All his life, Beamer hasn't had much for winter pasture. Oh, he has had turnout in winter on pastures that have been chewed down, or are dry lot pens, but never in his very own, 24/7 access to pasture that still has feed in it. Since the beginning of November when we got that dump of a foot of snow, he barely went out there. But lately, he decided to go chew down the thistle stalks that remained above the snow. And then.... he discovered that he could get to the grass buried under the snow, that it hadn't just disappeared!
Beamer had visitors today!
I took this video from my kitchen window. He was out pawing, and I noticed these three little hooligans checking out his hay piles. He finally noticed them and came in to claim HIS hay. It almost looked like one of them was considering going in that wide open barn door for the hay pile in there!
They didn't go too far when he chased them out, just to his pasture, probably checking out all the places he pawed the snow away. I think they will probably get into my bale stack at some point, but they are all round bales that are net wrapped and under tarps, so they shouldn't make too much mess.
Good boy, Beamer!
5 comments:
That is interesting! I’m glad he’s out and about. Where you’re at might have some advantages because it gets cold and stays cold. The problem down here is that it gets cold, then warms up, then gets cold again, which creates very dangerous ice. There are times I can barely let the horses out at all because the ice is so treacherous.
Great catch of those deer in his pen. You have a perfect view from your house.
Beamer has deer! I suppose the grass tastes better all cool under the snow...and those deer would rather have hay!
Those are some brazen deer! Your new place is just perfect for you guys, Beamer included.
Good on Boomer :-)
I think it is funny how he figured that out. I see my critters going around and foraging things they wouldn't eat in the summer.
Sometimes we get deer that show up in their winter pasture and the mules chase them...and sometimes they just seem to co-exist.
Loved the videos!
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