BarredRockMomma (I'm still here)

[BarredRockMomma]

I guess that it has been about forever ago that I last checked in with y'all. Just a quick note to say and that things are still jumping around here. I had 10 kids born this year, 6 bucks, 4 does and lost my first goat, a 2 yr old wether to the cold . I also sold my first goats this summer a buckling and his wether brother I was layed off from my "normal" job in November and it was a good thing. I now have another job working for a local farmer. He runs a farmers market in the summer, with a summer camp and also a Preschool in the winter. I and my mother have been contracted to develop a preschool level animal hubsbantry crricuilim and to mange his animals over all. He is focused more on growing and selling produce and just doesn't have the time or the kowledge for animals. For now we will be working with goats (his mini-nubian and Nigerian are here now spending time with one of my bucks) a couple of sheep wethers and we will be getting chickens and rabbits. So I will be picking brains on here when it comes to the sheep and rabbits. Can't wait to get read up on all the journals on here talk to ya all soon.

 

[autumnprairie]

Yes, it has been forever. What do you want to do with the rabbits, pets or meat?
It has been forever since I have been on here too. Sounds like your new jobis a perfect fit.

 

[BarredRockMomma]

I think the job is going to be perfect, partly because I will be paid in alfa and produce

As for the rabbits I am looking for meat/pet breeds they need to provide and good amount of meat while being docile enough for kids to care for.

I will keep everyone posted on how the job goes.

 

[autumnprairie]

I raise New Zealand's which have a really good meat to bone ratio is excellent. My grand kids play with them. They are a pretty big rabbit. There are several that they use for meat rabbits I am not familiar with the others temperament. I am still in school but I am about half way now.

 

[BarredRockMomma]

Congradulations on making it to the half way point good luck with the rest of school

Here is my list of information that I need to complie for goats, chickens, sheep and rabbits.

1. Breeds

2. Housing

3. Feed

4. Breeding

5. Processing

 

[elevan]

It has been a while!

We have mixed breed rabbits. Half of them are docile the other half are mean. I'd say it depends on the individual rabbit as much as the breed.

 

[BarredRockMomma]

Ok it looks like it's been about eleven months ago that I was last on. So I am going to try for the reader's digest version of the year.

Let's start with goat news. I had 8 babies born this year 3 does 5 bucks and I sold 2 one of each. The doeling was related to all my bucks so I figured selling her was better than figuring out breeding next year.

In April my father got sick and it took two months to figure out what was going on and by then the doctors said two to three weeks left. He had cancer through out his torso and there wasn't anything they could do. For the only time in his life he listened to the doctors and passed way one day shy of three weeks. So the summer was spent taking care of him and the funeral and all that goes with it.

While dad was sick I got the chance to share the joy of kidding whit friends who were at the house helping out with stuff. It was so wonderful to be able to allow some amazing people to help out with the whole process.

Once things settled down mom and I started looking for land. We managed to find 5 acres with water and a house that we could buy with dad's insurance money. We closed on the house on September 30th and spent six weeks clearing the land, redoing the kitchen and floors, getting barns, coops and fencing in place. It was only last week that we got the old place empty and the last load out here.

While we were working on the new house mom entered a contest from the local news station for a living room and dining room make over and she won. So now I have contractors on the way over to work on the house.

The goats are loving it out here I am using them to clear the brush on the property. Although the shepards had to haul a fire pit out to the pasture and light a fire to stay warm. So found a way to start disposing of the burn pile.

I think that's all for the last 9 months or so

 

[autumnprairie]

It sounds like you have had a long road. Sorry about your Dad. Ok where are the pics of the new place.

 

[BarredRockMomma]

Ok here are a few pictures for you the barn with the first snow, goats clearing the pasture and Abby, John, and Murphy checking out the new barn. Abby and John were born 24 hours after dad passed.

 

[BrownSheep]

Sounds like you've had an eventful and rough year.
Sorry to hear about you dad, but am happy to hear you've found a place that makes you and your mom happy.