Bridgemoof--Sheep & Wool festival

[bonbean01]

Yay for lambies...now I have to go rush to your lambing thread!!!!

 

[CocoNUT]

Oh boy...sounds like fun. Hopefully no on will lamb while you're gone. A neutered pig huh? So what is Tim going to do with the new piggie now? He could always try to sell it.

 

[Bridgemoof]

Why do our animals always lamb/kid at night? Aren't goats supposed to wait until daytime?????? Madeline, a boer first freshener just had triplets. One was stillborn, the other two are doing okay! She was in a stall but that didn't work out as there was too much room and the kids were spread out all over. So we moved her to a very small jug, and they are all doing okay.

We have yet to hang on to a set of triplets.

We now have 21 kids, and 3 lambs! That's a lot of baby goats. Have a lot of lambing to do to catch up!

Clemetine's two ewe lambs are still pretty scrawny. They are so sweet though. We gave them a shot of VitaB today to help them along a little. They need to beef up a little, skinny little things with long legs. Lacey, on the other hand, is one big baby already! She lost her tail today and I picked her up and I swear she weighed like 30 pounds, maybe more. 3 weeks old and a chunky monkey!

OKay going back to bed, will head outside again in a couple of hours.

 

[Royd Wood]

I'm just in from the barn making a pot of tea (bloody Brits)
9 piglets here tonight and so pleased your two seem to be ok - yeh triplets we are going through the same crap with the sheep on that one

 

[bonbean01]

Congrats on the babies Bridge...long nights, eh? Our neighbour with goats has never had triplets all live...always loses one either born dead, or dies within 24 hours no matter how they try.

And Royd...I'm a coffee drinker except when it is super cold...then hot sweet tea is the best...congrats on your piggies

Now off to Bridge's lambing thread to hunt for new photos!

 

[goodolboy]

on the two that the third didn't make it.

We're at 17 lambs(I think) 0 kids, but we should be caught up to you in an hour or so

 

[Bridgemoof]

We're at 17 lambs(I think) 0 kids, but we should be caught up to you in an hour or so

I know! I've been watching the "storm" brewing!

No new pics Bon, just waiting for new lambies

So today is the Chili Party in the old neighborhood! Guess what we're bringing...goat chili! Do you think anyone will try it? I used Donna Belle's secret ingredient, a can of pumpkin. I think it made the texture really smooth and creamy. It will be delish! We're also bringing two goat cheese logs. Tim actually has been milking that goat, but I think she exhausted her extra supply. He's not milking her anymore. But with one gallon of goat's milk, he made 2.6 pounds of goat cheese that turned out perfectly! I was very impressed considering it was his first time. Annie got to form the "logs" and rolled one in a rosemary garlic mixture, the other is sea salt and crushed green peppercorns.

We're also going to look at this farm that is for sale right down the road from my old house. It's 51 acres, has an old farmhouse, a pole barn and a bank barn. I should be looking at it on my own, but I mentioned it to Tim and he is all over it. I told him I didn't like him this morning and I hurt his feelings. Oh well. So I apologized later so I could get through the day without trauma. Oh the drama.

The dog, our retired LGD Inkabod, ate the dead baby goat. I took it out of the sheep shed where Tim laid it and put in the worming chute. Well, Ink got in there this morning and snatched it right up. Of course that was ALL MY FAULT and Tim was mad at me about it. Every day there is an argument about something. Never mind the fact that he put THREE dead baby goats there the other day. Ink is now back in his retired position on the couch with a full belly. :/

 

[bonbean01]

Bridge....I would LOVE to try your goat chili and the cheese logs!!!!

As for the drama, which down the line after too many years of that becomes trauma for you...I did the same thing in my first marriage...did anything to keep the peace to save my sanity and make it easier on the kids...and believe me...he will learn that and count on it. Don't mean to be a bummer...but been there, done that...and it only gets worse. Perhaps a home labotomy (spelling?) would help things...I know it crossed my mind back then on more than one occasion

Enjoy your chili day...wish I could come and try your stuff

 

[goodolboy]

Look out, you'll be "Big Time" before you know it. Oh, and broke.

 

[greenbean]

I would also love to try your goat chili! It sounds good. You should send me some

Sorry you lost the kid, but congrats on the others! Can't wait to see more pictures