Morning Livestock Duties In Autumn And Winter
The Farming Friends livestock consists of;
- Poultry - white leghorn hen and guinea fowl.
- Fattening beef cattle.
- Breeding beef cattle.
- British saddleback pigs.
Each morning the following jobs need to be done;
Poultry Jobs
- Let poultry out of their huts so that they can free range for the day.
- Fill up poultry feeders with layers pellets.
- Change or fill up the poultry drinkers with fresh water.
Fattening Beef Cattle Jobs
- Bed up the heifer barn/fold yard with fresh straw.
- Feed the cattle barley and silage.
Breeding Beef Cattle Jobs
- Bed up the fold yard with fresh straw.
- Feed the cattle barley and silage.
British Saddleback Pigs Jobs
- Feed the pigs the pig concentrate and barley mix.
- Empty water trough and refill with fresh water.
- Add extra bedding straw if needed.
- Shovel up pig muck and remove from the pig stye.
Although this doesn’t look like a long list of jobs, if it is done by one person it will take about an 1 hour.
Beef Cattle British Saddlebacks Cattle Farm Management Guinea Fowl Pigs Poultry
It looks like you would be lucky to finish them all in an hour. What time of day would you begin? Do you do all these jobs before or after breakfast?
Comment by Alice — September 13, 2007 @ 9:45 am
Hi Alice,
Yes there does seem rather alot of jobs to do. I teach part-time so when I am going to school I make sure that I do these jobs between 6.30-7am, but on my days off I like to have all the animals sorted by 9am at the latest. I try to do the jobs before breakfast especially when I am going to school.
Thanks for your interesting questions.
Sara @ farmingfriends
Comment by Sara @ Farming Friends — September 13, 2007 @ 7:15 pm
Sara
Were these early morning chores part of the marriage
contract, Didn’t think of this I bet, when you were dancing in your wedding dress, but of course you were already initiated because you had on your wellies for an early start the next morning
Wish you well
John
Comment by Farmer giles — September 13, 2007 @ 8:27 pm
Hi John,
Thanks for visiting and commenting as regularly as you do, it is much appreciated. No I don’t think these early morning tasks were mentioned before I said my vows!! The thing is I wouldn’t have it any other way. I love looking after my livestock. The wedding dance was great and the authentic farm mud from my wellies went all over the dancefloor!
Sara @ farmingfriends
Comment by Sara @ Farming Friends — September 14, 2007 @ 6:06 am