And here I thought I was the only one!!!!   We leave bags made up for each horse am and pm with supplements included, each one tagged with the babies' names.    Detailed instructions on feeding anyway, just in case.  (This is written out as well as texted. . .)    Note how many flakes of hay and how many piles so Faci doesn't give ugly faces and scare everyone off. . . The girl dogs board, and Luca goes with us (OF COURSE!!!).   Remind that WE feed at same time each day, spray for flies during summer MORNINGS, and leave temperature gauge of when blankets come on and take off.   Water trough cleaned every other day.   However, my barn help (read CHANDLER) always gives me ulcers when we're away with his methods of horse care.  Just don't understand--that's not asking too much is it????   

So glad I’m not the only one! I even color coordinate the buckets!!

I recently went on my first vacation in 10 years, hired a recomended girl to do my chores and watch over the place. 

I'm not ever going on a vacation again until my kids are old enfough to leave home and do chores. I'm still ferious with that girl.

If you hire somebody, check multiple references. I hope you can find somebody good ans enjoy your self. 

We are gone quite often. I used to take the horses to a boarding facility while gone but then my FIL volunteered to horse sit. So he comes by twice a day when we're gone to feed, fly spray, clean stalls, etc. And gets the mail and just checks on things. 

But as he's getting on in years he's not as up to task as he used to be. Especially on the stall cleaning. So I've been looking for someone to fill that role. No luck so far on finding that right person. It costs me $20/head per day to board them. So I've offered that for someone to come by. No takers.

I really want to know what happened lol! 

It was really bad acatully. I'll try to keep it short. 

Lots of issues with my dad calling saying she wasent around, my calves Calling for milk all he time. He did go water all my VERY thirsty animals.

She then showed back up and called me saying I had 2 dead ducks. And then kinda flaked again even though she swares she was there doing chores and only missed the day I cought her lieing. So I decided to come home early. 

Get home at 5 AM, drove 9 hours over night. Get home and do chores. 5 ducks were acatualy dead, 2 bodysuits left in the close to the feed and water, the 2 that had died 3 days prior in hot heat. My chicks were in complete filth, a brand new $300 bag of hau cubes was wet AND full of mould and our old horse got a tummy ake with half his regular brain, so he wasent getting grained at all.

So I wait for her to show up, she knows I'll be home tomorrow night.... at 8PM she texts saying she asked around and farm sitters are getting paid double what we agreed on so shed be OK with just a bit more. I asked her how everbody was and how am chores were and what time she did them, said 8-9 :/ 

I was ferious, I told her I'd pay her what I agreed but it would not be tonight. I was to fing mad. She than had a girl who I was unaware was friends with who's know for drugs, vandalism and theft in the comunity demanding I paid her and the ducks went her falt. To be clear I never said they were, but leaving there there to make my other animals sick and draw preditors was a  issue... 

Anyway I had to meet her at 10:30 at night cuz O was scared I'd get robbed or my animals let out

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Oh my goodness!!! That's really bad! Yep, I'm never leaving again 

I know lots of horse people that NEVER get a vacation because they're scared to leave their farm/horses. However, if anyone needs a farm sitter, I am a broke college student with lots of farm animal experience and I would be more than happy to earn some tuition money while someone goes on vacation!