77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[77Herford]

Well change in tooth plan, decided to try and save it.

Pigs are doing well on the Beet pulp addition to their slop feedings. As are the Simmental mothers.

I weaned the Saanen buckling and sold his adopted French Alpine brother. The peeps who have the black sheep must have got G.A.S because they will be buyin three Goats from me in the end. They will be getting two does as well.

 

[77Herford]

Let the digging commence and watch the money disappear. Goodbye new fencing, goodbye new garbage disposal, goodbye date night, lol. Actually don't mind the date night being gone. Just the wifes reason to get all girled up once in awhile...."dodges glares from female readers".

Wife hasn't heard back from her interview, which is making her grumpy. I don't think the house could possibly be any cleaner.

She even bathed some horses, I'm not sure they all enjoyed it but they are clean now and stalled.

 

[77Herford]

Good morning.......thats all I got.

 

[autumnprairie]

Good morning.......thats all I got.

Morning

 

[Mamaboid]

Good morning.......thats all I got.

Some mornings are like that.

 

[daisychick]

When you say "let the digging commence" are you referring to a new well?? When I was little our neighbor was a well driller and we would sometimes go watch them find water. Pretty interesting in Colorado with tons of granite bedrock to watch someone find a vein of water in our dry climate.

 

[77Herford]

When you say "let the digging commence" are you referring to a new well?? When I was little our neighbor was a well driller and we would sometimes go watch them find water. Pretty interesting in Colorado with tons of granite bedrock to watch someone find a vein of water in our dry climate.

Getting a new seel for the well, which is expensive.

 

[jodief100]

Let the digging commence and watch the money disappear. Goodbye new fencing, goodbye new garbage disposal, goodbye date night, lol. Actually don't mind the date night being gone. Just the wifes reason to get all girled up once in awhile...."dodges glares from female readers".

Wife hasn't heard back from her interview, which is making her grumpy. I don't think the house could possibly be any cleaner.

She even bathed some horses, I'm not sure they all enjoyed it but they are clean now and stalled.

When I was out of work was the ONLY time my house has ever been clean.

Sorry bout the well, that is unfortunate.

 

[77Herford]

Ugh, two more of my Nubians had their kids. Whitey is virtually all white doe with a few brown dots on her legs and front right shoulder had QUADS. This is my first quad event with Goats and my wife and I were there for the whole thing. We had to assist probably do to Whitey's age of 10. We suspected that she would have a large kid but nope four little does....thats right ALL does! They are all paints happily of white with brown splashes. One looks alot like Roll's avatar. They are already bouncing around in the horse stall with mom trying to keep close.

Marggie, Whitey's half sister had a single large black buck. Marggie is all black and around 6 years old. Marggie and Whitey are nearly inseperatable so after Marggie kidded I put her and baby in with her sister. They surprisingly shared milking duties and I wonder if this will continue once in the pasture.

This is my first kidding with this group of Nubians that I bought in the summer. Actually this is my first year of kidding Goats in general.

I have some past lambing experience so that won't be an issue when the rest of them give birth in spring.

My wife loves her little Black sheep but she know's some Sheep enthusiasts that would really like to have some and are willing to pay, so we are accepting the offer. The sheep left today and my wife cried... The extra money will be helpful.

I helped sell some of my friends horses staying on my place by adding my services in training. My friends are great people but are retirement age and getting less healthy. They have far too many horses but can't sell them with the recession. Good bloodline and conformation with a good nature but little training and thats usually the killer in sales as people expect their new horse to be kid broke....

 

[daisychick]

I want paint nubians, so save them for me and I will get them this Summer when I go visit family in Iowa. I can go "shopping" at your farm. I love Katahdin sheep too so I will have to get a few of those too. I want a pretty pig too so save me one of those.