A week on the Ranch!

     This has been a fun week. We had some days with wind and some rain so we were able to get some things done around the barn.  On Tuesday due to high wind Brent was home so he worked on the rabbit barn along with our son Heath and took the wall down that divided it to make that area larger and easier to get to all the rabbits. Also the front part of it the dirt had really worn down inside so he put in several big bucket loads with his tractor to raise the floor up.  Now we dont have to step down to go into the barn.  The rabbits that run on the ground sure do like all the extra area to run and dig.  All the cages are now on the walls , nothing in the middle.

     On Wed. we had a late start to work due to some rain showers so we decided to clean out a little room in the middle part of the barn to make a nice little Brooder room for the baby ducks and turkeys. There is a lot more room for them to run around and will be a lot easier to clean now.

     Our barn cat that came with the property has sure been making herself useful.  Because of all the trash and rubbish that was around the place when we bought it, there is a lot of mice and rats.  She has been helping out with stalking, killing and eating them. Good Smokey.  She is a very friendly cat and loves to be petted, but does not want to be held. So we still have no idea if the kitty is a Mr. or a Miss.  Oh well, she is paying for her food.

     Today is the first day of Spring and I am so ready for it . Although I have enjoyed a nice warm fire the last two days while it was wet and cool.  I bought some more daffodils and hyacinths to plant in a back flower bed the other day. Now it is really starting to look like spring around here.  We were told there was an apricot tree here.  Noticed the other day that there was some blooms on it.  It is a rather large tree and I think it probably needs to be pruned a lot.

     Brent has been getting to do some work on his shop and just about has all the sheet rock up on the walls now.  Next up the ceiling.   But it is looking really good out there now and should be cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter once all is finished.

Until next week,
The 2 Moores Ranch