So cold today, rumour has it that there was a dusting of snow at South Springfield. Some sun later in the day and if you could find a sunny spot out of the wind it was lovely. I sat on the bench by the front door for a while with Finn and just let the sunshine wash over me.
I put muesli and lucerne chaff in the calf creep for Mae today. She likes the taste but might take a bit to figure out she can come and go and help herself. The feed bunk went into operation today too. It looks like it will work nicely, though there was some kerfuffle about finding places in the row.
A round bale stored under a tarp for rain protection. The bunks with gates and mesh laying down and haul ropes for lifting the mesh so hay can be put in the bunk and the mesh laid down on top. Electric fence closing the area off from cows so I can feed out in peace and the hay can't be molested.
A clearer shot of the mesh and gates lifted ready for hay. There are two proper mesh panels on order from Elders that will replace the gates and offcut mesh. The ropes are looped around tent pegs at the base of the concrete so I can get on with feeding.
The first use of the bunks tonight. Eloise and Mato have the hang of it. Their mums have had a tantrum about the newness of it all and gone off looking at the old hay feeding station. Come midwinter storms when they can step out of the shelter (behind the blue tarped bale in the first pic), eat and drink and go back inside, they will appreciate it. Maybe. Or not. You know how animals can be :-)
Juliet and I have applied for polling booth work for the coming state election. Not sure when it might be, but it's likely to be this winter.
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