Jodief100--- random stuff and BIG news

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Good thing they are all there. Losing goats from escaping is not fun at all.

How many LGD's and what kind(s) are they? I didn't know you had any.

 

[TTs Chicks]

There walking down the road with Jack in the lead was all 20 goats from the field. I told hubby they were all out and closed the door.

I know it's not funny cause escaped goats on the road is a very bad thing - really glad everybody is safe

The mental image of this makes me

 

[autumnprairie]

I am glad they are all ok. I would like to see a picture of the goat nesting

 

[jodief100]

The road is a one lane road that cuts across our property and dead ends at the house. The only traffic on it is us or my neighbor with an easement to his hunting property. So goats on the road isn't as bad as it sounds. The likelihood of an accident is slim.

Jack is a Great Pyrenees. He is a great livestock dog. He can get out of just about any fence but he loves to be with "his" goats. The only trouble I have with him is it is difficult to move him around. He wants to stay with whatever herd he was with so if you put him with a different group, he will go back to the others.

Nesting goat was cute, I wish I had a camera.

 

[jodief100]

So tired. Hubby has not gotten home before 8:00 since before Thanksgiving. Most nights it has been closer to 9:00. Then up at 4:30 and back to work by 5:30. The overtime is nice but I am exhausted. I have been taking care of all the house and barn chores and I am just beat.

Hubby says two more machines that have to ship by end of the year, then he has to leave town for a few days to get them installed. then thinsg will calm down for a bit. He normally doesn't do installation but in order to ship these by year end, they are going out incomplete, he has to finish them on site. It is a tax thing.

So, Ginger is still looking close to exploding! Yogurt is goopy but no significant udder. Mama and Doeling are startign to get in on the action and still no babies!!!!!!

The Thanksgiving babies are huge and adorable!

 

[elevan]

Hoping time flies for you so that you get to put your feet up soon

 

[jodief100]

Tree branch fell on the electronet yesterday. Jack took the goats out for another walk. They were in the woods uphill from the barn when I got home. I fixed the fence, put a leash on Jack and we all walked back to the field. All the goats following Jack.

Down the steep hill in the muddy, slippery muck. Around the barn, down to the bridge, across the brigde and 1/4 down the road. All 20 goats following along, nice as can be in the dark!

Jack is the Pied Piper of goats.

Hubby got home around 8:00. So tired I couldn't sleep.

4 days off this weekend.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

That's not good but at least they follow him and nobody got lost.

 

[Bridgemoof]

You poor thing! Hope you get some rest soon. Jack is a good boy to be lead, and the rest follow. Yay!

 

[jodief100]

I made it! I have the next five days off. Hubby is at work today but will be home until the second. I spent the morning steam cleaning the carpets. We have two old dogs, the dog pee smell was getting to me.

First snow of the winter yesterday. The 20-30 degrees on the thermometer is deceiving. Wind chill is bitterly cold!

Jack hasn't taken the goats for a walk since Tuesday. I had to take some hay out there. Snow is covering the fields.

I have gone through more hay in the last two days then the last month!

I am thinking of starting a farm Facebook page. My aunt and my cousin have ones for their farms. Rolls had a nice one. It seems easier to update that constantly than the webpage.