Baymule
Herd Master
Coffee is ready. It’s rained all night, still raining.
Coffee anyone ?
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Mini Horses
Herd Master
Well, if you NEED the rain, good. If not 
I sleep until 8 but didn't go to bed until 12, so....
Having coffee and deciding, breakfast or brunch? 
May be an inside day -- cook and clean?
I sleep until 8 but didn't go to bed until 12, so....
Having coffee and deciding, breakfast or brunch? May be an inside day -- cook and clean?
canesisters
Herd Master
I vote for cook & clean!
That's what I'm going to do today.
Last night I told Blossom that I was going to sleep in again today & that I expected her to have those rear quarters emptied by the time I came with breakfast for her Mama.
Well success
(sort of)
Not empty, but not at all full either!
I gave Eva breakfast & both of them some brushing & scritches & turned them out.
Oh I AM hoping that I can safely stop morning milkings
I'll check around noon & see how things are looking.
That's what I'm going to do today.
Last night I told Blossom that I was going to sleep in again today & that I expected her to have those rear quarters emptied by the time I came with breakfast for her Mama.
Well success
(sort of)Not empty, but not at all full either!
I gave Eva breakfast & both of them some brushing & scritches & turned them out.
Oh I AM hoping that I can safely stop morning milkings
I'll check around noon & see how things are looking.
Mini Horses
Herd Master
Oh I AM hoping that I can safely stop morning milkings
I'll check around noon & see how things are looking.
Do you want to milk at night only? Just too much milk? I know you have a job with time to report there, so that's a push mornings!!When I'm milking, several goats, it's a push to get to work and I can set my own hours. Now, less milk per for goat vs cow but, multiples make up for it.
the kids help with chores -- however, works against a good goat milk goat because of scheduling her production for 2x day not a little on demand. Back to why dairies remove young at birth. then there's bottle feeding chores. 
If my milk buyers would increase and stabilize, I'd do more milking and stay home more.
canesisters
Herd Master
My ideal is when the calf can finally take it all & I have to lock her up if I'm going to get any at all.
Work is 6:30 - 3..... 5:45 - 4 if you count the drive. It's a tiny little 'farm' but trying to do ALL the things between 4:30 & 7 when it's just me doing them - AND doing them with a head lamp - becomes overwhelming & exhausting.
I don't want to dread it, so I try to find 'happy mediums'.
Eva is not happy or pleasant when she's having heat cycles every month. A calf every other year means that I haven't had to buy beef in a VERY LONG time. And I have enough that I can barter with a good bit of it.
I had great dreams of doing all kinds of wonderful things with all that fresh milk.... but it's A LOT more time intensive work than I thought.
Not the milking. That's only about an hour - cleaning stalls, grooming, feeding, milking and all.
But an entire evening - and a dishwasher load - to get a lb of so-so motzerilla
Work is 6:30 - 3..... 5:45 - 4 if you count the drive. It's a tiny little 'farm' but trying to do ALL the things between 4:30 & 7 when it's just me doing them - AND doing them with a head lamp - becomes overwhelming & exhausting.
I don't want to dread it, so I try to find 'happy mediums'.
Eva is not happy or pleasant when she's having heat cycles every month. A calf every other year means that I haven't had to buy beef in a VERY LONG time. And I have enough that I can barter with a good bit of it.
I had great dreams of doing all kinds of wonderful things with all that fresh milk.... but it's A LOT more time intensive work than I thought.
Not the milking. That's only about an hour - cleaning stalls, grooming, feeding, milking and all.
But an entire evening - and a dishwasher load - to get a lb of so-so motzerilla
SageHill
Herd Master
That would be great!
Mini Horses
Herd Master
@canesisters Yeah, I get it!!! Winter's short days, cold temps....the pits. If this WAS my job, I'd be able to flex more . Using the milk is time consuming. Retirement is it a scary word -- with the "what ifs" you face. And when you are the only on a "farm" it's a different dynamic for anxiety, I know...been living it for years. But my choice, so I plug along.
I'm slowly converting to less dairy and more meat type goats. If it doesn't mellow the work and improve income, they'll be sold off...keeping half doz dairy. My mind says I want to stay home. My wallet says, really??? My $ says you're ok if you behave. control myself??? 
. Using the milk is time consuming. Retirement is it a scary word -- with the "what ifs" you face. And when you are the only on a "farm" it's a different dynamic for anxiety, I know...been living it for years. But my choice, so I plug along.I'm slowly converting to less dairy and more meat type goats. If it doesn't mellow the work and improve income, they'll be sold off...keeping half doz dairy. My mind says I want to stay home. My wallet says, really???
My $ says you're ok if you behave. control myself???
SageHill
Herd Master
On cup two - it's raining! YAY!! Don't slap me upside the head - but I'm loving it. Makes it an inside day for me. If I had days and days of it I'd definitely sing a different tune. But we need it. Our average annual rainfall is 18-19 inches where I'm at (of course it all depends on which map you look at and who did the recording 
- got me it should be the same number where ever / who ever tabulates -- but it's not).
So - it's cook, clean and decorate! 'Tis the season.
- got me it should be the same number where ever / who ever tabulates -- but it's not). So - it's cook, clean and decorate! 'Tis the season.
Show Sebright
True BYH Addict
Ok here is the link to the whole skill a thonThat would be great!
The image is of measuring
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SageHill
Herd Master
HUGE THANK YOU!!!!!!! Looks like I've got a project this week!!!
Ol' 23 I'll swap you some animal crackers if you let measure!!
