People often ask, “How long does it take you to do chores?”, “Is it hard?”, and the famous “Don’t you hate doing chores?”. Answers to the first two are what this post is about, the third one well, hello if the farmer hated it she wouldn’t be doing it.
This afternoon the farmer took pictures to document chore time. Mind you, she has her hands full and photography is not her strong suit annnddd the pigs were done and all water was already hauled, thanks to the FH and sons.
Teat wipes
Teat dip
Milk Pail
Egg Basket
Bogg Boots (It’s Maine and it is snowy and cold)
Hat and gloves (sharpied with Mom so the Farmer can claim them when borrowed by others)
Trek across the road is complete:
Hay and grain for the bucks, Skippy Jon and James
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Drizzy and Anna happy as two pigs in…well, in snow, with full bellies.
Gather eggs, feed and water chickens.
Grain and hay for Olive, Junie B., Amelia, Fern, Willy, and Lilly
A very close picture of cleaning a teat before milking.
Milking
A bad picture of teat dipping, a bad picture because Miss Olive abhors having her teats dipped even though the Farmer spoils her and keeps the dip in the warm house.
Animal crackers, treats, oh, beloved treats.
The fruits of afternoon chores.
Miss Olive is all done and so is the Farmer.
Chores a tutorial in pictures. Brought to you today in 15 degree weather, light snow and bright sunshine. When the stars are all in alignment and the water is not frozen and everybody decides to stay in their designated areas chores take about a half of an hour. That is with one milking doe. Chores are not difficult. There is water to be carried 15 gallons morning and afternoon, the hardest part may be climbing out of a very warm bed and heading out of doors in the winter. Though winter chores have their advantages, there are no flies, the farmer hates flies more than Miss Olive hates teat dipping.
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