March Storms:
We had some weather in March, and by 'some weather' I mean the biggest snow storm of the entire winter. We got dumped on!
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| This is how much snow accumulated overnight, and it just kept coming down all weekend. |
My poor girls were so confused! I think they were in just as much denial as I was.
It just kept coming all weekend long!
Bailey, Mason, and Nora were here visiting, but as soon as they left, we spent a lot of hours digging out. It was a heavy snow that accumulated so fast, that the animals couldn't venture out past their covered corral areas. Poor Reeses could hardly get out to go to the bathroom. We couldn't open any gates, or even push the wheelbarrow. We spent hours on Sunday clearing out the corrals, and plowing paths around the farm. We hauled 11 cartloads of snow out of two small corrals, and did our best to clear out the big corral areas with the 4 wheeler. We had to take the snow filled carts through the inside of the barn to dump them until we cleared enough of a path through the snow. It was crazy!
It was all worth it to see the donkeys able to kick up their heels and run again. 😁
Then we got hit again at the end of March! This storm wasn't as bad, just annoying!
The goats were the ones in denial this time!
St. Patrick's Day:
We had Bailey, Mason, and Nora here for St. Patrick's Day, so I already posted all the fun pictures and videos on that blog post, but I'm reposting some of my favorites here, because I love them so much!
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| We lit the barn up for St. Patrick's Day. |
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| I wish Nora lived here! She adds so much fun to the farm! |
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| I could just die! Look at her sweet face looking at Willow! |
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| Nora and Clover had a stare off, checking out the fun things on each other's heads. 😆 |
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| Even the goats got in on the fun! |
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| Reeses and Nora have the sweetest connection! 😊 |
Random Stuff:
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| Beautiful sunrises like always at Cider Bend. |
Our farm is like the fly over zone for the trumpeter swans this time of year, and I love it! They hang out in the farm fields around us. We didn't get many of them last year, because our winter was so bad. I was so happy when they started showing up again. I took some videos and made a reel for Instagram. Check out how much bigger they are than the Canadian geese.
We've been having moose come through here like crazy! This one went through while the donkeys were out in the pasture.
I love my morning walks and sunrises.
We have a big hawk's nest in our tree. The hawks come back and have babies each year. They have been actively working on their nest. One of them stays in the nest while the other hunts, and they often communicate with each other from across the yard. I love listening to them. I can't wait until the babies start learning to fly. It's so fun to watch.
Goats:
The goats have been enjoying their walks, and seem to be extra happy when the sun is shining bright. I think they are ready for winter to be over.
The goats and donkeys love playing along the fence line. This video cracks me up. Watch really closely at the end to catch Clover's little speed kick. 😂
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| Nora still likes to FaceTime the animals while I feed them dinner. 😆 |
Apparently we have half goat, half pig! We've never heard her make that sound before! 😆
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| The goat stall clean out is probably the least glamorous farm chore there is! |
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| But it looks and smells so much better once it's done! |
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| I went to Walmart to get the goats a new bed. Clearly I'm not good at estimating sizes, and I think my goats are still babies. The bed I got is WAY too small, but they still seem to love it. I'm keeping the bed, because it makes me laugh every time I see a goat try to fit in it. 😅 |
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| The majority of the time I'm wondering why I spend money on beds anyways. 😑 |
Donkeys:
I love my little donks so much! Even after a year and a half, I still look at them and just can't believe they are mine, and this is my life.
I made the best Harry Potter reel on Instagram! It could possible be my very best work. 😂 It won't let me download it with the audio, so you just get a random video of the donkeys with socks on their ears. 😅 If you are a Harry Potter fan, go over to my Instagram (@thecozycorral), and take a look. I promise you won't be disappointed.
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| I was walking the donkeys through the field, and Willow was being a little bit unruly. I was trying to take a video for a reel I was doing, while keeping her under control at the same time. My phone was forgotten, and I must have been holding it weird. It just started taking pictures, and this is the result. That is Willow pulling on Clover's lead rope. 😆 It's my favorite thing! |
We had a nice stretch with blue skies and sunshine, so I took my chair out to the donkey's corral to soak up the nice weather. They love when I sit out there with them, and they don't leave my side. 😄
Willow gets a little obnoxious, but I love her! 😅
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| She makes up for her naughtiness by being my foot rest. |
The end of March was Easter, so of course we had a little barnyard celebration.
Most people think that when I make reels, the animals cooperate, it's easy peasy, and just takes a few minutes. I assure you that isn't the case. I use only a few of the best seconds of several minutes worth of videos. The behind the scenes look is usually total chaos. Here is a small snippet of what most of the footage is like. 😆
Black Canyon Donkey Derby:
Mark took a work trip to Arizona, and got to spend a few days with his family down there. I found out on one of my favorite Instagrams accounts that she would be hosting the Black Canyon Donkey Derby while Mark was there. I told him all about it, so him and Scott drove an hour to check it out. We would love to do pack burro races with Clover and Willow, so it was fun for him to go see what a fun donkey event is like. I wish I could have been there to see it too! So fun!
The chaos right before start time.
The start makes me laugh! I would totally be getting drug around by Clover! 😅
I could seriously watch an event like this all day!
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| Mark got to meet the face behind the donkey derby, and one of my favorite Instagram accounts, Hope the Wild Burro Place. |
Chickens:
Cider Bend got 12 new residents! We are going to start our chicken journey, and I'm so excited about it! We picked out a variety of chicks, so we should end up with lots of different looks, personalities, and eggs.
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| So stinking CUTE! |
I love their little peeps!
We got them all set up in a tote in the laundry room. I bet Mark never thought he would have chickens in his brand new house! 😅
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| Sawyer and Amanda came right over to see them! |
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| Amanda loves them! She holds them every Sunday when they come over. |
My friends are all out living productive lives, and this is what I'm doing! 😂
It only took them two weeks to outgrown the tote in the laundry room. We made a much larger home for them in the garage out of a garden box.
They really seem to like having more space.
With chickens comes the construction of a chicken coup! I have big plans for my coup, and Mark has been going above and beyond! He works on it every daylight hour that he is home. It's been a huge job, but it is going to be amazing! I'm only posting a sneak peak here, but I'll do a bigger post when it's finished next month. Stay tuned, because you definitely won't want to miss our chicken coup reveal!
That's a wrap for life on the farm in March. We are always amazed at the work that goes into it, but also the joy and satisfaction we get from the work. With the warmer weather, comes lots of big outside projects, so the next couple months should be filled with big farm improvements. Stay tuned!
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