Message #199229

[aladatrot]

I feel guilty too. I brought in the outside horses to feed, and then started turning them back out to the round bale. The first horse went straight to the hay and stayed there. The second horse went to the hay. By the time I got the third and final horse out there, the second one was standing at the gate wanting back in. So, I cut the third horse loose and brought horse number two back inside. She got some alfalfa and grass hay to munch on through the night.

Tomorrow night, the others might figure out that they want to be inside the barn too.

We got hay put out for the cows and the horses yesterday before all this blew in. Just before dark this evening, I saw my pig bedding down in the hay while the horses ate around her. I hope everyone will be okay tonight. I know all those folks north of us have critters dealing with much colder temperatures than we will get, but our critters just don't have much hair. It's now 28 here.

T-bob, 7 weeks old is pretty young, but hopefully they will huddle in the hay and stay warm. Just make sure that heat lamp doesn't get knocked off by wind or dogs and catch the hay on fire. We just had a benefit Roping for a family who lost their home and part of their barn to just that scenario. Even burned up the Christmas pony who was the reason for the heat lamp in the first place.

On the cedar shavings, I would add hay, myself. Hay is a great insulator and they can almost bury themselves in it.
Cheerrrrrrrs
M