77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[77Herford]

No desrespect to Nifty and Kstaven but if this is busy winter activity, I hate to see what summer will be like. So few journal reports and I don't see the site filled up with members. Not a whole lots of general chit chat.

Maybe I'm the only bored one. It could happen, lol.

At least I was able to refer a few people on to this site for they are advancing their homesteading activities. I figured they would get more than enough info wether they want it or not, lol. ( Ok, off soap box)

Well with this weather I spent the day drilling fence post holes and then placing said posts. I must say I greatly enjoy it more when its just above freezing compared to 90 degrees and stifuling hot. We got a couple wet inches of Snow which I imagine will melt away in a few days. Tomorrow I will do more posting and drilling, then I will put up Goat fencing with two inside wires of electric lines. I'm fencing our Timberland and its hilly in some spots with ravines. I will have to manually post most of the steep spots. Hopefully by spring I can put the Goats in the forrest for the warmer months maybe build them some lean to shelters.
I know there's some old containers and big pieces of junk in the timber but I'm not sure if I'll remove it yet, maybe I'll go check it out tomorrow on horseback.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

I think everyone is real busy, so not as much time for chat time.

Sounds like you had a productive day.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

That's about what's going on here. I have time to get on earlier in the morning and then at night. Harder to stop by during the day. And the journal posts I'm seeing are 'no big news, just really busy'.

 

[autumnprairie]

I know for me spring is hereand that means, planting and planning above what I am already doingyou will probably see me early morning and maybe at night

 

[Royd Wood]

No desrespect to Nifty and Kstaven but if this is busy winter activity, I hate to see what summer will be like. So few journal reports and I don't see the site filled up with members. Not a whole lots of general chit chat.

General chit chat thats a facebook thing
Tell me about your Galloways - How many are preg and when do you expect your first calves???? - still jealous you have 30 but cant wait for my 9 to calve in a couple of weeks time.

 

[daisychick]

Well, do you have a new well yet???

 

[77Herford]

I almost have a new well. My yard has seen better days. My lovely Galloways are due to calve in early spring. My Charolais are calving now. This is my first year with purebred Charolais even though their calves are crosses. My Simmentals should calve in mid spring. I only have ten Belted Galloway's then four Dun's with no belt and the rest black. My Galloway Bull is black.

My Goats are kidding now and a couple should pop in another month. Those will be Nubian/Boer babies. I'm getting alot of Goat milk, weee. The Goat kids need to be taught some manners during milking time though, you'd think they were Socrate's kids or Houdini's.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

I bet your yard is a mess. So do they put it back the way it was or are you taking on that task?

 

[77Herford]

I bet your yard is a mess. So do they put it back the way it was or are you taking on that task?

I will be taking on that task. It will give me a chance to built a terraced garden on the small hillside going down from the house. This way I can catch extra rain water and have a pretty garden. Haven't quite figured out the dimensions yet but I'm imagining four big steps up.

 

[autumnprairie]

I have been raking the hay out of the ground so my yard will dry up and not sour it first. As you can see another early morning and I am getting sicker grr can't breathe and my throat hurts and the symptoms keep adding up