rachels.haven's Journal

[rachels.haven]

I've got to get my mulberry trees in the ground! They've got leaves opening up!

 

[rachels.haven]

Humid, "hot" day today.
I was supposed to go on a multi leg feed and grocery run, but decided to procrastinate and put up the buck's shelter instead. So now they have a tarped, 12' long by 6'+ high cattle panel hoop house with a hay net and they are OUT of my little barn. So now I need to go take a shower and get to that feed and grocery run.
No pictures, because I intentionally left my phone inside. When it's hot, humid, and sweaty the phone sticks to my pants and therefore me in my pocket and it gives me the heebie geebies. Plus, by the time I was done the sun was high and makes for bleached pictures.
I think I'll make the does a hoop house in their pen too, but it will have to be somewhere a little bit hidden. I hid the bucks' behind a tree and the does are in my front yard and all. Gotta keep dh happy (amid more work drama, lol).
School's out, can you tell?

 

[Mike CHS]

Have you ever thought about writing a book about your adventures? You and several others on this forum have an uncanny ability to make the readers "see' your story.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I've got to get my mulberry trees in the ground! They've got leaves opening up!

I've got several mulberry trees here ya can have....from a couple of inches in diameter to 18" and some are 10-20' tall....ya can have em if ya want em....all ya have to do is dig em up.... ....I know......

 

[rachels.haven]

Bwahahahahah @CntryBoy777 , I wish. Not sure they'd surive moving to frozen mulberry heck, but I really wish.

No, @Mike CHS , but maybe someday. I worry that there would be a lot of shoveling of poop and moving goats from pen to pen in it. That and moving feed. I feel like that's most of farming. It's a very nice rhythm to live but I'm not sure if it's book-able. Maybe a family or personal book. I should probably be doing a personal journal in writing at least. It's useful. The problem is, when I end the day I'm usually falling asleep on the floor during my kids' bedtime routine if there's any down time. I'm not awake enough to write at the end of the day.

 

[rachels.haven]

As a side note, it appears Bailey is shedding to bald this year instead of just a thin coat. I've been putting off brushing all of her because of it. It ALL comes out and she's becoming a pink and black leopard print dog. That's not right.

Also, the hair from the mats she had when she arrived that I did not cut out but instead brushed out is STILL there and I've been brushing it every week or so to keep it from refelting. It really wants to. I really should have just shaved her bald. The areas where I did cut mats off to bald are now normal hair (which is trying to fall out too as the bald spots grow, lol). It goes to show, I guess that you need to do it thoroughly, correctly ONCE, not cut corners and think your being merciful because you didn't take your dog's pants off. (maybe the bald spots will spread to her legs and tail next?)
I rang the vet and he says there's a decent chance the bald spots will start to fill in a few weeks. No itching, scaliness, or irritation-just pink leopard print.

Someone's going to look funny this year. Luckily we're all self isolating so no park walks with the big friendly dog.

 

[Baymule]

Poor Bailey. No trip to the beauty shop for her. Bald dog. That reminds me of the first time my horses got rain rot. Their hair fell out and I freaked out. I was sure they had mange or something terrible. No, just a lot of rain, hot humid conditions and a bloom of bacteria on their skin. I mixed up Pine O' Pine in a bucket of water and sponged it all over them, which got the bacteria under control. In a couple of weeks, new hair was growing in.

 

[rachels.haven]

Lace is stealing the title of meanest and most difficult goat from her buddy Ava. She milks well and has decent ff teats though. I'd like to not get my face kicked in though.

 

[rachels.haven]

One rutty buck shelter. The side pulls down for better shelter. They've cleared enough low foliage and are starting on the higher stuff and branches so walki g is possible though not pleasant yet.

 

[rachels.haven]

I am bringing this lamancha buck up from Georgia. His breeder values many of the things I want in my herd including good feet, excellent production, as they are a dairy, and has made great strides conformation in ways that are not present here.