Jodief100--- random stuff and BIG news

[CocoNUT]

ooooh that's frustrating! honestly, they gave you his new project because they know you're CAPABLE! that doesn't change the fact that it's not fair. I would remember this come 'raise' time....document it! (just in case.) I had a manager that did that to me...tried to screw me on my raise...i 'contested' his evaluation...and WON cause I had it all written down. Now the real test will be if he (let's hope he DOESN'T ) screws up your well-oiled machine project! maybe you'll get lucky and he'll get promoted OUT of the office?!

 

[jodief100]

After 70s on Wednesday, we got an inch of snow. The weather station said 8 degrees this morning. That is 8 as in single digits.

The chickens have bulb heaters on their water. They are no longer keeping the water liquid. My boys in the upper pen are too far away for a plug in bucket so they have an insulated one I change out right before I leave and right when I get home. Normally this is enough but today I am concerned it will freeze over too fast. I hope they dont mind eating some snow.

The barn chores took an hour longer than they usually do this morning due to cold and ice. Good thing my Boss doesn't mind too much when i come in late.

I have sold almost half my chicks and am picking up more on Wednesday. These are the layers. I make a lot more money selling layers than I do eggs. I bought some early because every year I get a ton of calls in April from people wanting ones just about to lay. So I started some in January thinking I could sell a bunch come April. I am surprised I have sold so many this young.

Fat Girl has had no ligaments for 3 days. I have my neighbor check and he agreed, no ligaments. She just likes to drive me batty. Well, they all do.

I am going to the Small Ruminant Grazing Conference in Moorhead tomorrow. This should be interesting. I am driving down with the Ag Agent, he always has some great stories to tell.

Still making plans for the Farmers Market.

On the work front, the bosses changed their mind. Apparently I am keeping my well-oiled machine project and Looser Boy with all the experience (and high pay to go with it) will get my project that is almost no work. The product is very low volume and has been around for years. It pretty much runs itself and the volume doesnt justify investing a lot of time into improving it. The QE who works on that project was complaining to me. He HATES working with Looser Boy. So he was going on and on about it and I was thinking the whole time funny, that is how I feel about YOU! I would like to believe I will get a big raise out of this but I doubt it. Every year when I try to negotiate more I hear "we would love to give it to you but it isn't in the budget" I am going to negotiate for more time off this year.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Let us know about that conference when you get back. Sounds interesting. I love going to things like that.

 

[Royd Wood]

Thats colder than us in Canada Jodief, saying that the wind chill is a mean one today

Time off could work well for you ???????

 

[Southern by choice]

Jodief do you think you could help me and pressure straw to but any bucks born to go to the MD forage test?

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Jodief do you think you could help me and pressure straw to but any bucks born to go to the MD forage test?

Jodie is actually the one that sent me some info on it and who to contact. I saw what her bucks did last year and I think this would be a good thing for me too. Would be cool if we both had bucks in it! I just hope mine would do good.

 

[Southern by choice]

Stop following me Straw!

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

 

[jodief100]

I think he should put bucks on test. If he does well it is great and even if he doesn't he will learn something from it. The point isn't to "win" but to improve your herd.

 

[Southern by choice]

I think so too!

I am always thinking of pm you and figuring what we could bring in from your goats!