The men are responsible for all the farm work. Certain members are elected as cattle boss, hog boss, chicken boss, garden boss, carpenter, plumber, blacksmith, etc. One or two other members are assigned as the bosses helpers. Women are expected to carry out all the domestic chores like cooking, baking, laundry, gardening, canning and of course child rearing and teaching in the colony kindergarten. The garden boss s wife is usually assigned as head cook.
Women work in pairs and rotate jobs on a weekly basis.
Meals are distributed in a communal dining area three times a day, men sitting in one section, women in another. Once a Hutterite colony expands to over 100 members it is considered too inefficient, so it splits. Half the members usually leave to organise the new colony. All provided for in an equal manner and no one is allowed to keep anything for personal gain. Everything a Hutterite member or family needs is distributed from within the colony.