Re: [RC] [RC] PMU Barns - kit kat
Hello all,
Im just gonna say what we have seen for PMU barns... LIKE any other barns in
the world, there are some good, and some bad. When we lived in alberta and
where having finacial dificulties, PMU barns where offering to take mares
and paid for there feed as well as paid you a $1 a day for keeping your
mare. We had a large work horse cross mare that a few farms were intrested,
so me and my mom went to these several farms to see what they were like and
so on. We were thoroughly impressed with all the barns. One barn, You got
to visit your horse daily. They had bags of carrots at the end of each Isle
for the owner to come feed them those, but asked that you not feed them
anything else as they would be on a spacific diet. You could groom your
horse, and hang out with it. Just not ride it, or take it out. They had 1
hr turn out daily in a large feild. They had there stalls cleaned many
times daily and the barn was well ventallated. Another barn we went to,
almost the same kinda set up.. but, there stalls had automatic
cleaning(really cool and have never seen anything like it) They were well
cared for and all looked happy and healthy. We liked those 2 best of all,
the others were good, but where to far away. We did a few drop bys without
notice as this would be for 1 yr of chyannes life. And had settled on the
first place we had seen. But, in the end, we ended up moving back to bc,
and hence, did not take chyanne there. Im not saying PMU barns are great,
but, there are good ones and there are bad ones. Take for example... I
milked cows for 3 yrs. In our barn, they cows are well looked after and
treated fairly well. Where as i have been to some milking barns that i want
to cry. There milkers are mean, and they are treated like livestock instead
of an animal with feeling. Where as, i as a milker, treated all my cows as
individuals(and i even named them all) I have had many condem me for
milking cows.. but, I always figured.. People demand the production of
milk(as it is, we are not shipping enough in BC so we are shipping in from
alberta and sask.) and in demanding the production.. there will always be
issues with livestock, and i believe... at least they had me as a milker for
3 yrs and were not milked by someone else who would be cruel to them. There
are good ppl and bad ppl out there, as well as good barns and bad barns.
And as long as there is demand for production.. things will continue.. the
only thing we can hope for are more of me.. and less of the mean ppl that
take care of the livestock. Just my 2 cents worth:) And yeah.. i
ramble..:)
Sarah + Penny + Zac
Chilliwack BC
Canada
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