rachels.haven's Journal

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

Miss @rachels.haven,

To deal with the roosters, you could do as the Texas Aggie did when he decided to go into the chicken farming business.

A Texas Aggie decided to go into the chicken farming business. He was having trouble getting any of them to survive. So he called up the county agent, who was an Aggie as well, and told him his troubles. "No matter what I try, the chickens won't come up. I have tried planting them deep, shallow, watering and fertilizing, not watering or fertilizing, and nothing seems to work." Replied the county agent, "I'm not advising anything until I take a soil sample!"

Senile Texas Aggie

 

[rachels.haven]

Bwahahahah!

 

[Baymule]

We had leg quarters from a young EE rooster Saturday night. Our two little granddaughters thoroughly enjoyed it. Not a lot of meat, but tasty. I have found that spatchcocking scrawny roos is the best way to freeze them, they stack up fairly well and don't take up as much room.

 

[rachels.haven]

Coppered the goats today, trimmed hooves on Ava's babies and the lamancha bucks. I have to admit, Ava's still a monster, but i love the temperament on at least 2 of them, maybe all 3. There are still the remains of 2 dark pockets on Mr. Buggy, the black lamancha buck. On Mr. Brownie one I cut off almost all of the dead hoof tissue, down to white or pink (or oops, blood pinpricks). Some of his toes are still tear drop shaped and but we are SO close. The dead hoof tissue was all smushy looking and deformed but dry and used to be rock hard (thanks for the treatments, now it cuts).
Taking pictures when it's chilly is less fun. Sorry about the lack.

 

[Bruce]

Moving in the right direction with those hooves!

 

[rachels.haven]

Wow, I woke up to a message over Yelp from Badger's breeder. More evidence I'm dealing with a crazy person breeding dangerous dogs. She claims to be so sad I chose to put down the "poor puppy" instead of giving him back to her...that's funny, I still have the email back where she refused to take him or do anything other than what is directly stated in the contract, and also the other email where she stated "good luck finding him a new home". That's pretty plain. I'm so glad I have that all in writing.

Her email will be documented and I will not be replying. If she ever gets threatening the police have already offered to help me out with her.

Her email isn't as upsetting as it would be if that email had been sent right after the incident. I've already found peace on this issue. She can't take it away from me.

On a more positive note, first kidding date is Saffron on March 19. So excited and counting down for my first lamancha kids.

I also found a long time supposedly good breeder in the area that will do disbuddings for $15. I may just book my goatlings. Disbuddings still gives me nightmares and she has several people saying she is fabulous. Fox's Pride breeds mostly Nubians, but also lamanchas and a few saanens and are CAE negative.

 

[rachels.haven]

I also walked in on Bailey snuggling her barn cat in the loft this morning...which ever of the identical twins it was. As long as they don't have a falling out it looks like the barn kitties are safe with her.

 

[thistlebloom]

Wow, I woke up to a message over Yelp from Badger's breeder. More evidence I'm dealing with a crazy person breeding dangerous dogs. She claims to be so sad I chose to put down the "poor puppy" instead of giving him back to her...that's funny, I still have the email back where she refused to take him or do anything other than what is directly stated in the contract, and also the other email where she stated "good luck finding him a new home". That's pretty plain. I'm so glad I have that all in writing.

Unbelievable. What a crazy lying destructive woman that is. Scary to have people like her walking around loose.

 

[Bruce]

I also walked in on Bailey snuggling her barn cat in the loft this morning...which ever of the identical twins it was. As long as they don't have a falling out it looks like the barn kitties are safe with her.

I'm betting on a lifetime of BFF with those two. Maybe the other cat will join in.

 

[Baymule]

I am sorry that idiot woman is still stirring things up. I agree that ignoring her is the best.

Disbudding for $15? Sounds like a bargain to me! Glad the hoof treatments worked so well.