> Thanks everyone! I've been numb since the acceptance--I'm excited but > I feel like a zombie...must be the shock! I'm actually going to be > moving to my 'farm' -- wow!
It is exciting! > Hubby plans to have the fence posts put in by a professional fence > company, then we can put up the electric (probably get help with that > too). I'm not sure what he plans to do about the run-in -- build one, > buy ready-built, or close in the framed structure already on the > property. Depending on your ground you can also get fence posts that look like a pencil and a tractor with the right attachment can pound them in. No digging, etc. Although the corners will need to be braced or otherwise made stronger to take the stress. > How does everyone get water out to their pastures? If you have to fill a trough from a hose/hydrant, use as small a trough as you can safely use. You want it large enough to reduce the risk of the horses running out of water, yet keep heating costs down, and keep the water from getting yucky before two horses drink it. Run a hose from the hydrant, hopefully it's not too terribly far. Unhook the hose after the trough is full (very important). Don't use more hose than you need, cut it down if necessary. Drain the hose--- pick the end up put it over your shoulder and walk down it moving the hose over your shoulder. Water should be running out when you get to the other end, if it isn't you've lost the flow do it again. Drape at least one end of the hose over something--- a bush, fence, etc. so you can find the hose again in the snow. Draining the hose and leaving it out under the snow will save you a ton of work until you can get a water line trenched in to your paddock. If your hose gets frozen get a large feed tub/bucket, coil the hose into the bucket at the water tap, fill the bucket/tub with waterer, let it sit about 5 minutes then hook the hose up to the tap and turn on the water full flow, it will blow the ice out of the hose. Drain better next time. Cold here?? What makes you think that! LOL Cheryl Sand Creek Icelandic Horses and Icelandic Sheepdogs Puppies by CH Vesturhlithar Loki available late 2007 website: www.toltallyice.com
