- Thread starter
- #2,371
CntryBoy777
Herd Master
I can cook fish on a stick over an open flame.....I'd have to be pretty desparate to go there......
CntryBoy777 - The Lazy A** Acres Adventures
- Thread starter CntryBoy777
- Start date
goatgurl
Herd Master
at some point youall have to try poke salet. was my mom's go to green for the spring. it is the first green up around here, way before anything you plant. she would send us out along the fence lines and around the out buildings with big paper sacks to fill up. and our neighbor would pay us 10 cents a bag to gather some for her. like @Baymule said you have to boil them twice and then mom would drain them and put them in a cast iron skillet with some bacon and onions. I had a patient years ago who's daughter grew poke as a garden veggie. she had a big plot that she kept picked and it made more and more leaves so she picked and picked and froze and froze for the winter. mid summer she would let it grow and go to seed but by then she had a years worth put up and her daddy loved it. in west Virginia they gather ramps in the spring for their tonic green. kind of garlic and kind of onion but really good with beans or fried potatoes.
Bruce
Herd Master
You are not making a solid case for eating pokeberry salad Bay.
Mike CHS
Herd Master
I'm a southerner but I'll pass on that stuff. 
Baymule
Herd Master
Not the berries, as the seeds are indeed poisonous. Although you can dry the berries and swallow them without chewing and breaking open the seeds. They are for arthritus pain and inflammation.
- Thread starter
- #2,376
CntryBoy777
Herd Master
So, between sprinkles today we had a break long enough that the goats ventured out to graze a bit....temps weren't bad so I went on a mini-goat walk inside the fence with them. I had the thought of taking some pics, so I got the phone setup for it and right on cue I got this....
....Star and Lightning began rubbing their backs and sides on the boards....I immediately thought of @Mike CHS ....so, I decided to post them here, eventhough it was referred to in another thread. I also got a pretty decent pic of the boys together in the same frame not butting heads....
....and eventhough it has been a while, Lightning hasn't forgotten how to beg for treats......
he is so crazy and demanding............even Cheetos joined in the walk.....
....if ya notice, ya can see thru the guinea pen now....the goats have been working on the big green monster vine.....guess cleaning it up will be a fall project....so we can add to the herd next spring. There are a couple of other things that I plan on doing by then too....but the heat returns tomorrow with heat indexes between 100-105°.....it certainly won't be anytime soon that I get started.......
....Star and Lightning began rubbing their backs and sides on the boards....I immediately thought of @Mike CHS ....so, I decided to post them here, eventhough it was referred to in another thread. I also got a pretty decent pic of the boys together in the same frame not butting heads.... ....and eventhough it has been a while, Lightning hasn't forgotten how to beg for treats...... he is so crazy and demanding............even Cheetos joined in the walk..... ....if ya notice, ya can see thru the guinea pen now....the goats have been working on the big green monster vine.....guess cleaning it up will be a fall project....so we can add to the herd next spring. There are a couple of other things that I plan on doing by then too....but the heat returns tomorrow with heat indexes between 100-105°.....it certainly won't be anytime soon that I get started.......
Mike CHS
Herd Master
Those boards are going to go a long way in keeping your fence intact. I seriously am thinking about putting 'scratching' boards in several locations. It can't hurt and if they have another way they won't use the fence.
- Thread starter
- #2,378
CntryBoy777
Herd Master
I'm embarrassed to tell ya this, but when I built the fence for this area....I used 2x4s for fence posts, and knew nothing about stretching fence....so, the fence is only hand stretched and the fence is stapled to the bottom boards, and the boards screwed into the posts. The bottom boards are regular 1x6 treated, but the boards they rub on are dog-eared fence boards....they are screwed to the posts and the fence stapled to them from the inside. It is a crappy job, but it has worked for 2yrs now. The boards weren't originally intended for the rubbing, but for fence support. Sometimes we get lucky and do something that turns out to be something not even thought of when doing it.....but, it has been a big plus. I figured if we ever get to raising kids, it will be a really good area to separate the doe and kids to, away from the herd....
Mike CHS
Herd Master
If it has worked for two years I would say you did good.
Bruce
Herd Master
Tell the goats you need them to clean up the rest of the area around the guinea pen so you can get a flock. I'm sure they will understand the need
