Baymule
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Congrats on the new baby and glad she didn't have any problems!
Goatgurl - life goes on at someday farm
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goatgurl
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miss spritzer came thru with a doe and buck twins. yea!!! I wanted a doeling from her so bad. just tell me how a black doe can have a snowy doeling? i'm thinking maybe the baby daddy had something to do with it. still can't post pic's...
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Congrats - so glad you got what you wanted!
Baymule
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Aren't genetics fun? One of my splotchy black and white ewes had twins, a snowy white (named Snowflake) and a light brown lamb.
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goatgurl
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on a borrowed computer and just stopped by to say hi and let everyone know that we are all alive and well here in arklahoma. all the ewes have lambed, a total of 5 ram lambs and 1 little cinnamon colored eweling. they are all doing well and growing like weeds. all of the goats have kidded except one and she is due next week. I got doelings out of the two older does so i'm a happy camper about that. going to keep them both which means that I've got to decide who i'm not going to keep from the others. got a broody hen fixing to hatch and the mama bunnys have exploded and there are kits every where. biggest litter was 12 and smallest was 6. the new bunnys that i bought last winter are turning out to be great moms. was actually able to post a couple of pics. babies in the sunset and a wad of bunnies. from the production white doe and palomino buck. not a white pink eyed baby in the bunch, yea!! I like colored buns so much better. i'll be back when I can.
youall take care. I miss visiting with you.
youall take care. I miss visiting with you.
Mike CHS
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Congratulations but not being a rabbit person, I have to ask what is wrong/right with pink eyed bunnies?
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goatgurl
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absolutely nothing is wrong with white pink eyed bunnys, the production whites are fast growing meat rabbits it is just a personal thing with me. i'm just not a fan of pink eyed bunnys. I do like the fact that she had 12 kits and is a really good mom so she is a keeper even tho she isn't my favorite color.
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Good to hear from you!! Sounds like things are going well at Someday Farm!
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Good to hear from you! Glad all is well.
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goatgurl
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mki back on jb's borrowed computer today and thought I would run by and say hi,,,,,,,,,, HI! everyone. you older folks remember the tv show heehaw right. this summer I've sort of felt like those old guys who sang gloom, despair and agony on me. if it weren't for bad luck i'd have no luck at all. computer died, drowned my cell phone, killed my lawn mower grave yard dead. ya know how the owners manual says to check the oil before every use... well I never did. just checked it ever so often and it was always fine but youall should know that it makes big banging noises when you drive it dry. new engine costs $950. plus another $125 for labor. on a 9 year mower, I don't think so. oh well another lesson learned. even though I was on the no spray list the power company sprayed brush killer all the way across my front pasture and I lost two young wethers. took me a little bit before I realized what the problem was but contacted them and after personal visit from the contractors owner we got that all worked out. I was not a happy camper and they figured that out pretty quickly. at least it was wethers and not any of the does.
other than all the nutty stuff life has gone along ok. all the other goats are doing well. the sheep are wandering around fat dumb and happy. chickens and ducks ok too. since I whittled the flock down from last year I have had more of a problem with ticks this year. they were so thick out in the woods that the does would come in of an evening with multiple ticks on them, especially around their eyes. I finally did something I've never done in the 40+ years I've raised goats and put cattle tags on their collars. they have really helped. big goats are not amused when you put them in a headlock and pull 6 or 7 tick off one eye. they get really cranky. and speaking of bugs, this summer has has been awful, I've had more chiggers bites and fire ant stings then I can remember in forever. I actually have scars on my hands from the fire ants. never thought I would say this but man I wish winter would get here and kill some of them. Emma and JJ are both doing great, JJ has become a great farm dog, keeps squirrelsaway from the bird feeders and keeping strangers out of the yard. I have never had a dog that notices anything unusual like she does. and Katie is still working hard at guarding us all and keeping the coyotes at bay.
hope youall have been doing well. @Latestarter I've caught up with your journey and hope you find the perfect place. why don't you just buy a camping trailer and pull it on down to Arkansas. you can park it out back under the pines and stay till you find the place of your dreams. no need to worry about the neighbors, no one will even know you're there. I have a shale bank that is great for target practice and since all the neighbors shoot too no one will care. plus all the pigs you want to hunt. please hunt the pigs. seriously you are welcome. I would hate to think you chose a place just because you have a deadline. I live close enough to okla and texas that you could make day trips to look till you find what you want. reasonable taxes here in Arkansas. i'm 4 or so hours from baymule, 2 1/2 from Tulsa and 3 from little rock and 2 from fayetteville. beautiful country. think about it.
@Baymule ,@Devonviolet , @frustratedearthmother , @Ferguson K and @animalmom I've sure worried about youall with all the flooding that went on. devonviolet I read about DH's scare. first slap him on the back of the head for scaring you so and then hug him tight and take good of him, and poor Louisiana, those folks just can't catch a break. @Southern by choice sounds like you are doing good too. I saw that you found my dog, not leo a family and great home
. he is such a special guy. @OneFineAcre you seem to have been a bad influence on @Goat Whisperer you gave her the show bug. you know there really isn't a cure for that. and a big congrats on your wins at the nationals. good job! and you got a really nice new buck, very handsome. @Mini Horses sounds like you are going strong. good to hear. and so many new people on here. welcome to you all. hope you all enjoy your journeys. check back when I can. doing some dog sitting and saving $ for a new computer. soon I keep thinking, soon. youall take care! 
other than all the nutty stuff life has gone along ok. all the other goats are doing well. the sheep are wandering around fat dumb and happy. chickens and ducks ok too. since I whittled the flock down from last year I have had more of a problem with ticks this year. they were so thick out in the woods that the does would come in of an evening with multiple ticks on them, especially around their eyes. I finally did something I've never done in the 40+ years I've raised goats and put cattle tags on their collars. they have really helped. big goats are not amused when you put them in a headlock and pull 6 or 7 tick off one eye. they get really cranky. and speaking of bugs, this summer has has been awful, I've had more chiggers bites and fire ant stings then I can remember in forever. I actually have scars on my hands from the fire ants. never thought I would say this but man I wish winter would get here and kill some of them. Emma and JJ are both doing great, JJ has become a great farm dog, keeps squirrelsaway from the bird feeders and keeping strangers out of the yard. I have never had a dog that notices anything unusual like she does. and Katie is still working hard at guarding us all and keeping the coyotes at bay.
hope youall have been doing well. @Latestarter I've caught up with your journey and hope you find the perfect place. why don't you just buy a camping trailer and pull it on down to Arkansas. you can park it out back under the pines and stay till you find the place of your dreams. no need to worry about the neighbors, no one will even know you're there. I have a shale bank that is great for target practice and since all the neighbors shoot too no one will care. plus all the pigs you want to hunt. please hunt the pigs. seriously you are welcome. I would hate to think you chose a place just because you have a deadline. I live close enough to okla and texas that you could make day trips to look till you find what you want. reasonable taxes here in Arkansas. i'm 4 or so hours from baymule, 2 1/2 from Tulsa and 3 from little rock and 2 from fayetteville. beautiful country. think about it.
@Baymule ,@Devonviolet , @frustratedearthmother , @Ferguson K and @animalmom I've sure worried about youall with all the flooding that went on. devonviolet I read about DH's scare. first slap him on the back of the head for scaring you so and then hug him tight and take good of him, and poor Louisiana, those folks just can't catch a break. @Southern by choice sounds like you are doing good too. I saw that you found my dog, not leo a family and great home
. he is such a special guy. @OneFineAcre you seem to have been a bad influence on @Goat Whisperer you gave her the show bug. you know there really isn't a cure for that. and a big congrats on your wins at the nationals. good job! and you got a really nice new buck, very handsome. @Mini Horses sounds like you are going strong. good to hear. and so many new people on here. welcome to you all. hope you all enjoy your journeys. check back when I can. doing some dog sitting and saving $ for a new computer. soon I keep thinking, soon. youall take care! 
