Coffee anyone ?

[Mini Horses]

Wooweee....34 on my porch! But only 58 in my living room . Turned that heater on!!!

Yikes. Back to work today. Well, need to replenish the bank . I'm loving what I bought but.....$

@Baymule Yes, those Boer bring excellent $ at auction IF they haven't been bred down to the mediocre type. I've really looked to find the "old style" chunks to get a good marketable kid. The growth rate is exceptional in them. So that big old buck I shelled out for will bring it back with his kids from my dairy does -- who have a lotta milk for them! Plus he's bred to some Boer does.

Well, warmed up inside. Kinda hate the thought of outside. Gotta do it -- it's part of my chosen lifestyle.

 

[Margali]

They have full size air mattresses on sale for 40, with pump, only 4 left. I need 2. Just not enough beds to go around for Thanksgiving. And that’s with a queen sleeper sofa and twin/full bunk beds.

@Baymule Consider getting a camp cot instead of air mattress. They are MUCH easier to get off of since they are elevated. Same price and won't develop an air leak! Generally available at Walmart and Academy. I have the Magellan Outdoors one and slept on it for several months. It folds into little bag.

 

[Blue Sky]

Roof is done. Back to normal. The cold or something is bothering my knee. But I found my hot/cold bean bag (I opened the last moving box) also found a bottle of Skrewball peanut butter whiskey. Yep it’s a weird combo but hits the spot occasionally. This morning -coffee and trash day. 28 degrees but didn’t feel like it and warming up fast. Eau de Deceased Horse is absent on the morning breeze. Treated five sheep for assorted ailments and all are recovering. I can’t find a processing date for my rams before 6/23. Called four places. May have to do it ourselves. There’s a YouTube for that….

 

[Mini Horses]

This is ridiculous....can't sleep, keep worrying about the cold. Supposed to be 25 at 6 am 34 now. I feel like it's not much above that inside obviously I'm wrong but, cold. Its 62 inside. I'm wanting 82!! . I hate the cold. Dreading morning chores. This temp drop just swooped in and it's our "bad" Jan/feb type weather. In my mind I keep going over things.....everyone at a shelter, all water filled, heat tapes on, etc.

STOP!!! GO TO SLEEP! Still cold but a good vent.

Since I'm wide awake, guess I'll get those goat p-strips ordered. Maybe I'll get sleepy

 

[Baymule]

@Baymule Consider getting a camp cot instead of air mattress. They are MUCH easier to get off of since they are elevated. Same price and won't develop an air leak! Generally available at Walmart and Academy. I have the Magellan Outdoors one and slept on it for several months. It folds into little bag.

I have therapy this morning. I think I’ll take back the air mattresses and go get the cots. I don’t have room for 2 queen mattresses anyway. I got to looking and I can’t squeeze them into these little bedrooms.

 

[Baymule]

Coffee is ready. @Mini Horses you are gonna need some! Dogs tuned up past midnight and even though they calmed down, I was wide awake. Heck, I need coffee!

@Blue Sky im glad you got a new roof now. It didn’t take long, just a little inconvenient but it’s done now.

 

[Mini Horses]

Yep, we're both up...little sleep...lots of HOT coffee!!

I did order strips. Made me relax a little and my body drifted into blessed sleep. Up with alarm and found the weather liars weren't kidding about the temps! Holy cow -- 24 out there . Really???

Been stocking on things I'll need in a couple short months when kidding starts....extra wormers, new bottle Corid, PenG, aspirin, B-12, CDT, etc. In case. Things you might need and they always seem sold out or middle of night -- if you have livestock, you know the drill. Found some 6packs of tube wormers at a larger TSC, got 3 ($150!) Last week found a bottle of Valbazen. $55, used to be $23ish. Prices are killer but, so are worms. Hey, temps this morn should have killed all on a pasture. We have 3 more nights of it, only to low 50 days.

So a reminder to anyone with winter babes coming -- stock up now!

listing my winter "do" so I can recheck, relax and sleep.

 

[CLSranch]

This is ridiculous....can't sleep, keep worrying about the cold. Supposed to be 25 at 6 am 34 now. I feel like it's not much above that inside obviously I'm wrong but, cold. Its 62 inside. I'm wanting 82!! . I hate the cold. Dreading morning chores. This temp drop just swooped in and it's our "bad" Jan/feb type weather. In my mind I keep going over things.....everyone at a shelter, all water filled, heat tapes on, etc.

STOP!!! GO TO SLEEP! Still cold but a good vent.

Since I'm wide awake, guess I'll get those goat p-strips ordered. Maybe I'll get sleepy

I'm 100% with you on the cold. I used the black insulation carharts (4 of 4 on the warmth) this morn. It's going to be in the teens again tomorrow with the 20's for the following few days. I'm coffeed out now.

I ordered a new air filter for the truck. I hope it gets here before I leave for VA next fri. I like the exrta performance, but I miss just swinging into a wal-mart en route and grabbing a new one for 12$ It's over 900 miles so I hope it helps with the mpg. That -10 mpg loaded maxes out a credit card before I even get a check. Laugh to pretend it doesn't hurt.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I did order strips

I ordered some a few weeks ago. Finally captured a couple of samples today. They work! But, these two does I was pretty sure about anyway. They were too fat to get away when I was trying to catch their samples, lol.

I really want to test some who I haven't witnessed breedings on - but Conan jumped fences, lol. I have a feeling that every doe on the place is bred (except the two new ones).

 

[Mini Horses]

Ok.....catch samples -- get 'er to pee.

1. Gently stroke up & down, below vulva...or
2. Hold nose closed and hand over mouth to cause short holding breath.

Obviously, I suggest she's tied. #2 seems a panic mode, #1 almost like a newborn kitten/puppy. Haven't tried either but will -- beats running and waiting, if it works! will report.

told you I couldn't sleep! Sooo...research. can you imagine the crap that'll load onto me when the net guides to ??? after these searches?