Our Cat Catio and Farm is Winter Ready

Yeah. Are you going to come in? No, you have to use the door. >> Morning and welcome to the 10acre woods. My wife Tara. My name is Mark. And this here is Brownie the rabbit. We're uh just heading out to feed everybody. Uh we are 99% ready for winter, for the cold weather. Uh we've been doing a bunch of uh things this weekend. It's currently Sunday morning. And one of the things we were doing is water. Oh yes. So yeah. So we filled this up uh with water. They're now out. So we're going to have to monitor this and make sure because we now have five ponies. So the three and there's uh uh RJ over there. and then shorties somewhere. So, yep, they're waiting for water. Uh so, we might have to adjust our schedule on uh doing the water, do a midday watering. Uh what I did yesterday is I um shut off the water, the float valve. I took out the float valve, put in the heater, uh and you can see here there's an extension cord that runs out uh and it goes over to that building over there where the plug is. Levi is waiting patiently. [Applause] Uh I also did the one inside. We haven't turned on the heaters yet just because the uh the temperature hasn't gotten down that cold that it needs it quite yet. And Lei does this thing with his tongue. >> Which wire is live? >> The bottom wires. The bottom three are live. The top one is not. So, lifting it up and over. [Applause] So, we're going to have to keep an eye on that water and adjust accordingly. >> Well, Tiana came out early yesterday. >> Yeah, we were out at 3:00 yesterday doing these waters and that's when I filled it. Uh, so they were from 3:00 on till now. And normally it's usually around 6:00. So they had an extra 3hour head start on the water. >> Yeah. >> Cuz normally in the morning after night feed I don't have to fill it. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> So I'll give them their hand. >> So the um eaves trough that we installed a few weeks back has been working wonderfully. This is probably the wetest area on our property or the mushiest. Uh, and what we're going to do, or the plan is, and what we're going to do for next year is, uh, this building here, we're going to build another one of these, and then we're going to spin them, uh, with that side facing this so that it slopes down. And then we will tie the eaves trough on the front of that into that. And this will be a building. So, that should resolve the issue. We'll still have a wet spot just outside the building. Uh but uh I think it'll be minimized. >> Did I put that in your space that you like to sit? >> Morning, Barry and Sriracha. >> Hey. Hey. >> Here. Let's Oops. Scare you. Move that over a little bit. Barry likes to lounge here, so he's got the run of the place with the exception of past that gate. uh because we have mouse traps down there and we don't want uh an incident. So, everybody's good. We've got uh we've closed this here. So, now it is uh inside time and that's going to help with the mouse population because we do get mice that come in. Uh this bedding isn't as thick as it normally is. Uh it's those wood chips, so the mice can't really hide. Oh, Barry was eating broccoli >> in the uh Oh. Oh, boy. >> I mean, >> yeah. >> So, the mouse can't hide in the wood chips like they can in the um uh in the straw or the hay. So, by closing this at this time of year when it's starting to get cold, usually the mice will want to come in when it gets cold. in that limit. Yeah, I saw him in the uh corner of my eye. >> Good morning. >> Look at the light coming in. It's sunny. Oh boy. And it's mucky out there. Sorry. I guess that's probably the uh the muckiest area on the farm now that I think about it. Good morning. Good morning, Piper. out for the morning walk. >> All right. Not yet. They're like, we don't want to get our our toes wet. Uh, all right. So, this one here did this one as well. So, we can see it's still about half full. Uh, so this one does have the heater. And that last 1% of the 99 is basically to hook up uh the extension cord from here up and over and uh basically plug into the plug for the heater here. Uh hi Tucker. Good morning. I was as I was working on this yesterday um Tucker decided uh well he was he had an issue with my shoe or something. He kept on headbutting it and pawing at it. I don't know if this camera caught it, but I'll have to grab the uh the footage and uh play it back. So, it was kind of cute. >> Scrubby. Yes. So, pour some into that side. actually working >> the center. >> Well, it's raining outside, so might as well. Okay, the dogs have a hammer. that and yes. Yeah. What are you doing? [Music] Who is that? Well, that's that's Well, Pety's here, so that must be uh Oh, that's Charlie. He's over there. Okay. All right. Make your way out. Yep. Into the higher ground. [Music] [Applause] your barley. What? Oh, my rooster. >> Hi, bud. So, we've had another Canada goose join us. >> Yes. >> Looks like it has a broken wing. >> Yeah. A far one there. >> Just showed up. Uh uh well, I noticed four days ago. >> Yeah. >> Hanging with Gwen. >> Yeah. So, so we'll see how that goes. Uh now Gwen, she was actually shot with a um well shot in the in non- hunting season. So in the spring she was shot she got some pellets in her wing. So we were hoping that she was going to mend but it doesn't look like she has. Uh and we're not sure about the other one there. So they seem to make their way to our farm. Watch the spikes. >> Watch the spikes. >> Thanks. Uh, was this Gallagher? >> Yep. >> That sent us these. >> Yeah, >> cuz man, they were built. >> Yeah. No, you can Yeah, you can actually use them uh to step up on. So, [Applause] >> go get it. >> Oh, all the apples went over there. >> Yeah, >> they're not the fondest of cauliflower. >> No. >> No. >> All the dust. >> Oh, yeah. All the grain dust floats floats across. Sheldon, what are you doing? Are you confused? >> Yeah. Yep. Sheldon and uh Tucker Onyx and um Nester. They uh they like their hay. Yes. And Bronwin, too. But she's on the other side. Look at Look at Onyx. She's like, "Do I get my special treat today?" She's waiting to be called back. She knows. Me is like, I'm just going to hang with you. You coming in, Onyx? You're not going to have any of that. All right. Go to your stations. There you go, Bronin. Nice and quiet while everybody's eating. Hi, Bronwin. She's been with us for some time, but you know, sometimes they're just still a little spooked. >> She didn't like that one. >> Oh, yeah. >> No, I was just getting a little shot of her. Oh, well, I don't know. Maybe she's like, is there something better? >> There's fresher stuff. Ah, I might >> Well, they have their certain spots. might want that. Well, Bronnwin usually comes over here, so maybe I should move over this way. >> There we go. So that she can go into her into her spot. So, I thought I'd show you guys the patio. I don't know if I've shown you a more in-depth uh well, not with this many cats out. I kind of cheated and uh I went and grabbed some treats which are actually just different cat food than what they normally eat. Uh it works pretty good. So we have uh not all of them. We've only got four four of them out here. So Lucifer is right here. And then we got Nyx. We've got Anara. Hi Anara. Yeah. And then we got Kota. Hi. And then uh Ria is trying to make up her mind. Hey, Ria. Jesus. No, I'm out of here. Uh, so this is how they get in here. Look, Ria, come on out. There's treats. Oh. Oh, you move your bum there, buddy. Um, now, uh, a company sent us this. It's an outdoor actually it's a heated enclosure for cats out in the winter. So I want to test this out come this winter because here in Manitoba we do get -40° temperatures uh and it' be interesting to see uh how it works. Right next uh now we have had some cats in it. There's a uh a little entrance Oh Lucifer. Yeah. There's a little entrance over here where they can go in and go into it. And I think it was actually Lucifer that was in there. It's a little hard to tell because I did put a camera in there and through infrared it's harder to tell the different cats. I know it wasn't a fluffy cat. So, it wasn't Zora, it wasn't Kota, it wasn't Anara, uh, it wasn't Tar because it didn't have a crooked tail. So, and Nyx has a kind of a flat face. So, I'm thinking it was Lucifer uh that went in. And what happens here, this has a Velcro. See if I can get this with one hand. And you just pull it up. So, this is the compartment. It does have um a heated blanket, which I haven't put in here. Uh, so there's a little opening back here for uh for the cord. And this is actually where you put the camera. So you put the camera in there. I should have probably had a wider camera. Uh because it was pretty pretty tight. Uh this is kind of another emergency exit. Uh I'm assuming that if you have a cat that comes in, it can't get cornered, right? Um you should always have a second way out. So, one cat comes in and then its arch nemesis comes in. Uh, it needs a way to get out an emergency exit. So, um, this here, yeah, was sent by a company, uh, called Clausible. I'll put their link down in the description. Uh, but come January, I'm going to give this, uh, a try and put a temperature gauge in there and see what it does at minus40. Do we have any other? One, two, three, four. No, I think that's it. I think we've just got the four. Ria, are you coming out? She's like, no, it's uh it's too busy out there, right? Lucifer. Yeah. Uh Kota. Kota actually comes out probably the most. I see him out here. Anara as well. Where is she? Oh, she's right here. And we've just used stucco wire on here to close this in. So, they've got a full run. I want to say it's about 150 square ft, if not more than that, actually. H somewhere in that neighborhood. Anyway, got some uh trees, some real trees in here for them to scratch on. And then just some fun stuff. Uh, so what I was thinking about doing is possibly extending this out a little bit further. Doing something more on this area because they do like to sit on here and just look out, watch the birds. Yeah. Do you like watching the birds? Your daughter Ria likes to catch the birds, doesn't she? Yeah. So, that is a catio. It's got uh a door over there and then of course it has the door over here. Uh and again it's just stuck a wire and then there's just latches that latch onto the outside which aren't latched right now. Um but I'm not concerned of them escaping. Cota is the escape artist, right buddy? Kota. Yeah, you like going and rolling in the grass, don't you? So some cats we are missing. Here's Zora. You can see she is quite fluffy. So, it couldn't have been her in the uh in the camera. Uh oh, and we have Tier. Tier is going to He's so cute. He's our little pharaoh boy. Hi. How you doing, Tier? Yeah, he's our little drool monster as well. Hey, bud. Yeah, you don't have much drool today. Just a little little saliva. He is starting to come around. He's still fairly shy. If you get in there with a brush, if you're giving him treats and you get in there with the brush, uh, that distracts him enough. But if you go in and just pet him, you know, you can sometimes see the tail coming up. Oh, no. And that's it. All right. Tier, I was just testing testing your feralness. Good boy. So So it is uh he he's coming around. And it's taken him, you know, close to four years. I think it's coming up on four years this January, this December, I think it is. Um, but he's more of a cat. A cat cat, not a people cat, aren't you? Yeah. Okay, you carry on now. Did No. So, it looks like a mess in here because uh Tara has been organizing for her classes. Uh so she puts on classes usually November because that is the time when uh a lot of craft shows and things go on. People want to make stuff for um for Christmas or they want to buy stuff for Christmas or both, right? Uh I also got some Real Link cameras in. I actually bought these ones. They are a sponsor of the video and all the footage that you see are of course Real Link cameras. Uh but I've got three cameras here. Manitoba actually has, province of Manitoba, government of Manitoba has a rebate program. So, these are a 100 bucks each, these cameras. They're a pan and tilt, 2K, uh the whole whole shebang. Uh and uh I'm actually getting these cameras for free because they have a up to $300 rebate. Uh so, I did post this on our Facebook. So, if you are from Manitoba, check our Facebook page. I put all the links there. Um, go on there and, uh, they've allocated $2 million for camera and gate fence security. Um, so get in on that. Who doesn't like free stuff, right? Uh, I don't know if Ria went out or not. I don't see around. I see Nyx is just looking in. Oh, is she coming? Are you coming in? Yeah. Are you going to come in? No. You have to use the door. Sometimes they're just so silly. You have to use the door nicks. Okay, let's let's see if we can help her. There you go. Come on in. Yeah. Oh boy. Do you have a cat? And does your cat do stuff like that? It's like I don't know. I'm just a poor cat. I don't know how to get in. There's Zora. Hi. Yeah. Yeah, I think the only ones we're missing are Aeros and Aurora, so they're probably sleeping somewhere. Well, I found Aurora. She is sleeping on Tiana's bed. Hi. Those wide eyes. So, she was quite feral as well. She's still a little touchy, but I don't know. She's But then once you pet her, she's like, "Okay, yeah, I'm good. Hey. Yeah, you still can't pick them up yet. They're like, "No, no." So, I'm slowly kind of working my way, especially with Aeros. Aeros is a little a little further along, but once you uh once you pet them, they're like, "Okay." Yep. Love it. Love it. Hey, so they've been with us uh I want to say last December. So, they're 10 months. Call it 10 months, right? No, November, I think. So, close to a year, right? Yes. And she and uh well, a lot of the other cats actually sleep with Tiana at night. So, we close our door our door to our bedroom cuz Tara is uh allergic. Uh so, she's got allergies, especially to long hair. Um and it's fine daytoday, but of course having them in your bed and having them on your pillow is an issue because that's of course where you put your face. So, not too bad unless one of the cats jump on her face during the day. Nyx is one good one for that. Uh, but she's a short hair. I was unable to find Aeros. He's the one cat that goes places that and I've looked all the uh the hiding spots. He's probably underneath the couch or even in my chair here. I've got a reclining lazy boy chair. Sometimes they go into there. Um but at night what's interesting is and he came in the same time as well Zora and uh Aurora. Um and he has come around big time too. He was pretty um pretty nonp people friendly. Uh and what happens is is every time it's bedtime, time to go in, you know, brush your teeth, get ready for bed, he comes in, jumps up on the counter, and he's all about Yeah. Um give me some give me some pets. give me some loving. Uh once I slowly kind of worked with them, you know, once you get and as you could see that from tear and you could also see that from Aurora when you start petting them, usually the back of the spine and that tail kind of gives it away. The tail goes up. Uh and I just worked at him and then he's like, "Yeah, no, I like this." Um so he comes in for a bedtime routine uh fairly regularly. Uh anyway, that's the goings on here on the farm. I see the sun has come back out. It's been kind of cloudy and then sunny and then cloudy and sunny. Uh this is our last weekend for our open farm. Our last day for our open farm today. Uh then we'll close until uh April. Uh once things warm up. Uh and as I mentioned with all this stuff here in the back, uh this is Terra's uh teddy making, teddy bear making class. Uh mits and moccasins. Uh she does some knitting classes, a bunch of different classes that we do put on here. Uh just because we're inside and uh it's cold outside. So uh so anyway, I hope you enjoyed this video. If there's any questions that you have, please leave them down below in the comment or just say hi. And we hope to see you next time. Take care. Bye. [Music]