The Barn

The Barn

Moving to a new area can be exciting but scary at the same time. It was always Jack and Jill's dream to own a farm. As soon as they started looking for land, they came upon a house that had a farmhouse and a bright, red barn. The farmhouse had been gutted for years. So they fixed that up.

The young couple had to build the farm from the ground up. They started with the barn and got two cows and a calf. One late night the couple heard their cow Rosie mooing. They got out of bed and ran to the barn to find their cow, Rosie, had given birth to a bull. Jack and Jill were happy with their two cows, and two babies (a calf and a bull). Of course, Jack and Jill will have a decision to make what to do with the bull. When they tried to milk the mother of the bull, the milking was very difficult. Rosie does not cooperate with Jack or Jill. So they decided that they would just save the mother's milk for the bull to drink.

As time went on, Jill decided she wanted goats. Jack had purchased two goats. Late one night, the goats were making a lot of noise. The cows were mooing. Jack and Jill got out of bed, ran to the barn to find that one of the goats had given birth to a (kid)

So now, at this point, Jack and Jill had: twenty-three chickens, one Rooster, two cows, two baby calves, one was a bull, two goats, one baby goat, and two bunnies.

Jill was doing research one night and saw an article about fainting goats. Jill has a disease that runs in her family called Myotonia. She found out, through her research, that these goats have the same disease. In the area that the couple lived in, fainting goats are hard to find. She reached out to a friend of hers and he found fainting goats in Tennessee. That week she had two young female Fainting Goats.

The couple had to rearrange the barn so they had a place for the fainting goats. This all has taken place within one year of moving to the farmhouse and the barn. Every morning Jack and Jill woke up, went out to the barn, to say good morning to the goats, the cows, the baby bull, and the calf. Every night when Jack and Jill would go out to the barn to take care of the animals at night, they'd always run into two barn cats that lived there. When Jack and Jill moved to the property, the cats were already living there. Every night, Jack brought some canned and dry food for them to eat. Jack and Jill are happy and in love with their animals.

As more time passed, Jill saw an Amish carriage for sale. She bought the carriage and had it delivered to her home. She placed the carriage in the barn. All she needed now were horses, which is nearly impossible. The bright red barn is called a pole barn. It is a small area, according to Jack, and it is not a good place to have company. Not good for the farm. Not good for anything. That is the only downside.

Farm life is very new to Jill. Jack takes care of the hay. He places it in the barn to feed the cows and goats fresh hay every morning and every night. The baby bull is very friendly. The bulls being friendly could be bad because the bull likes to rub against Jill, using Jill like a scratching post. As the bull continues to grow, he may be able to knock Jill over, and she could get hurt. Jill is a small, petite girl. Bulls do not know their weight or strength. Jack and Jill felt that the good animals they had were the goats.

When Jack and Jill first got chickens, one of the chickens started pecking at Jill's hand every time she changed the water. The baby calves like to chew on Jill's clothes. One night, Maggie, one of their cows, pushed Jill into the gate. The goats are so calm. They love attention.

Jack and Jill are happy. They built the farm together. They will enjoy the adventures the barn will bring.