Goatgurl - life goes on at someday farm

[Bruce]

Super descriptions @CntryBoy777 Makes me want a few KCs. I'm still not going to do it though, not with their "open water" requirements and our winters.

BTW, with colder weather coming on (hard to imagine the past few days) I've been thinking about your heated water barrel in the barn idea. I wonder if a plastic rain barrel is "drinking water safe" for alpacas. I could skip the "early season" stock tank heater in the chickens' water source (good to about +15°F and go straight to the aquarium heater so the stock tank heater is available.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I would think it would be safe, Bruce....especially in the cooler temps when algae would be difficult to grow....just be sure to get a big enough heater....or use 2 and start before it gets to freezing so it will be in maintain mode instead of trying to heat it all at one time....

 

[Baymule]

For your DD and DSIL, moving to the Texas/Mexico border will shore 'nuff be a whole 'nother world! Talk about culture shock! I think they will enjoy it. Tex/Mex is great and what better place to eat great Tex/Mex then right where they are.

 

[Bruce]

I would think it would be safe, Bruce....especially in the cooler temps when algae would be difficult to grow....just be sure to get a big enough heater....or use 2 and start before it gets to freezing so it will be in maintain mode instead of trying to heat it all at one time....

The rain barrel is black plastic with a drain cock on the bottom. Thus algae is highly unlikely and it would be inside the barn anyway. I just don't know if the plastic is "safe". If I use it, I plan to make an insulated box from rigid foam to help hold the heat. The stuff isn't cheap but as you know the reason for this is to make daily winter water toting from the house for the alpacas a "non event". Sure would be nice if that buried water line (wherever it is) hadn't busted.

 

[goatgurl]

well guys, still no turkeys and still no mama duck. sad I am. . maybe another time.
I was going thru some old pictures yesterday looking for some pictures for a cousin of mine and came across some from "back in the day". that I thought I would share. no laughing please cause it will hurt my feelings and then i'll cry. I know the pictures aren't sharp and clear but remember the cameras then were not the best. these pictures were back in the late '70's and early '80's. I think the show was in '83 at the nationals. you'll notice that my goats had ears back then. the black and white pics were at the state game farm in French creek, w.va. I was selling them goats milk for $5.00 a gallon for them to feed to the orphaned wildlife that they got in. anything from opossum's up to black bears with the fawn deer getting the most of it. the last pic is of str#1's dairy herd at a show in ny state. sorry about the condition of the picture but you can get an idea about the girls anyway. long ago and far away...

 

[goatgurl]

ya know @OneFineAcre i'm so glad you admired betty's wattles, lol. she just didn't want to be out done by that pretty togg of yours. another pic of her. she is a little on the 'sharp' side be cause she has been being milked and nursing her twins. i'd like to see a few more (20-30) pounds on her. she has an awesome udder when its full. this was a middle of the day what the heck picture.

 

[Hens and Roos]

very neat, thanks for sharing!

 

[CntryBoy777]

It is always good to look thru old pictures and remember the days. I am guilty of doing the same thing, so no need worrying about me laughing. That's really neat that your milk helped a lot of animals out and the girls all look like they were quite the contributors, too.....
Sure sorry to hear the duck and turkeys haven't showed up, that just seems so strange.

 

[Bruce]

Sure sorry to hear the duck and turkeys haven't showed up, that just seems so strange.

Me too

you'll notice that my goats had ears back then.

Was that before they got too inquisitive with regard to the cotton picking machine?

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Love the pics! Nothing wrong with a blast from the past - brings back good memories!