Barn Chores in The Dark

We stayed out a bit later than usual tonight running some errands, which meant we did farm chores by flashlight. We use one of those hand crank flashlights and love it, too hot to be carrying the lantern around with us in summer.

Emery held the light while I fed and milked the goat. He said he would do the chicken house chores. Smart man flashed the light in the nesting boxes before reaching in and it was a wise choice tonight as there was a 5 ft long rat snake curled up in one of the boxes. Emery coaxed it out of the nesting box and then gathered the eggs ! Farm life is not for the scaredy cat kind of person.

We have a friend that is just the epitome of femininity, and has chickens. Her husband is gone so its just her and her critters on her little farm. She carries a handgun at all times since she has found a few rattlesnakes in her barns. Rattlers are not the kind of snake you try and coax them into a new location !

I had to snap a photo of the snake