{"id":6248,"date":"2014-06-03T15:59:05","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T07:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/?p=6248"},"modified":"2014-06-04T13:05:10","modified_gmt":"2014-06-04T05:05:10","slug":"shovelling-sht","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/03\/shovelling-sht\/","title":{"rendered":"Shovelling sh!t"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/P5131665.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6172\" src=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/P5131665-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"??????????????????????\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/P5131665-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cathmiller.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/P5131665.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>On a farm you spend a lot of time moving manure from one place to another and today I moved sh!tloads. \u00a0 After picking up the 3 horse boxes and the arena, I took a barrow load\u00a0of discarded hay to the chook pen, cleaned out the cage and nesting boxes, then picked up another 2 barrow loads of discarded hay from the goats. \u00a0 \u00a0It is a\u00a0common misconception that goats eat everything, they are actually fussy eaters and waste a lot of hay. \u00a0This soon gets messed up as they don&#8217;t seem to be conscious of\u00a0where they go to the toilet, usually just going where they are standing and eating. \u00a0 \u00a0Just add a bit of rain and it soon turns into a slimy mess.<\/p>\n<p>With the young guinea fowl still caged overnight\u00a0at the southwest\u00a0of the property\u00a0and the new sheep settling in 700m away in the north east, the farm routines are taking up a fair bit of the day and I am walking quite a few extra kilometres. \u00a0Thankfully, I am a creature of habit and love a life of routine. \u00a0 I actually enjoy picking up the horses boxes in the mornign, I find it quite meditative and get a lot of ideas popping into my head. \u00a0(<em>Thanks to Louis Hawke who managed to capture the joy of picking up manure in this photo)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>During autumn and winter, the first round starts around\u00a06.30am<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Let Dog Out<\/li>\n<li>Feed Dog<\/li>\n<li>Feed Horses<\/li>\n<li>Feed Goats<\/li>\n<li>Check Goats Water<\/li>\n<li>Rugs off horses<\/li>\n<li>Let Horses Out<\/li>\n<li>Pick up Manure<\/li>\n<li>Water garden\/greenhouse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The second round starts at 10am<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walk Dog<\/li>\n<li>Let Young\u00a0Guinea fowl out<\/li>\n<li>Give Goats some shrub\/tree\u00a0cuttings\u00a0for browse<\/li>\n<li>let chickens out<\/li>\n<li>Feed Sheep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The afternoon routine starts around 3pm<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Walk Dog<\/li>\n<li>Feed goats lucerne hay<\/li>\n<li>Milk Goat<\/li>\n<li>Check Sheep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Evening round starts before 5pm<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feed Chickens and lock them in<\/li>\n<li>Bring horses in<\/li>\n<li>Feed Horses<\/li>\n<li>Check Water<\/li>\n<li>Check Mouse\/Rat traps<\/li>\n<li>Put young guineas in<\/li>\n<li>Feed mature guineas<\/li>\n<li>Put rugs on horses<\/li>\n<li>Weed\u00a0Garden<\/li>\n<li>Feed weeds\/cuttings to goats<\/li>\n<li>Feed Dog<\/li>\n<li>Feed People<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a farm you spend a lot of time moving manure from one place to another and today 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