Snow Preperations…

The Snow has Arrived!

For the last week, the weathermen have been calling for a “major snowstorm”.  For us in the DC area, a major storm is anything above 3 inches.  However, I would say that this looks to be a major storm anywhere.  We are expecting 24 inches of snow within the next 24 hours.  This picture was taken at 11:35 am, Friday morning.  The snow has just begun as light flakes.

This morning I woke up early to put tarps up behind the barn for the animals.  Although they are perfectly content just munching hay in the barn during these blizzards, I think that they are much happier being able to get out.  I nailed three tarps up behind the chicken coop and barn.  It isn’t much space for them, but is a lot better than them just lounging in their stalls.  I also moved their feed dishes, gave them fresh warm water, and let them all run around the yard a bit to get some exercise in.  Now that the snow has started, they have all moved back into the barn or are sitting under a tarp.  Alpacas and Sheep don’t seem to mind the snow, they have nice wool coats on, but pigs, chickens, and goats could do without it.

Chesapeake and Finnemore spent most of the morning out with me as well.  They are now laying by the wood stove warming their cold little bodies.  Throughout the storm, I will have to shovel a path for the piggies because they are not fond of walking in snow deeper than an inch or so.  They are very spoiled.

I will provide an update tomorrow on the blizzard.