We are camping this week, so everyone has to get up early, stumble, yawning to the car and drive home for chores.
Asleep and not wanting to get up.
The drive is quick, only 20 minutes.
The calves and steer all need to be haltered for grain and supplements. We halter them so they are used to being tied at fair.
All lined up in the barn
They don’t mind being haltered. They usually just lay down and sleep. They stay tied for about 45 minutes.
Amandas steer just isn't filling out like we wanted despite our efforts so he gets extra corn.
The hogs need cleaned and fed.
These girls can get quite messy overnight, jeter they are getting brushed.
See the wagon at the gate? The dreaded manure wagon that gets emptied twice a day in the hay field behind the house.
Of course the dog wants fed.
Zoey at the campground
And the cat wants attention.
Naughty Fluffy scratching the barn
The garden needs watered and zucchini harvested.
Mike in the garden in June
Finally, untie the steer and drive back to the park. But at least there is a river and a pool awaiting hard working kids.
What a nice way to make sure you get a real holiday experience in the middle of a farming summer. Thanks for sharing. Have fun!