animalmom
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LocoYokel - Born in a Barn
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LocoYokel
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He sure is, and a workaholic besides! I have to nag him to take a day off and he stays home and does this kind of thing in his "spare" time... now if I could only keep him away from the paint cans and outta my gardens!
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LocoYokel
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It's been a very cold and rainy spring in these here parts... but the garden is finally in. I wouldn't have even bothered this year but my critters get a lot of it so I planted for them... I also have a flowerbed that needs redone so where I didn't plant veggies I am hilling in flowers. Wish I had BYH folk closer to me as I am giving away HUGE amounts of perennial flowers and some herbs. I did join TEG a few days ago... what a neat group and some of them live close enuff to trade with!
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LocoYokel
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Suki kindled! Captain's Log: Stardate Earth 06.25.17
The Mothership Suki has landed a day early. Of her nine new crew members six have survived to make it to port.
The Suki's Chief Nutritionist has expressed some concerns over her minimal intake of pelleted fuel and liquid coolant. Fresh organic fuels have been requisitioned.
We here at Starbase barn welcome the Suki's surviving crew members with great relief.
(The lost crew: two fully developed brokens, one of which was still encased in placenta, and a peanut that looked half devoured. All three were to the front of the nest and buried under the straw. Of the six remaining there are two brokens and 4 dark ones, color to be determined when they have hair...)
After all of the rain playing "catch-up" in the yard has been a real chore and now the heat is here...
At least DH is home today to get the AC's in the windows. I am not even close to having the plants moved that I had planned on, now it looks like fall before that gets done. I even almost forgot to put Suki's nest box in! (I was a day late, she was a day early, it worked out just right.)
Mike CHS
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Hope everything works out for Suki. Your flower bed is beautiful.
DwayneNLiz
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ROFL!! i have completed a couple of those courses
let me know if you need the cliff-notes and the shed/coop looks great!
Gorgeous flower bed!! and great news about the TEG members!It's been a very cold and rainy spring in these here parts... but the garden is finally in. I wouldn't have even bothered this year but my critters get a lot of it so I planted for them... I also have a flowerbed that needs redone so where I didn't plant veggies I am hilling in flowers. Wish I had BYH folk closer to me as I am giving away HUGE amounts of perennial flowers and some herbs. I did join TEG a few days ago... what a neat group and some of them live close enuff to trade with!
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LocoYokel
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Boy howdy it's been a while... but I have been lurking.
I hurt my back June 22 and haven't been able to do anything with my critters except love n feed 'em. My does are too heavy for me to pick up (still) so no baby bunz at my house.
I did finally go to a Dr. and am having surgery next month so spring kits look likely.
Suki's litter did not do well, over two weeks time only one was left and I lost it at four weeks. Bloating and diarrhea, it hit them all one by one. I swear she was allergic to that litter from the day she was bred and they were allergic to her milk after birth. I still have her, she wanted to be a good mama and she will get to try again come spring. I am going to use a different buck this time, hope that helps.
DH has been busy, I just LOVE my new back porch. Actually happy the old one "disintegrated" AND it matches the barn! We are adding the "board-n-batten" to all the additions and going to paint the rest next year. A darker grey this time and the dark green trim stays. Still work to do on the inside but should be ready to put everything back next week. My spare fridge is NOT happy sitting out on the patio, in the rain...
I hurt my back June 22 and haven't been able to do anything with my critters except love n feed 'em. My does are too heavy for me to pick up (still) so no baby bunz at my house.
I did finally go to a Dr. and am having surgery next month so spring kits look likely.Suki's litter did not do well, over two weeks time only one was left and I lost it at four weeks. Bloating and diarrhea, it hit them all one by one. I swear she was allergic to that litter from the day she was bred and they were allergic to her milk after birth. I still have her, she wanted to be a good mama and she will get to try again come spring. I am going to use a different buck this time, hope that helps.
DH has been busy, I just LOVE my new back porch. Actually happy the old one "disintegrated" AND it matches the barn! We are adding the "board-n-batten" to all the additions and going to paint the rest next year. A darker grey this time and the dark green trim stays. Still work to do on the inside but should be ready to put everything back next week. My spare fridge is NOT happy sitting out on the patio, in the rain...
CntryBoy777
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Those back issues can certainly be discouraging and really nagging to get anything done....hope the surgery turns out well for ya and releaves the discomfort. The porch looks really good and sorry about Suki's difficulties and the losses. Be sure to take care of yourself and things will get sorted out eventually....no need to push it, and just enjoy the break by enjoying the animals ya already have....they will Love the attention and pampering.....
goatgurl
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hate that you messed up your back, been there, done that. not fun. I did 6 wks of physical therapy which didn't help so now its an mri and I've been putting it off simply because I don't think I want to know what is going on. I need to put on my big girl panties and have it done but i'm afraid they'll tell me it will never get any better and I don't want to hear that.
really like the new porch. I think the grey will look really nice. enjoyed the flower bed pic too. between the sheep and goats breaking in I don't have any prettys left in my yard. next year I guess. take care of yourself and let us know how surgery goes. praying for you.
really like the new porch. I think the grey will look really nice. enjoyed the flower bed pic too. between the sheep and goats breaking in I don't have any prettys left in my yard. next year I guess. take care of yourself and let us know how surgery goes. praying for you.
Baymule
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I don't have any flowers. We moved 3 years ago and I moved a few bulbs and daylilies, they're tough enough to survive. I want a flower bed, but we have had too many other things in front of it. Your flower bed is beautiful and I like all the board n' batten upgrades y'all are doing!
Your rabbits are pretty, baby buns are too cute. I raised rabbits many years ago, kept about 300 at a time. LOL Trying to keep them alive in the winter can be challenging and I live in a warmer climate than you! For does that peed on their babies, I put hardware cloth on the bottom of the nestbox instead of a solid bottom. The pee passed through and more kits survived. The does do it as a defense to hide their babies, but the babies die of ammonia pneumonia.
P.S. I liked the bigger picture instead of the little ones. I have to click on the little pictures to see what is in them.
Your rabbits are pretty, baby buns are too cute. I raised rabbits many years ago, kept about 300 at a time. LOL Trying to keep them alive in the winter can be challenging and I live in a warmer climate than you! For does that peed on their babies, I put hardware cloth on the bottom of the nestbox instead of a solid bottom. The pee passed through and more kits survived. The does do it as a defense to hide their babies, but the babies die of ammonia pneumonia.
P.S. I liked the bigger picture instead of the little ones. I have to click on the little pictures to see what is in them.
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