Just below 30 degrees F. Occasional snowflakes, mostly pretty light in the morning, but who knows whether or not the temperature will rise at all today.
Chas and I put two bales into the Hereford's feeder. It should last them for 5 days. They go through about 200 lb a day.
Despite all my best efforts yesterday to block up the holes in the stock panel surrounding the goats, the little does got out again. I'd had enough.
Before I fed any of the goats (except for hay) I moved the 6' x 10' chicken tractor into the section where I'd been keeping Three. That was a struggle. But I finally got it in and put back the dog kennel where I've put in bedding for them to sleep in. I turned the entrance away from the wind so it ought to be a little warmer in the pen.
When the kids are too big to escape and when my chicks get here the end of April I'll move the chicken tractor back out and put it to its original purpose.
Then I finished feeding the sheep and goats. Violet is pretty good about letting the kids nurse - until she runs out of milk, then she stomps her feet and tries to peel the babies off her teats. That's when I slip in the bottle; the kids think it's another teat and nurse off it enthusiastically. Even Blanche has a good sucking response.
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