First I had to say hi to the boys who live next door. That's Norman in the middle.
When I got to the shed I discovered Rick had redrilled holes in the stall mats to allow for urine seepage.
We were delinquent this year in not cleaning out the holes in the spring; I recently pointed out to him that holes were clogged and no draining was occurring.
Rick came up with the suggestion to put holes in the mats two or three years ago and it works quite well if we stay on the ball.
I use the term "we" loosely. This part of donkey maintenance is always his job.
The area is darker than normal - Rick cleaned the area with the hose before beginning. This makes it look a little grimier than usual.
And, you can see daylight through that back portion of the right wall. Guess who was digging outside of the shed. Could it be G-u-n-n-e-r?? The prince of doggy diggers...
Three little faces are mesmerized as I move around clicking shots.
Finally, I get to the hay to show you the huge difference in color.
As you can see, the bale on the left is much much lighter. Same farmer, first cutting as usual, purchased in June. Could it have been left from 2013?
The donks had been leaving remnants of their hay meals before we brought the new batch home. Now they consume every sweet morsel.
Yum, yum, yum. As I've mentioned, its wise to separate a pile for Luigi (in the background) so there's less posturing during mealtime. Poor Luig always gets the short stick.
Dudley waits for me to finish the photo session so we can get back to the house!
Boy, that new hay does look much fresher. The donkeys are so cute! How many times have I said that? :)
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