autumnprairie
Owned by the Rotten Heifers
elevan said:No babies from Lilly yet.
I spent a little bit of time watching Precious and Little Boy run around kicking up their heels to get my fix
ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal
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bonbean01
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Wow!!!! I just found this journal in the wee small hours this morning when I couldn't sleep. Started at page 1 and just got to the end here....fascinating and I loved it! You are a very good writer and your stories have great visuals...felt many times I was there
Now...it is 8:30 pm and needless to say the only things I have gotten done today were taking care of the sheep, chickens and dogs...LOLOLOL! Just couldn't quit reading!!!
Great Journal...so glad I found it
Now...it is 8:30 pm and needless to say the only things I have gotten done today were taking care of the sheep, chickens and dogs...LOLOLOL! Just couldn't quit reading!!!
Great Journal...so glad I found it
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elevan
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Thank you so very much.bonbean01 said:Wow!!!! I just found this journal in the wee small hours this morning when I couldn't sleep. Started at page 1 and just got to the end here....fascinating and I loved it! You are a very good writer and your stories have great visuals...felt many times I was there
Now...it is 8:30 pm and needless to say the only things I have gotten done today were taking care of the sheep, chickens and dogs...LOLOLOL! Just couldn't quit reading!!!
Great Journal...so glad I found it
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elevan
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Tomorrow we will be weighing all of the goats that are under 2 and giving a round of coccidia treatment.
DH finally found an assistant manager at work and so next weekend he will get his first days off in 56 days...too bad I'm gonna make him help trim hooves then
Anyone need (or want) some roosters for their freezer? These guys gotta go!
Got some GAS gear in the mail today.
I'll post a pic of me wearing a shirt (maybe tomorrow).
She still hasn't uddered up...but last time she did so 12 hours before kidding, so I'll take that as my sign.
If she holds out until next month I'll be thrilled as that would mean that the kids are Snickers' babies. Not that I mind them being Ranger's but I really wanted her paired with Snickers.
DH finally found an assistant manager at work and so next weekend he will get his first days off in 56 days...too bad I'm gonna make him help trim hooves then
Anyone need (or want) some roosters for their freezer? These guys gotta go!
Got some GAS gear in the mail today.
I'll post a pic of me wearing a shirt (maybe tomorrow). Here's hoping77Herford said:
She still hasn't uddered up...but last time she did so 12 hours before kidding, so I'll take that as my sign.
If she holds out until next month I'll be thrilled as that would mean that the kids are Snickers' babies. Not that I mind them being Ranger's but I really wanted her paired with Snickers.
SmallFarmGirl
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That's great that you got some gear! I know about the journal thing bonbean!
I do that alot! But, I so love reading it feels like a book about a farm and goats! I love it!
You DO have great writing EM!!!
I do that alot!
But, I so love reading it feels like a book about a farm and goats! I love it! You DO have great writing EM!!!
bonbean01
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Agreed! I can see a book in this journal for sure
I'm waiting until next month and a little warmer temps before I fire up my egg incubator and am happy to see that Em is also going to be incubating. I take each pipping and hatching as a little miracle...LOL...and I probably hatch over a hundred eggs each year Friends and family think I'm nuts with the sheep and chickens, but I do so love it! This lifestyle comes with its joys and its sorrows and I am so grateful to be living this life, and so excited that others are enjoying it too and willing to share their experiences...the ups and the downs!
I'm waiting until next month and a little warmer temps before I fire up my egg incubator and am happy to see that Em is also going to be incubating. I take each pipping and hatching as a little miracle...LOL...and I probably hatch over a hundred eggs each year
Friends and family think I'm nuts with the sheep and chickens, but I do so love it! This lifestyle comes with its joys and its sorrows and I am so grateful to be living this life, and so excited that others are enjoying it too and willing to share their experiences...the ups and the downs!- Thread starter
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elevan
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elevan
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My day started out with DH calling me at 4am to tell me that he had a flat tire. He changed it to the donut to get to work but when he gets home we'll have to get another tire put on.
Boys are off to a birthday party today, so I've got some peace and quiet.
Lilly is still holding out. Absolutely no udder development on that girl yet either. But like I said before, she'll most likely wait until the last minute...and if she waits until next month then they will be Snickers' babies!
I have to decide how I'm going to arrange pens for Spring - Fall. I normally give the main field to the does and wethers. But right now the bucks and wethers are in that field and to be honest they are so sweet that I kind of like having them there.
It's kind of fun to walk through the big field being followed by a line of goats with chickens bringing up the rear. They all think that I'm the bee's knees
The guineas have started mating. In addition to that the males are starting to chase the roosters away whenever they even think about coming near.
Our calf is growing quite big. He has now become standoffish and just watches me. Occasionally he'll come over for a cheek rub...but since the bucket meltdown that I had he's keeping his distance.
One very important lesson that a herd / flock keeper must learn right at the beginning is that YOU must be head rooster / herd queen / top buck and everything else that is at the top of the pecking order. Otherwise you're in big trouble in more ways than one. It's hard when they're young and they're so cute, I know. Believe me I know.
Yesterday evening when I went out to visit Daisy and her kids the neighbors calf was at the fence line, so I went over to say hi to him. He sniffed my fingers and got wide eyed, then turned and started running and kicking to slam head first (head butt) into the neighbor's propane tank!
They pen him in a kennel type of area but at times allow him their whole back yard. I guess if I hear an explosion next door, it means that the calf decided to BBQ himself! 
Boingo is not doing well today, so please keep him in your thoughts. His urine glucose is up. I'll check his blood glucose when DH gets home but I suspect it's pretty high. He cannot see anything today. Poor baby is running into everything. He's so scared. I'm scared for him. I just want to sit and
but it won't do any good. So I'm cuddling with him, cause that's what he wants to do.
Boys are off to a birthday party today, so I've got some peace and quiet.
Lilly is still holding out. Absolutely no udder development on that girl yet either. But like I said before, she'll most likely wait until the last minute...and if she waits until next month then they will be Snickers' babies!
I have to decide how I'm going to arrange pens for Spring - Fall. I normally give the main field to the does and wethers. But right now the bucks and wethers are in that field and to be honest they are so sweet that I kind of like having them there.
It's kind of fun to walk through the big field being followed by a line of goats with chickens bringing up the rear. They all think that I'm the bee's knees
The guineas have started mating. In addition to that the males are starting to chase the roosters away whenever they even think about coming near.
Our calf is growing quite big. He has now become standoffish and just watches me. Occasionally he'll come over for a cheek rub...but since the bucket meltdown that I had he's keeping his distance.
One very important lesson that a herd / flock keeper must learn right at the beginning is that YOU must be head rooster / herd queen / top buck and everything else that is at the top of the pecking order. Otherwise you're in big trouble in more ways than one. It's hard when they're young and they're so cute, I know. Believe me I know.
Yesterday evening when I went out to visit Daisy and her kids the neighbors calf was at the fence line, so I went over to say hi to him. He sniffed my fingers and got wide eyed, then turned and started running and kicking to slam head first (head butt) into the neighbor's propane tank!
They pen him in a kennel type of area but at times allow him their whole back yard. I guess if I hear an explosion next door, it means that the calf decided to BBQ himself! Boingo is not doing well today, so please keep him in your thoughts. His urine glucose is up. I'll check his blood glucose when DH gets home but I suspect it's pretty high. He cannot see anything today. Poor baby is running into everything. He's so scared. I'm scared for him. I just want to sit and
but it won't do any good. So I'm cuddling with him, cause that's what he wants to do.
autumnprairie
Owned by the Rotten Heifers
I will keep him in my prayers.
