heidi