tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post5796173462416233903..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: Once a Farm Girl . . .Jami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-54474610988303377572013-09-21T16:48:58.354-07:002013-09-21T16:48:58.354-07:00My son wants ducks and chickens. I need him to rea...My son wants ducks and chickens. I need him to read your post!<br /><br />Love the photos and your new home.Alisonhttp://www.alisonhartbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-80993814126061042672013-09-18T14:46:01.318-07:002013-09-18T14:46:01.318-07:00Laura - I am with you. I love the chores of feedin...Laura - I am with you. I love the chores of feeding and taking care of animals. I find that it gives me a sense of purpose, and "grounds" me in life.<br /><br />RiderWriter - thank you for your online confession, here on our little blog. *wink* I do know that our pets (as well as our livestock) often become part of the family, and they mean a lot to us. Obviously your little guy brings you a lot of joy, and for that reason alone is probably worth everything you spent on him. So glad that he is doing better, and here's wishing him a speedy recovery!Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-70058025244471466082013-09-18T13:30:34.417-07:002013-09-18T13:30:34.417-07:00Heh, just had to comment on the "totally nuts...Heh, just had to comment on the "totally nuts for the amount of time and $$$" part of your comment, Linda - how about three weeks ago I spent $500 getting a bladder stone removed from my piggie? ;-) I have not shared that amount with too many people because YEAH, they think I'm nuts! <br /><br />The alternatives to surgery (with every expectation of a good outcome) were miserable slow death or euthanasia, so to me it wasn't even a choice... and my little boy is doing very well so far. He feels much better and is busy wheeking his head off for fruits and veggies.RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-42836604252400186902013-09-17T14:24:48.651-07:002013-09-17T14:24:48.651-07:00Oh, I think all of us can relate to your post, Lin...Oh, I think all of us can relate to your post, Linda. Since I have five horses here at home, I hear you about the way life is basically organized according to the livestock chores. God forbid I should be somewhere else at 5:00 PM, because that is horse feeding time. Of course, this also ensures that I get to have my cocktail on the porch afterward--nothing wrong with that. I have chickens, too, and find them just as entertaining as you do. I haven't succumbed to ducks yet, though. But yours look very sweet. I'm like you--I LIKE having livestock chores to do every day. Makes me happy.Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-10270543447768078292013-09-17T12:42:25.913-07:002013-09-17T12:42:25.913-07:00LOL RiderWriter - sounds as if you take excellent ...LOL RiderWriter - sounds as if you take excellent care of your herd of two. I'm sure that non-animal people think some of us are totally nuts for the amount of time (and $$$) we invest in our critters. *Sigh* They just don't get it, do they? But I think being animal caretakers brings us closer to nature, and gives us not only a kinship with other beings, but a special insight into what life is all about. Carry on with your "mucking out." :-)Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-82105801689726447792013-09-17T11:59:25.218-07:002013-09-17T11:59:25.218-07:00Awwww, I just love this! I think some of us humans...Awwww, I just love this! I think some of us humans are simply programmed to enjoy and want to take care of animals, period. I will keep doing it myself until I'm too decrepit to even feed a fish, LOL. <br /><br />I personally am not a farm girl, but I am one at heart. I have almost always had at least one animal in my care. In fact, I can only remember two two-year time spans out of my almost-50 when I didn't. The first was after our family dog died when I was sixteen and my mom said, "NO MORE PETS." So what was the first thing I did when I went off to college? Got myself a guinea pig (illegal in the dorm, of course). <br /><br />The pig population waxed and waned for the next 10 years, but I always had at least one. The death of the last one occurred when I was pregnant with Child 1, and it made sense to be pet-free at that crazy time (we were also moving to another state and starting a business). I think DD was about a year and a half old, though, when I got a Betta fish. After DS was born (only 20 mo. after DD), it was probably a year later when I decided it was time for a new pig. And so on!<br /><br />Currently I have one dog and one pig and that is a comfortable number for in-home care. My morning chores include "mucking out" the pig cage (which I maintain exactly like a horse stall), and haying, graining and watering him. Then I feed, water and "turn out" the dog. Do you sense that perhaps I would also like to be in charge of something a bit larger and 4-legged?? ;-) RiderWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05679157278313699794noreply@blogger.com