Senile_Texas_Aggie
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Miss @goatgurl, we on BYH are wondering how you are doing. Are you OK? We're kinda worried...
Senile Texas Aggie
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Goatgurl - life goes on at someday farm
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goatgurl
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rain, did someone say rain... yup we got our share and part of someone else's. and you're right @Latestarter the pond was getting a little low but is back up to the little trees. was glad to see it even if it meant playing in the rain for a bit. got everyone's copper and cobalt bolus's down 'em today. they just about whooped this old gurl. and for those of you who have yet to tackle that chore make sure you do it of an evening just before its time to come in and take a shower. I spent the afternoon being reminded of how much a buck goat stinks this time of year. hope the oil and smell come out of my t-shirt as well as off my hands and arms. tell me again why we do this?? bringing the ram from dstr#1's house in a couple of weeks and getting the ewes bred then its freezer camp for him. why is it that when a ram gets to that 2-3 year mark they start getting stupid, testosterone poisoning is my guess.
@Bruce thank you so much for figuring board feet for me. I had no clue. and a thank you to @Baymule for the sites that sell the wood. I haven't heard back from the guy in dallas so i'm going to call several of them tomorrow and see if they would be interested in buying the logs. here's hoping.
@Pastor Dave and @Senile_Texas_Aggie got the results back on the MRI and my Dr. wants to set me up with a neurosurgeon to see what he thinks he can do for me. my guess is nothing that i'm willing to do. as in NO surgery! I've known for several years that my back was getting worse but I've just dealt with it. you can't be a nurse for almost 30 years and not mess your self up. i'm just going to whittle down some more on the animals and take it a day at a time till I decide what i'm going to do. i'm trusting God in all of it and as my old mama use to say "time will tell".
and youall know I have to send you a picture or two so the first pic is of the boar that was whispering sweet nothings to @Latestarter's wandering sow. they were in the same picture on the game cam about a month ago. check out the cutters on this guy. wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley don't ya know. and you'll notice that WR is showing off his new hand made knife . its a nice one. and this guy will add another approx. 150 pounds of sausage for the food bank I help out with. sausage is much easier to distribute in # pkgs. the 2nd pic is of the girls trying to sneak up on me. they know if they're fast enough they can beat me through the gate and into the yard. no flowers are safe if they get in. and the 3rd pic is of some surprise lily's aka naked ladies just because.
youall take care
@Bruce thank you so much for figuring board feet for me. I had no clue. and a thank you to @Baymule for the sites that sell the wood. I haven't heard back from the guy in dallas so i'm going to call several of them tomorrow and see if they would be interested in buying the logs. here's hoping.
@Pastor Dave and @Senile_Texas_Aggie got the results back on the MRI and my Dr. wants to set me up with a neurosurgeon to see what he thinks he can do for me. my guess is nothing that i'm willing to do. as in NO surgery! I've known for several years that my back was getting worse but I've just dealt with it. you can't be a nurse for almost 30 years and not mess your self up. i'm just going to whittle down some more on the animals and take it a day at a time till I decide what i'm going to do. i'm trusting God in all of it and as my old mama use to say "time will tell".
and youall know I have to send you a picture or two so the first pic is of the boar that was whispering sweet nothings to @Latestarter's wandering sow. they were in the same picture on the game cam about a month ago. check out the cutters on this guy. wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley don't ya know. and you'll notice that WR is showing off his new hand made knife . its a nice one. and this guy will add another approx. 150 pounds of sausage for the food bank I help out with. sausage is much easier to distribute in # pkgs. the 2nd pic is of the girls trying to sneak up on me. they know if they're fast enough they can beat me through the gate and into the yard. no flowers are safe if they get in. and the 3rd pic is of some surprise lily's aka naked ladies just because.
youall take careMini Horses
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I know the "no surgery" thoughts & feel the concerns with sympathy. That said -- consider that things have come a long, long way and often the microscopic & laser techniques can work well. Just sayin' -- check out the prospects before saying no -- in case one may help without heavy artillery.
That boar has some tusks!! WOW
Now, you complaining about a little bucky stink??
It's a "love potion" remember?
That boar has some tusks!! WOW
Now, you complaining about a little bucky stink??
It's a "love potion" remember?
Haven't finished the buck pen yet and got woke up this morning by my dogs letting me know that RJ was having his way with Dot. 
Marked today on my calendar. Gotta get that pen finished and get him in it. Then gotta get me some Lute, wait ten days (for Dot or whomever the last one is he tags before confinement), and get those girls all dosed. I do NOT want to deal with mid January kids, and do not want my yearlings pregnant. Wish my hand(s)/wrist would work Can barely hold my coffee mug with my right hand. Left isn't much stronger.
Glad that your pond has re-filled. When it was way down, you sounded pretty worried about it. Nice looking tusker there. I'm sure the folks who get free sausage will be thankful.
Marked today on my calendar. Gotta get that pen finished and get him in it. Then gotta get me some Lute, wait ten days (for Dot or whomever the last one is he tags before confinement), and get those girls all dosed. I do NOT want to deal with mid January kids, and do not want my yearlings pregnant. Wish my hand(s)/wrist would work Can barely hold my coffee mug with my right hand. Left isn't much stronger.Glad that your pond has re-filled. When it was way down, you sounded pretty worried about it. Nice looking tusker there. I'm sure the folks who get free sausage will be thankful.
CntryBoy777
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Sure hope ya have some welcomed options presented to ya for your back....it is always better to at least hear the options and decide, than to say no just thinking of the worst case scenario.....
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goatgurl
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@frustratedearthmother I was going to answer your duck post last night but decided to go to bed instead, lazy me... it is the time of year and the adults have faded out and are starting to molt. I have a chocolate drake that looks like I hit him with the weed whacker, he fights with the other boys and looses. he is finally starting to get new feathers and looking more like a duck again. I also have a black drake that faded to chocolate brown and now has black spots coming back in. the ladies do it too. pictures for your enjoyment/information.
you can see by the breast of the hen behind the black drake that she is mottling too. hope your duckles get back to normal soon.
@Senile_Texas_Aggie sorry it has taken me so long to answer your meat goat question. the answer is yes and yes. at one time in my life we butchered the goats we saved to eat but now I load them up and take them to a place up the road and they kill, cut and wrap and I get nice wrapped packages. they have reasonable prices and process whatever we take to them, so far steers, pigs, lambs and goats. any surplus animals that I don't want to have butchered we (sister #1 and i) take to the auction over in wister, ok. descent prices and by fall i'm ready for them to leave. the butcher shop is outside greenwood so would be convenient to you too.
you can see by the breast of the hen behind the black drake that she is mottling too. hope your duckles get back to normal soon.@Senile_Texas_Aggie sorry it has taken me so long to answer your meat goat question. the answer is yes and yes. at one time in my life we butchered the goats we saved to eat but now I load them up and take them to a place up the road and they kill, cut and wrap and I get nice wrapped packages. they have reasonable prices and process whatever we take to them, so far steers, pigs, lambs and goats. any surplus animals that I don't want to have butchered we (sister #1 and i) take to the auction over in wister, ok. descent prices and by fall i'm ready for them to leave. the butcher shop is outside greenwood so would be convenient to you too.
Wehner Homestead
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Buck smell, pig smell, basically any noxious smell can be removed from clothing with a little OdoBan added. I love the stuff and get the eucalyptus scent delivered via Amazon Prime every few weeks! (Life with kids!)
Baymule
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Back surgery ain't what it used to be. Now they can laser tag you, you're in and out in a day. It is worth considering.
Mike CHS
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I hope you can get a resolution for your back that you are comfortable with. I had it done back in the mid 80's but I had no choice at the time. Losing the pain was worth all of the risk to me then.
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goatgurl
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i'm just gonna let God worry about my back until I hear what the dr has to say. don't want to borrow trouble but don't have the wherewithal to take care of the critters like they deserve to be taken care of. not liking having my daily life affected.
I actually broke down and watched the news and weather on tv last night. I knew we had gotten a lot of rain in the last couple of weeks but the weather man said that we got over 10 inches. wow, no wonder things are soggy around here.
let the Guinea babys out with the rest of the crew into the big, cruel world. now I just have to show them a fhar ant hill and see if they really will eat the dang thangs. I can tell you that they are smarter than they look and will NOT eat a cow ant. can't say that I blame them.
look who/what moved in down the road from me. water buffalo
A Laotian family has several broiler houses and a herd of beef cattle and they have added a cow and bull water buffalo pair to the mix. I was sort of surprised when I drove by them yesterday. can they mix with cattle for a hybrid mix? I don't have a clue. the clouds are just because they are pretty and the poultry because who doesn't like a mixed flock of pretty birds
I actually broke down and watched the news and weather on tv last night. I knew we had gotten a lot of rain in the last couple of weeks but the weather man said that we got over 10 inches. wow, no wonder things are soggy around here.
let the Guinea babys out with the rest of the crew into the big, cruel world. now I just have to show them a fhar ant hill and see if they really will eat the dang thangs. I can tell you that they are smarter than they look and will NOT eat a cow ant. can't say that I blame them.
look who/what moved in down the road from me. water buffalo
A Laotian family has several broiler houses and a herd of beef cattle and they have added a cow and bull water buffalo pair to the mix. I was sort of surprised when I drove by them yesterday. can they mix with cattle for a hybrid mix? I don't have a clue. the clouds are just because they are pretty and the poultry because who doesn't like a mixed flock of pretty birds
