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One thing about having animals is that they do require the regular trips to the barn for feeding, watering and general checks. On Thursday night, I made a trip out to the barn to give all the rabbits a treat of some carrots. Having made my way all the way around the barn, and was at the cage with Annie's kids in it, I'm giving them each a carrot, and I hear a rustling noise to my left. I look over (knowing that something is in the barn with me), and see a skunk trundling past me, less than 6 feet away! This little critter walked in through the door behind me, and out the northeast corner of the barn. Want to have a heart attack early? Watch a skunk walk right past you! As soon as he exited the barn, so did I! No more trips to the barn that night, and Winter (one of my bucks) missed out on a carrot break.
Last night I wasn't able to do barn chores until after 6 (again), and this time, my entire chant while outside was "Go away little skunkies, Go away little skunkies". The unnamed bunnies of Annie's are going to start responding to that if I don't start getting all of barn chores done in the daylight.
Posted by baycolonyfarm
at 5:59 AM EST