Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[samssimonsays]

We had 94 degrees friday before mothers day, 27 degrees one week to the day... And SNOW on the ground Saturday morning that stayed most of the day. THen cold and miserable no higher than 38* , we are hoping it won't drop below freezing at night anymore after this week.

Due to some major knee injuries and surgeries as well as a fractured wrist when I was in college the changing of weather has bad things happening in my joints to the point that the trusty braces have come out. I completely feel for you.

Hope it is getting better for you!

And WOW Y'all are paying a metric crap ton for hay and goat feed! I am sure if I had half, or even a quarter of what y'all have I would pay more too. YIKES. I will be praying the weather turns around down there for you too! Our first cuttings up here don't usually happen until June minimum, July for many due to our weather patterns. And those usually don't get a second cutting.

 

[Latestarter]

Was driving home from dropping my daughter off and contemplating work I need to get done around here. Had a little good fortune... Thought I saw a stack of brown wood lattice sheets off the side of the highway, part in the breakdown and a pile in the grass. Turned around at the next interchange and went back and sure enough... got 4 decent sheets of 4'x8' cedar wood lattice, already stained brown (same as what I need to replace) Very minimal damage to the sheets I scavenged and ultimately workable for what I needed.

So, I now know what I'll be doing tomorrow before the temp climbs into the 80s again. I was really dreading going to Lowes and paying $27+ a sheet. Now I don't have to! YAY! Also contemplated doing another burn when I got home tonight... Sunday, most folks would be in bed, warm today so most would have their windows closed w/AC on... But after turning around for the lattice, I decided I'd wait till tomorrow instead. That way I can burn the bad lattice I need to replace as well as some yard debris I'm going to create.

 

[Baymule]

You need to make that place look real good so you can sell it and move to TEXAS!!!!

 

[Latestarter]

The property I was really interested in in KY as well as the 2nd choice there are now both pending sale. Just sayin'

I'll buy the best available property when the time comes to do so... That may well be in TX

 

[Latestarter]

Well, I am no longer in possession of a BA roo. While filling the feed trough for them, the roo flogged me and got me good on the right forearm in 3 places. I was bleeding quite well (pressure is obviously adequate). He has attempted to numerous times in the past, and had been schooled about the stupidity of doing so. Very glad (as I was bent over to fill the feed trough from a 5 gal bucket) that he didn't get me in the head/face.

This time he paid with his life.

I always watched him when I opened that enclosure and he appeared to be minding his own biz in the back corner, then came out of nowhere.

I no longer have to worry about entering that enclosure. Since I am not hatching nor selling eggs for same, it's no great loss. I who profess that there's no reason to keep a mean roo, have followed my own advice. Ahhh the many times in my life's past that I wish I had done so...

So, this is life on "the farm" and I don't even have a legitimate farm yet... I have one other "mean" roo who has been schooled several times. The next time he gets big and brave, he'll pass from this life as well. Nothing like a face full of angry feathers, beak and spurs. no more.

Now I need to go out and mow/weed whack and do general yard/pasture stuff before the weather turns to crap later today for the next three days. We need the rain... my grass is brown, but the weeds haven't stopped growing, nor the wild alfalfa, which is almost 2' tall and beginning to flower.

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

Glad you are okay! Not fun to have a mean roo.

 

[Southern by choice]

We never have a problem with our roos EXCEPT the one time a year we confine them to breeding pens.

All year they are ranged and no issues, we can pick them up love on them etc. But once we clean out the hens and put the roos in their appropriate pens with the girls so we can gather and hatch out is when they turn stupid.

It usually comes from confinement and their "space". For us after the month of boys in with girls we let the boys back out and continue a little longer with he hens for hatching eggs. They quickly go back to their gentle nature.

Smart call on the "in the pot you go"! I won't have any animal that is a jerk to us either.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Coq au vin tonight?

Use Julia Child's recipe.

 

[Latestarter]

really needs to age a couple days. final disposition undecided. Thanks all.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Glad you are okay! Mean roos are no fun, we had one that went after my youngest DS and the roo had a date with our crock pot!