Stall Cleaning

On October 27, we went to the farm and cleaned the stall that the goat gave birth in and the one that the goats and donkeys share. First we slit into two groups, one for each stall. We then used shovels to pick up all of the loose hay that was on the ground. Whenever a shovel was filled with hay, we would then step outside of the stall and dump it all into a garbage bucket. Along with the hay, we also cleaned up the feces that lay on the ground. Once most of the top layer was cleaned up, we then had to use the back-edge scraper. This is a tool that is meant to remove all of the caked on dirt. This helps to make the stall more sterile. One person uses the scraper to peel the dirt off the ground, and then others use shovels to pick it up and dispose of it. Cleaning the stall makes it a much more sterile environment for the animals. We must do this often so that the hay, feces, and dirt do not pile up excessively.