Good luck with your hatch.Morning all!I've had a slow start this morning...got the sinus crud. Ugh...
I did manage to get 38 eggs into the incubator yesterday and have a second incubator coming that should be here today. More eggs going into it on Monday or Tuesday. I just don't know why incubating chicks is so darn addicting! I will need to do some chick selling in a few weeks or else I will be overrun! Guess I need to get a post on bookoo or something.
I will painting our newest "grow out" coop today and helping DH finish building the new feed shed. The neighbors across the street from me don't bother to feed their horse, so it jumps the fence and takes off through the neighborhood in search of food. He's always roamed here for the grasses, but has now discovered where the chicken grains are. He has pinned me into one of our coops before standing with his head against the coop door so I couldn't open it to get out hoping I would give him feed. Last night I was in the brooder shop feeding and watering those 60 something chicks in there and here he came! I had a new bag of chick starter sitting outside the door, turned around from feeding chicks, and he had snuck up and had his big head in my new feed bag! Refused to leave. I give him veggies when I have extras. I feel sorry for the big brute. I'm at a point where I think he should belong to us! It took a year before he would get close enough and let me pet him. He's extremely unsure of people, as he is mistreated by his owners, but out here in the sticks animal control/sheriff's dept. won't do a thing about it.
Poor horse. At least I have a free lawnmower for the pasture.
Hope everyone has a good day!
A very sad situation with the horse. Sounds like the horse has more sense than your neighbors. At least he knows who to trust and where to get a meal. Your neighbors don't seem to understand how to love and care for a horse, and the responsibility associated with owning an animal like that. I think I'd keep him in my pasture until the neighbors ask for him back. If he's able to be ridden, I'd saddle him up and make sure the neighbors see how much fun I'm having on their horse. If he's in your yard and you didn't put him there it's obvious that they don't care about him. Also, it's obvious he doesn't want them. I think I'd set up a camera and video the situation in case someone makes an issue of it. I wonder if you can get the horse by way of abandonment?
from Sulphur (Calcasieu Parish).
