B&B Happy Goats....journal

[farmerjan]

Well, I'd send some but right here they turned the faucet off. We had 3 sprinkles in the last 10 days. 4 miles away at a pasture we have, it poured 1/2 inch in about 10 minutes when we got the sprinkles, on Thursday. The forecast was for some possible severe T-storms this afternoon and the radar shows it going north of us now. We have hay on the ground, about 6-8 acres. Just got about 30-35 acres baled between yesterday and today. Forecast now is mostly sun right through the next 5-7 days, with a "chance " on Tuesday. Temps are way too high for this time of year. Right near the 88-90 degree stuff. About 10 degrees above normal. Great for drying hay, but the corn is up and about 6 inches and now it needs a drink. Never what you need when you need it. We will be going at hay fast and furious as long as the weather looks to be staying like this. If any gets wet, that's good for the corn. I imagine that north of us in Harrisonburg area, they would be glad to send some down as they were still having trouble getting in some fields 2 weeks ago. FEAST or FAMINE. We'll take the dry for a few more days. Have about 35-40 acres right around that area that we would like to get done before we move equipment elsewhere. Don't know if we will manage it in the next 5 days.

 

[Bruce]

I used to talk back to mine and ask them....whaaaat?
....

I say the same thing to the chickens when they "complain" a lot.

 

[AlleysChicks]

I'll send the rain your way B&B! I sure am tired of it up here. It makes the pens and backyard too muddy.

Frozen 2 liters for the rabbits help on hot days. I need to stock up on some again.

 

[AmberLops]

Hey AmberLops, it's me Mel...no problem with the mix up, just chill and enjoy memorial day weekend....woof woof and just because I have my "num nums" removed doesn't make me any less manly...I can run faster without them clangin and bangin together....

Ha ha ha!!!!!
Thanks Mel
And no, it doesn't make you any less manly...it makes you more manly in my opinion
Hope you guys are having a nice Memorial day weekend too!
I went on my first-ever hike...it was beautiful!!
Everywhere I've been there are either bears, cougars or crazy people on hikes...
I don't really have to worry about that here! Well...at least not the bears and cougars

 

[AlleysChicks]

Even the frozen gallon milk jugs are not making them happyAlly Chicks...but we sure will take ya up on the offer of some rain !

Oh goodness, I think those buns need a pool! I'm going to swing by the store tomorrow and pick up 2 kiddy pools. One for the ducks (a replacement) and one for the goats. I dumped their big water trough because the baby couldn't reach. And now they fight over who naps in it lol so maybe they will lay in a pool.
We've had so much flooding this year. Honestly if we just had short showers overnight I wouldn't be mad. But some of these storms have went on for days and I can only add so much straw for the chickens and goats. I spent $40 in 2 weeks on straw alone. So I'll definitely send you as much rain as I can lol

 

[AmberLops]

I saw bears in Maryville tn. !

I know they have bears in East Tenn.....but only 1 has been documented in Middle TN
And that was by Nashville...i'm closer to West but still in Middle!

 

[AlleysChicks]

THANK YOU SO MUCH ....you just made me remember we have two kiddie pools......they will be put out tommrow !

awesome! I'm sure that will help them cool down.

 

[AmberLops]

With the crazy weather, floods, fires, and storms...bet you could find alot of animals displaced and showing up in unexpected areas....anywhere.

I know right...i'm waiting for bigfoot to show up on my property
Could be worse though!! I'd much rather have this heatwave/stormy weather than freezing cold and snow!

 

[Baymule]

Hope you get rain soon. Storms have split and gone around us, we got a measly lil' ol' quarter inch!

 

[Baymule]

Do you have the pick up trucks with (on the back window) the label "In memory of (usually) Bubba. September 1998-April 2018

I laugh when I see "In Memory Of...…" on the back glass of a pick up. I can just hear the conversation...."Yeah, we shore miss ol' Bubba.....it wuz hard picking up all them pieces after that there train wreck.....talk about a closed casket funeral! Ol' Bubba wuz ugly, getting smacked by a train shore didn't hep his looks any.....so we took that insurance money and bought us a brand new truck.....Bubba woulda wanted us to.....(it's parked in front of a 1968 single wide) Bubba said "Hey y'all watch this!" and then that train hit him.....Never did find all the beer in the cooler...what a waste of good beer....Pore ol' Bubba