Burnnie's Big Day

Burrnie had a pretty big afternoon. The original plan was to put him in a separate paddock and stall with Chocula and Daniel, thinking they'd be calm and quiet and not too intimidating.  Turned out Burrnie needed a little intimidation :-o.  He was pretty excited about being out with a couple sheep and was a little too, um, assertive with them.  They were scared half to death so I headed back to the barn for some "muscle".

Hershey was just what everyone needed.  He was able to reassure Chocula and Daniel that everything was okay and when Burrnie thought he could whip him...he set things straight right quick ;-).  After a couple good cracks, Burrnie decided maybe he'd just settle down a bit and see where that got him.  Also, Burrnie is not at all afraid of Hank and I was afraid that Chocula and Daniel might convince him otherwise.  It was a win-win for everyone.

Then Auntie Reg came out. 

"You've got cookies?"

(Gulp)

And everyone got some hay.  At first Burrnie ate by himself.

But in no time they were all eating side by side.

While they were distracted eating, John and Tim got started on a barn revision so that they could all bunk down in The End Stall Formerly Known As Tim's Boat Storage.  During the summer the roll up door stays rolled up so there is plenty of air moving through.  In the winter all that air isn't so welcome. 

They put in a side door that so that the big door can stay shut during the winter :-).  Big thanks to both of them and especially Saint Tim, who's moved his boat outside until we can put Burrnie back in with the rest of the flock sometime next month.

I love this picture.

After the door was finished, we needed a big distraction so Tim could hook up and pull his boat out of the barn.  Another cookie party!

Look who's right in the mix :-).

We were very happy with how everything worked out this afternoon.  It wasn't perfect, but it was pretty darn close.  The big boys did a good job letting bad behavior roll off them and I'm pretty sure I know a small red and white burr covered little boy who's going to sleep really well tonight ;-).