Jodief100--- random stuff and BIG news

[Roll farms]

AAAAACK!

You said baby ducks.....

*hides*

(Baby ducks are cute. But I abhor, despise, hate, etc.etc. raising the messy little buggers.)

 

[jodief100]

AAAAACK!

You said baby ducks.....

*hides*

(Baby ducks are cute. But I abhor, despise, hate, etc.etc. raising the messy little buggers.)

Me too but they sell for $8/lb at the local market.

 

[jodief100]

I ordered my first set of chicks today. I will be picking them up next week. I got 25 EE's and 50 of the "assorted heavies", all pullets. I get 25 "bonus birds" fro free when I buy 50 so I get the bonus birds. They are usually all males, hatchery choice though last year I got 4 hens in the bonus box. Roosters cook up just fine and I have several customers who love it when I throw in a few roos when they buy goats. I ask resonable prices to begin with so I refuse to dicker. Giving them a few roos makes them feel like they got a "deal" and since they free range my cost is minimal. I love a Win-Win.

We are going on a road trip. My boy has to visit a state capitol for his merit badge so we are heading to Columbus. I would have prefered Franfort but they don't do tours at reasonable times.

New babies got to go out in the field for the first time today. I am going to call hubby and see how they are doing. Molly's babies are eager little bugger, big and into everything. Nefer's are a little more subdued.

I have a guy coming to quote the roof and gutters on my city house today...... this is going to suck.

 

[jodief100]

All the babies got put to enjoy the wonderful warm and sunny weather this weekend. I had to round up the goats in the early afternoon so hubby could move my brooders into the barn. All the mommas came running for the feed bucket but most of the babies stayed out in the field. They were just enjoying napping and playing too much. So I had to supervise to make sure none of them ran near the tractor or out the gate.

When I went out to round them up, Nissan had thee babies on top of her and was snuggling with 4 more. She is such a good momma. I am not even sure if hers was even in among them. I guess she is the desginated kid sitter. I tried to take a photo but of course they all moved by the time I got the camera out.

I got the kidding stall converted to a creep feeder for the duration. The weather is getting nice enough I am not worried about kidding outside. One of last years kids was in it this morning. I need to make the hole a little less wide.

A customer who came by and picked out two goats for his child's 4-H project forgot to mail the deposit so he came by and dropped it off. I told him he didn't have to, that mailing was fine (they live about 45 minutes away). They really wanted to see all the baby goats again. Thier son just sat down with one in his lap for about an hour. They are expecting thier own soon and have never had goats, just cows. I told them to call me if they need any help or advise at all. He is terrified he is going to have to pull one because as he said "there isn't as much room as a cow has".

Chicks get picked up on Wednesday.

Next project - small field shelter for the back field. I have used that field in the summer and just used the trees as shelter but I want to move does with no babies on them in it next month since it has a southern exposure and already has a lot of growth. Hubby found a predated deer in that field last week so Jack is going to be joining them while Snows stays up at the barn with the little ones.

Neighbor J and his son big J have taken out 7 coyotes in the last month so I hope the population has thinned out enough that the goats are not as tempting.

I have a broody hen and no eggs for her to sit on. I am going to see if i can find some locally.

 

[Roll farms]

I'm expecting 150 chicks tomorrow, 100 I ordered plus the 'bonus' 50 - I'm going to sell them at .25 ea (if I can) for people to raise for meat if they want.

Wishing I hadn't ordered quite so many now that it's time to set up brooders, lol....

 

[jodief100]

Stupid is in the kidding stall. She has soft ligs and significant discharge. I am keeping her there even though the weather is wonderful (lows in the 50's highs in the 70's) because she recieved her unfortunate name due to her record of choosing inappropriate places to kid. If it drys out before she kids I might let her out but I am not going to risk her finding the only puddle in the field to kid in.

She may go today, she may go next week. I doubt it will be longer than 3 days. I coudl be worng. I gave up trying to predict kidding a long time ago.

 

[elevan]

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

Stupid is in the kidding stall. She has soft ligs and significant discharge. I am keeping her there even though the weather is wonderful (lows in the 50's highs in the 70's) because she recieved her unfortunate name due to her record of choosing inappropriate places to kid. If it drys out before she kids I might let her out but I am not going to risk her finding the only puddle in the field to kid in.

She may go today, she may go next week. I doubt it will be longer than 3 days. I coudl be worng. I gave up trying to predict kidding a long time ago.

Hope she goes today, and everything goes great! Stupid love that name. Can't wait for pictures of the kid(s)

 

[KinderKorner]

I once had a Nubian named DumDum.

Her brother's name was Dumber.

So I had DumDum and Dumber.

 

[autumnprairie]

Whitney's nickname is witless