Upgrades to the Barn and New Additions

After the snow storm we had a visitor come crying at our door.
I was convinced it was our barn cat James and was puzzled to see him run away when I called him.
I kept calling his name and to my surprise James and what appeared to be his twin came running!!

From the top...Toby,New kitty,James

I was glad to see it was a male and not the mother of the kitten we found a couple weeks ago, I was scared of finding more kittens.
I have made him comfortable in the barn with lots of food and attention,he is a big baby loving to be held while he's purring away.
The other boys don't seem to mind him and he is quite pleased to have a place to call home.
Having a full grown tom cat show up and not want to leave is a bit strange, hubby is convinced he's been around for quite sometime and we just thought it was James...I'm not convinced.

I need a good name for this guy,any suggestions??


Well the snow is starting to melt...what a muddy,wet mess around.
I would much rather snow then this.
It is even hard going to get the wheelbarrow to the sawdust shed let alone wheel it back full.
It was so warm today I cleaned stalls with my t-shirt on!

We have been working on a few things in and for the barn the past few days.

Now that Ginger and Sugar are in hubby built a new door leading to their corral.

This door makes things so much easier!
We no longer need to go out the big door and walk 3/4 of the way around the barn through the snow and ice to turn out the cows on nice days.
Ginger and Sugar caught on pretty quick, we just open the stall door and out they go.

There used to be a door there at one point but was covered in...a nice cement ramp was still in place so that was helpful.

The cattle where moved to the "winter pasture" today.
It still allows access to the cow barn and woods and has a fresh water source that they drink from.

We may end up with a additional cow in the barn in a few weeks.
It looks like Ginny is very close to expecting a calf...
This is our first calf to be born this late in the year and of course it wasn't planned.
She will need to be in the main barn to make sure the little one stays warm enough and thrives.

Lucas our old herd sire left in November of last year,we expected he would have successfully bred all the cows by then....turns out he missed Ginny and Yeoman filled the position in late February or March.

We will be keeping a close eye on her, as her vulva is starting to "spring," becoming very loose and her udder is filling with milk.
Ginny is such a hard cow to determine how close to calving she is,I have never been right yet..only time will tell.

Ginny with her last calf,so big and still one month to go.

Well that's all for today,hope you had a successful start to your week.