I hope everyone enjoys the holidays just try to relax.

[Irish_Dem]

59. That is a great story about your chickens and the feral cats.

Poor cats had to be rescued from the chickens.

Kitties, do not mess around with the chickens.
I guess they are safe from raccoons.

Yes people get attached to the milk cows, usually the farmer's children give them
names and yes they are like pets. I visited a large university agricultural research farm once where undergrad students were in charge of the dairy cows. The students spent more time with their beloved cows than other students.

And during the two week state fairs in farming states, when children from 4H show their cows, the children literally sleep every night with their milk cows in the stalls.

Dairy farming used to be labor intensive, all activities had to be scheduled around milking times. In the area where the family farm is located, the local priest even set a 6am Sunday Mass that lasted only 15 minutes so the farmers and children could get back to do the early morning milking.

One last question and then I will stop bugging you DemTex.
Do you use your windmill to pump water?