Jodief100--- random stuff and BIG news

[jodief100]

I put the preemie baby in a stall with her momma. She was sniffing her and seemed to be recognizing her. She still has no milk but if she accepts her at least she will have a buddy/protector.

I weighed Ginger's babies today, at 32 days they are 31 and 28 lbs. That is .68 and .75 ADG, with no creep feed. They are really nice solid boys.

 

[ksalvagno]

Those babies are just way too cute!

 

[daisychick]

Babies are sooooo cute. I do believe that boy has some moonspots!

 

[elevan]

That preemie is too cute!

 

[Roll farms]

 

[jodief100]

I noticed yesterday there is new green growth in the front field. It is February for Petes Sake! Rain and 60 degrees today. At least I only used half of my budgeted hay allowance for the winter. Hay prices have dropped here the last few weeks. Apparently I am not the only one.

The Preemie is doing well. She weighed 5 lbs at 5 days old. She weighed 7 lbs last night at 8 days. I didnt weigh her at birth, too busy keeping her alive. She is in the barn with the other goats and snuggles and plays with the other babies. I didnt really get an idea of how tiny she is until I brought her up there. She is half the size of Peachs babies who were born the day before her. I tried to get pictures but she kept running towards me. I have been calling her Baby and I think it has stuck. So I am considering naming her Francis. I shouldnt name her at all because I shouldnt keep her. But she is soooo adorable!

Things are crazy. I need to run everyone though, trim hooves and FAMACHA check soon and I have no idea when I am going to be able to do it. I am finding myself hoping my kids basketball team loses on Friday so they dont have a game on Sunday. Does that make me a horrible stepmom?
If things werent bad enough I get a call Sunday from my ex. He is moving out of the house we still own (and cant sell because it is $20,000 underwater) so we need to do some fixing up and get it rented out. That makes one more major project and expense to add to the list. Unfortunately one of the major reasons my ex is my ex is his inability to get things done so this is going to fall on me and Hubby. Even if I can push the ex to help out he isnt going to have much time himself. Apparently Mr. I am never getting married and never having kids is having a kid and getting married (in the wrong order if they dont hurry up). So as crazy as my life is, I almost feel bad for him. It must be a huge shock to be having your first kid at age 41! So dummy me offers to make the cake and invitations. Somewhere in there I should crochet a baby afghan

Did I mention I have a new product launching at work which means late nights?

And I have a bottle baby!

I slept through my alarm yesterday. I cannot recall ever doing that before. I am a very light sleeper.

 

[20kidsonhill]

My son handed me a daffodil that he picked coming up the driveway from the school bus, yesterday.

 

[autumnprairie]

so far we have daffodils and irises and hysinths in bloom and birds singing so spring is here in FEB, I get to hurry up and my garden plowed and ready to plant. I planted two rose buses last week.

that you are so busy. Can't wait to see new pics but when you have the time

 

[jodief100]

Just when the barnyard at last went from mucky mud to soft but I can walk on it mud, it rains again. We had thunderstorms last night. In February.

Jack has adopted the preemie baby. When I came home last nignt he was with her out in the alleyway that leads from the barnyard to the field. She was well bathed in dog salivia from him "taking care" of her. Oh well, at least I know she isn't hanging out by herself in the stall. Maybe letting her hang out with the greyhounds was a bad idea.

Jack keeps taking the protien pail to play with. Every night I have to find it again. It weighs 10 lbs!

I found where the EE's are laying so we have eggs again.

There is 3/4 of a roof on the garage and 1/6 of the siding. Very soon I can get the tractor out of the barn and set up the brooders for spring.

Nefer, Molly and Butthead should be kidding any day now but I see no signs yet.

I really NEED does but I really want a buck from Nefer and Molly for the buck test. Nefer had quad does last year, maybe she can do 3 girls and a boy this year.

I am milking Broken Horn to feed Baby since she only has one baby. I am getting around a quart, how can I improve this? I don't think it is a lack of production or ability. I suspect it is becasue I can only milk her in the evening and her baby is on her all day.

I have gotten 6 hours of sleep every night this week. Better than last week but still draining me. If I don't get at least 7 I have difficulty.

 

[20kidsonhill]

I think you are doing great on that amount of sleep. I would have lost it by know. I need at least 8, my husband would say that I need at least 10.

We had a thunderstorm today. The children and i went up in the field to play on the stumps with the baby goats, and we got ran back into the house by a thunderstorm. that is crazy. It is February.


Hope you get lots of kids, boys and girls.

I think as far as the milking goes on that one doe, you would have to milk her twice a day, to improve your amount. doesn't sound like you have time for that. May be easier to just buy cows milk.