Queen Mum's Dancing in the Rain

[Queen Mum]

Good point Greybeard, never thought of it that way. There has certainly been a proliferation of the rats and acorns this year. I hope they all starve to death. It's driving me nuts. I can't seem to catch enough of them to get the population down and my electrical outlets are going out one room at a time.

 

[bonbean01]

Hope you can get them all soon...electrical outlets going out is not good...that can cause fires...hope you have lots of fire detectors throughout your place!!! With rats I would also worry about any disease they may be carrying.

Can you borrow some big cats that are good mouser/ratters? You need them gone NOW!!!!!

 

[Queen Mum]

I think I need to move. The water heater is going out now. I love my place but between the rats eating the wiring and the mold and the water heater, the place is falling apart. Not sure though. My goats like it here. Maybe at the first of the year. We shall see.

I am going to see my sister and my son over the Thanksgiving holiday. I found someone who can take care of my animals for a couple days. They have goats. It will be nice not to have to worry. I met them through a church function.

It is almost time to dry up the does. Mama will have her kids in late February and Brownie in early March. Just a couple more months of milk and cheese. I have to get some BoSe and some more copper.

 

[Queen Mum]

My boy is finally all grown up. Today he got separated from the 'herd' while we were out "gleaning" the milo forest. A year ago he would have wandered off and found his own place to hang out and totally ignored the rest of us. A year ago, I couldn't get near him. NOT THIS YEAR! He ran around a 20 acre field of milo HOLLERING his little buck head off in a frantic cry trying to find us. I stood there calling him and next thing I knew there he was leaping over the tops of the milo plants row by row, trying desperately to get to us from 20 acres away. His little bell was ringing and he was hollering the whole way. Once he got to me he put his hooves on my knees and looked up at me like he was so glad to see me. Then he didn't leave my side for the next hour.

When we got home he was covered with burrs from running around the perimieter of the milo field and from gleaning the bean fields. I put him on the milk stand and he stayed there without a single peep while I deburred him for 20 minutes. Then he reveled in being brushed and fussed over and HAVING HIS HOOVES checked. He even sat in my lap for about 5 minutes while I checked over his collar. Then he followed me into the house where I got him a handful of Cheerios as a treat for being a good boy. He let me put a leash on him to take him back to the buck pen.

I kept thinking to myself, "Is this the same, wild little buck I brought from Texas a year ago?"

I love that boy. I don't regret for a second taking him on. He's a lovely mini-La Mancha and a sweetheart. Still the quintessential escape artist, but now instead of running away, he comes up to the porch looking to tap on my front window and beg for a treat. (Cheerios are his favorite.)

 

[marlowmanor]

My boy is finally all grown up. Today he got separated from the 'herd' while we were out "gleaning" the milo forest. A year ago he would have wandered off and found his own place to hang out and totally ignored the rest of us. A year ago, I couldn't get near him. NOT THIS YEAR! He ran around a 20 acre field of milo HOLLERING his little buck head off in a frantic cry trying to find us. I stood there calling him and next thing I knew there he was leaping over the tops of the milo plants row by row, trying desperately to get to us from 20 acres away. His little bell was ringing and he was hollering the whole way. Once he got to me he put his hooves on my knees and looked up at me like he was so glad to see me. Then he didn't leave my side for the next hour.

When we got home he was covered with burrs from running around the perimieter of the milo field and from gleaning the bean fields. I put him on the milk stand and he stayed there without a single peep while I deburred him for 20 minutes. Then he reveled in being brushed and fussed over and HAVING HIS HOOVES checked. He even sat in my lap for about 5 minutes while I checked over his collar. Then he followed me into the house where I got him a handful of Cheerios as a treat for being a good boy. He let me put a leash on him to take him back to the buck pen.

I kept thinking to myself, "Is this the same, wild little buck I brought from Texas a year ago?"

I love that boy. I don't regret for a second taking him on. He's a lovely mini-La Mancha and a sweetheart. Still the quintessential escape artist, but now instead of running away, he comes up to the porch looking to tap on my front window and beg for a treat. (Cheerios are his favorite.)

Awww...Houdini has come a long way for you. Our doe Bailey would run if you just looked at her when we first got her. Now she is to the point she'll come up to you if you have treats and doesn't bolt from you as easily. I know how great it feels to know you have made progress with a goat that was skittish and hard to handle when you first got them. Good Job Queen Mum. Houdini knows you love him and take great care of him.

 

[Queen Mum]

Got my MRI results today on my back pain by phone. "Severe arthritis" is what the doctor said. So what is that supposed to mean? They want me to see a specialist. Sheesh! Sounds like an invitation to take more medicine.

I figure as long as I am still walking around, I should be fine as long as I don't have any flare ups. I guess I should see what this "specialist" says and then decide whether I want to take any more medicines.

Pain medicine is out of the question. I'm allergic to almost all of them. Anti-inflammatory meds, cortisone and predinsone are out as well, also allergic to those.

I guess that is why I need more goats. They are very therapeutic. They make me feel better.

Yeah, yeah, that's it. Goats are good therapy.

 

[Bridgemoof]

Awww Queen Mum, sorry to hear about your back. I hope there is something they can give you that you aren't allergic too.

I loved your story about Houdini coming running to you. That is so cute! He sure sounds like he's turned into a good boy!

 

[that's*satyrical]

Houdini sounds adorable. I am with you, I would rather spend all my cash on goats than meds any day!!!

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

I hope everything works out and you feel better. That sounds pretty bad and not being able to take anything stinks.

I'm with ya. More goats!!

 

[bonbean01]

Sorry about your arthritis, but glad the MRI did not show something worse! My back arthritis started at an early age...I'm paying for all the stupid stunts I did when I was younger and I really dinged my back training horses when I was in highschool...spent several weeks in traction...my fault, not the horse's. So instead of a back surgery to fuse 3 vertebrae I used gentle yoga and hot baths. Hope something works for you!