Boo, we have learned to live with them. We often listen to them sing in the evening. My theory is they spread out around the valley and then start singing to get all the yard dogs barking. Then they know where all the dogs are and keep their distance. I get them with my searchlight as they run across the top of the field. We have one really big song dog that looks more like a wolf. I'd like to have his hide pinned up one day.
Lolly, Sophie is 11 going on 45. She is bossy, single minded, and smart. Her twin sister is the sensitive, artistic one, but still just as smart. I will let Sophie help me as much as she wants with the processing, but if she gets uncomfortable with it, I won't push her. I want all three kids to realize where their food comes from and the sacrifices that are given. But I think if you do it in a natural way and just show them all the things that go into putting food on the table, it comes easier when the big day arrives. That was basically the way I was brought up, although I will never subject them to all the goose and chicken plucking I had to go through.
No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn’t trying.