Fred D and life on the Lazy D

[FRED DESANTIS]

Don't feel strange....I talk to mine also. We use to have 3, but are down to 2.....both are wethers and are pygmy/boer crosses, they are both 3yrs old....we lost our 11yr old FB pygmy doe a couple of wks ago from an unfortunate accident. I really do like your shelter and agree with @greybeard that it is brilliant!!.....

Don't feel strange....I talk to mine also. We use to have 3, but are down to 2.....both are wethers and are pygmy/boer crosses, they are both 3yrs old....we lost our 11yr old FB pygmy doe a couple of wks ago from an unfortunate accident. I really do like your shelter and agree with @greybeard that it is brilliant!!.....

Sorry to hear about your unfortunate accident. ThatsT got to be tough.

 

[Baymule]

There is a rule…..When you have Livestock, you get Deadstock. None of us like it, practically all of us have had deadstock. We grieve for our losses, but we get back in the game. If we gave up, we would miss the joy of having our animals. I'll take the pain of loss for the joy I get.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I appreciate that, thanks....she was 11yrs old and had some difficulties health wise....I was going to have to put her down to end her suffering, but we came home from town one day and found her close to death after a limb fell from a nearby tree and struck her in the head, so I just finished it. She was a really sweet ole girl, but it took us a long time to get her to warm up to us. As @Baymule said it is expected and I hate having to put them down, but nothing lasts forever and I can't stand to see anything suffer.....

 

[FRED DESANTIS]

Here's Little boy blue looking at you.

 

[FRED DESANTIS]

Welcome to BYH, we're glad to have you here! I love, love, LOVE your goat shed!

We also have Kikos, just a mother/daughter pair at the moment. But on Friday, if all goes well, we will be bringing home a new breeding buck and yet another young doe! Very excited for the upcoming kidding season.

Hi

Welcome to BYH, we're glad to have you here! I love, love, LOVE your goat shed!

We also have Kikos, just a mother/daughter pair at the moment. But on Friday, if all goes well, we will be bringing home a new breeding buck and yet another young doe! Very excited for the upcoming kidding season.

Hi Goatgirl 47
I was checking out your Weebly page. You have some really nice looking goats. I noticed CCG Coco is from the same place all my goats are from. Small world.

 

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

Just found your journal, Mr. @FRED DESANTIS! Congratulations on your retirement! I can say that my wife and I have enjoyed our retirement since Oct 1, 2017. Have you ever owned any farm animals before? My wife and I never have, and have yet to get any (we have no barns or any other places for animals yet). So we can read about how you do that.

I see you are not far from where my wife and I resided before I retired, namely McKinney, TX. We liked it there but we are glad to have gotten away from all of that traffic. Here in western Arkansas where we reside now there is very little traffic. A LOT quieter.

Senile Texas Aggie

 

[FRED DESANTIS]

What are the names of the other 2?

Little boy blue and Calamity Jane

 

[FRED DESANTIS]

Just found your journal, Mr. @FRED DESANTIS! Congratulations on your retirement! I can say that my wife and I have enjoyed our retirement since Oct 1, 2017. Have you ever owned any farm animals before? My wife and I never have, and have yet to get any (we have no barns or any other places for animals yet). So we can read about how you do that.

I see you are not far from where my wife and I resided before I retired, namely McKinney, TX. We liked it there but we are glad to have gotten away from all of that traffic. Here in western Arkansas where we reside now there is very little traffic. A LOT quieter.

Senile Texas Aggie

Hi there Senile Tx Aggie,
I have never had farm animals before now. I bought this land 12 years ago I lived in Dallas at the time. I guess about ten years ago I decided I would retire out here and raise goats. I am thirty miles or so from McKinney. I like it out here.

 

[FRED DESANTIS]

Quick question.
I am wondering what to do with this growing mound of soiled hay and goat manure I created from cleaning out the goats shed. What do you folks do with it, burn it ? Start a big pile on another piece of the property ? Any suggestions ?

 

[Rammy]

Compost for gardens.