rachels.haven's Journal

[rachels.haven]

One shaved male poodle and two girls waiting for a new 10 blade(Bailey's coat wrecked the blade so I shaved Nolan in a...50 ) He is a bathing gremlin who hates washing but loves puddles and mud so off the hair comes and now bathing will be less of an ordeal. I still have to get to the bath part. I'm kind of sick of his routine so I may be getting a muzzle. It's not like I'm bathing him in battery acid... It's mud season here and the girls, who actually like their baths, will be done too, but less short. And they will all be bathed and brushed and smell nice until the next potty break.

 

[rachels.haven]

Ellie babies.

 

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And a whole lot of bottle feeding going on.

 

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Photo dump.

 

[rachels.haven]

10 lbs single buck to a FF that was very hard to get out and had his elbows out. He's a bit of a potato. And is bigger now.

 

[rachels.haven]

I found my traveling livestock vet, btw. Pro disease testing and willing to write Rx to keep me stocked up if I need them. I feel so blessed. Hopefully I won't see him much. Everyone is in good health.
Even Dan's Nubian with a massive salivary cyst (reason why I called him in). He looked at Hera's lump and said it was not on a lymph node and was in the skin and looked like a tumor. We could cut it out and send it in, but that would open her up to flies and infection right now and not in her best interest so we leave it as long as it doesn't change or need to come off.
All that around the time I and we were sick and I didn't want to post.
Now if you will excuse me, I have a baby goat running around the house again.

 

[Baymule]

Great news about a vet willing to work with you, make farm calls and write prescriptions for you. Not to mention that he seems to know small livestock. Bonus!

I always enjoy your pictures. They tell the story of a very busy lady, all her goats and her boys. Only thing missing was a sentence or two about your husband. LOL.

 

[rachels.haven]

Great news about a vet willing to work with you, make farm calls and write prescriptions for you. Not to mention that he seems to know small livestock. Bonus!

I always enjoy your pictures. They tell the story of a very busy lady, all her goats and her boys. Only thing missing was a sentence or two about your husband. LOL.

When we're not spinning from kid after kid getting the stomach flu (not food poisoning, I was wrong) DH is working on braising a steel road bike frame from scratch, sometimes late into the night. He also wants me to keep all the male goats for yummy goat meat but also doesn't want me to spend 2 hours 2x daily bottle feeding because when DH vs the children, DH wins but just barely. Poor sweet, mild mannered husband. DH also had a birthday in the last few days.
Work is going well for him, eyes are looking good and they may take him off a set of drops because his pressure is so, so low.

My sprayer is here. Shaun is not helping me put it together. He loves trucks and as far as he's concerned the pull behind sprayer says "truck" all over it.

Oh, I found someone to fix the fence-a big name company in the area. It was EXPENSIVE, but now we have a place in our fence that will probably survive the apocalypse (or a herd of cows).

I need to work on that barn ground level and sprayer...

 

[Baymule]

That is super good news about your DH’s eyes! I’m willing to bet changing jobs, location, management to a much happier work place and home had a lot to do with the fantastic improvement. That is really great.

I’ve never had goat meat. I guess I should try it. I know goats go for more money at auction than sheep do, maybe I shouldn’t try goat meat. It might send me off in another direction. Hahaha

 

[farmerjan]

Love the pictures. Your "little one" looks like he is having a ball with the lamb bottles... lots of help I bet . And the boys with the painted turtle...
So very happy about the improvement in your DH's eyes.... Agree with @Baymule that the change of job places, less stress and aggravation at home all combined to make life better for him, and all of you.

Can't make much in the way of comments on the goats, but they seem to be doing good with the change and look pretty good. The udder on that one is very nice....
So glad also that you have found a vet that you are on the same page with. It really helps to find one that "gets it" without wanting to charge you through the wazoo, understanding that you are a good caretaker but that you are not so far over the hump with them being pets to the point of being second children..... that is really great. A good vet can tell if you are reasonable and smart livestock person...