Family Time!
Barn Electrification Project
Beth and her dad spent Saturday installing a new electrical source for the barn. We now have lasting, convenient access to power from within the barn and a security light installed outside. Kidding in the unpredictable spring weather requires plenty of light and heat. The new receptacle will give us lots of options for dividing the barn as needed for new, dynamic situations each year. Meanwhile, the security light will deter predators and make caring for the livestock easier in the waning light.
Barn Electrification Project
Charlotte Attacked
This is the third feral dog attack on River Rock Farm that has resulted in a vet bill. (All of them have been in the past year and that is a different story about suburban sprawl.) Please, folks, if you live in a rural area, lock up your dogs (especially at night). These events have me losing sleep and prowling the pasture with Dad’s old Winchester Ranger Model 120. In the unlikely event I actually get a chance to wreak vengeance on a predator, we will both be losers.
Charlotte is a great mom but she will be unable to have any more kids. Due to this and other circumstances finding a breeding buck this fall, we are skipping breeding this season altogether and we will not have any cute new kids or cheese in 2022 or milk for the calves in 2023.
Consider this a PSA for rural dog owners. You have a responsibility to keep your pets safe from armed, delirious farmers!
