KINDERS CALLING A New Home, A New Life.SUZZY'S BABIES ARE HERE !!!

[Southern by choice]

Only crazy people don't talk to their animals. They just talk to themselves.

Normal people talk to their critters and can even tell you what they are saying back.

 

[Mike CHS]

Our brat is a rescued Macaw so we literally hold some simple conversations until he doesn't get his way and then he starts pouting.

 

[kinder]

Saturday; 1/18/2014,.... KINDERS CALLING....

What a week,...My Home Insurance Co. gave me a scare this week. And it went on all week long. I called them just to see if I needed more liability Ins., In case a goat got loose and ate some ones flower bed.. But nooop, It couldn't be that cut and dry.
The lady tells me,..what your describing needs to be, Commercial / Liability..and that is more than your home ins..
I say; how much more ? We'll have our commercial rep. call you.. I was so mad, because none of this had come up in a year. Why now ????!!!!!!!!!??????????? I had feared some glitch would come along and rip my heart out at the last minute. If all this is true, then it was a lot more than I bargained for and I will have to abandon my ambitions.
Day 2... called agriculture places, noooooop don't know nothing. Got ahold of another farm place and a man said my home ins. shouldn't change much, but what do you need liability for???? My Insurance said that if I sell a doeling, and that doeling can be eaten, then I'm liable. The man disagreed. I then proceeded to keep looking for answers. I found an Ins.co. for farmers, the secretary took my number to have her call back in 10-15min.. An hour latter I called her back.Oh, I just text him and I'm waiting on him to text me back....I'll let him know.( What happened to 10-15min.??!!)
Day 3... Of course I beet the Ins. man to the punch, ( I was just going to call you) he says; How many animals ? (5 goats and 4 chickens) You don't need any thing more than some extra liability in case a goat gets loose and eats grandmas rose bush... H>>E>>L>>L>>O>>!!!! I said..what about selling the babies,? NOOOOOOP !!!!!!! Because once you sell them no matter what they are bought for, they are no longer your liability.

 

[kinder]

Also he asked if my ins.co. offered an extension to your Home Owner Ins.? noooop... So I called !!! In the end, I wound up not needing any thing at all. Ok !!! So what was all this week about ?? ... I sware they do this on purpose.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

 

[kinder]

Sunday; 1/19/2014....... Kinders Calling

So glad this week is over, after that derailing.!! Now I'm back on track..This week will be less stressful be cause I'll be visiting some farming stores and finding out what they can do for me and my herd ? Its like window shopping and I'm good at that.

 

[kinder]

Wednesday; 3/12/2014........ Kinders Calling

Well I guess it's been a while.!!! . What can I say.? Took a wrong turn while I was out window shopping.
A lot going on. Found 3 places for small square bales of hay, 1st. cut and 2nd. cut. I take it that 2nd. cut is the better stuff, seeing that it costs more, but I like that the bales are not so big.
Shopped feed stores. 3 of them. But !! the one I decided to do most my business with was the AGWAY one block from me..right down the tracks. My first order- 50lbs. of Nutrena - non med.- chic starter, for when my G.L. Wyandotte babies get here..April 9.. I just pray. Things warm up quite a bit by then, but not all at once...We don't need the flooding.. Although we are getting real serious snow as I speak, been coming down all day. I think It's the ( out like a lion ) end of winter. Any ways the rest of the needs for my baby chics were ordered from Jeffers Pet & Livestock Supply. And I've got them all set up, even the adult feeders & waters. Luckly the weather should be ready and the coop & run will be built, by the time they'll need them. Still not sure what kind of set up I'll do for the cockerels. Probably a small coop type house on stilts inside the Kinder Goat Bucks shed, because I really don't want to keep the cocks in with the girls.
Oh ya.. I have not gotten a wormer for them yet. In fact the supply store told me I wouldn't need it. I'd rather be safe than sorry.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Glad you got the 2nd cut, that is usually the best. What type of hay?

Shopping at 3 feed stores, I understand Good thing I like to shop at feed stores!

Ooh, lil chicks!!! What fun! Wyandottes are such pretty birds! We used to have one, such a nice bird. Bathtubs are a good place to put them How many roo's are you going to keep, they do make good eating

Dewormer is a great thing to have on hand! You may want to have different kinds on hand. So are antibiotics, goat drench, probiotics etc! You *shouldn't* have to use it all the time, BUT when a goat goes down, they go down FAST! Most of the time it is on a weekend, holiday, or your vet is out of town. By having a few simple things could mean life or death of your goat.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

When can you bring home your goaties?

 

[kinder]

Oh the wormer was for the chics. But yes .! those goats will have it all;ie...NOT MEDS.. Meds , just the necessary stuff. But I have to admit Goaties in a "city" will have it's perks, for them that is. They'll have to get use to all the attention they'll get just in the neighborhood alone. Any ways..
I don't have an exact date as of yet , but it could be 6-8wks. from now. A few berthing this week. I'm still waiting on 2 more doelings, and hopefully a buckling. But I have gotten new pics. of Jed and Suzzy. Put them up tomorrow.