Ragdollcatlady's Just a Little Patch of Weeds Farm journal

[ragdollcatlady]

Oh and I forgot to tell you that Bailey had a giant buck kid on Friday. I was an hour late to work, but everything here went well. He has tons of different colored dapples too! Go Bailey!

 

[babsbag]

I am so sorry about your kitty. I hate saying goodbye, they always take a piece of my heart with them.

Good girl Bailey. I don't know if I ever told you her history, well her mom's history actually. I wanted a spotted Boer or at least a doe that carried the spotted gene. I went to breeder's house with a friend to pick up a free goat that was to be butchered. It ended up being a doe that had been offered to her and when I saw the does mother I about died...she was spotted. So here was traditional colored Boer destined to be dinner and she carried the spotted gene. I was more than a little sad.

Ends up that this "soon to be dinner" doe was to be butchered by some young men going on a camping trip; they were going to take the doe with them, do the deed, and eat her meat all week. Well the word got out to one of the boy's parents and an end was put to that plan. So now my friend had a goat she didn't want so under the pledge of strict silence the doe came to live with me. I named her Secret Spot. Her first freshening gave me Bailey and a solid red named Kahlua. I was beyond happy, the first spotted kid born on my farm. I am glad that Bailey is living the good life.

 

[Latestarter]

So sorry you lost your oldest ragdoll RDCL... Hope the hip heals back up so you can dance the night away when AL gets there . the real life meeting goes as well as the Skype and all has gone. Yeah... you and technology... ummm What a great story about Bailey Babs. You really lucked out there. And it seems Bailey has lucked out as well.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

@CntryBoy777 , Kidding season started about a week and a half ago for my boers, I just have one boer left to kid. we have 10 kids so far. 5 and 5 bucks and does. Dairy goats.... I will have to look at the calendar and get back to you....

I did tell Alaska when I first met him that I was technically challenged, I had barely managed to mobile order my first starbucks by myself at that point.... but apparently he didn't run fast enough cause I still caught him! ( Wanna know a secret??? I still cant answer my phone if I have an app open when it rings ... but that is a secret, just between us!!! Don't tell him that!!!)

@babsbag I love Bailey! She is one of my favorites. She has given me 5 girls to date and most are full of dapples. This is her only boy. He is going to be huge.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Pics....pics....pics....we need some Pics!!.....

 

[ragdollcatlady]

I'll try and post pics later...internet is being goofy and my connections are slow.

I just killed 2 roosters and my vacuum. Not sad about any of those. Roosters will be for dinner... vacuum is just my arch nemesis... so actually very happy about that! I like what it does, but the pitch disturbs my psyche.

Trimmed a couple boer doe hooves, blisters on my hands already. Vaccinated a couple kids. Baileys buck kid is 13 lbs.

Be back later... I gotta do something for Alaska.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

PICS....

Rigs boy

Bellinis boys

Ghost Ryders girls

Baileys boy

Strawberry Shortcakes buck/doe kids

Rigs girl

Ryders girls again

No pics of Cherrys kid yet

 

[CntryBoy777]

Oh my!!....they sure are precious!!.....

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Update...sadly, I sold 3 of my favorite girls , 2 went with their kids. They are on their way home, a long 7 hour drive. At least it is to a good home. .... update, they made it safe and are already being snuggly for their new owner.

Wiley, tore a small hole in her side last night so she had surgery and sutures today. No idea how she did that as she was alone in the laundry room/dog yard when it happened.

Rico is healing well.... in only 5 weeks, he has gone from huge, gaping, rotting wounds to almost totally closed and well healed.

WARNING!!!! the following pics are medically graphic, open wounds and healing wounds so they are thumbnails instead

https://www.backyardherds.com/attac...0/?temp_hash=32dadffac6b8d96ac7f9f5a668ba1914

https://www.backyardherds.com/attac...4/?temp_hash=32dadffac6b8d96ac7f9f5a668ba1914

https://www.backyardherds.com/attac...2/?temp_hash=32dadffac6b8d96ac7f9f5a668ba1914

https://www.backyardherds.com/attac...3/?temp_hash=32dadffac6b8d96ac7f9f5a668ba1914

One week until Alaska gets here!!! I'm really excited about that!

Beautiful flowers from the arrangement he sent me 3 weeks ago!

 

[ragdollcatlady]

OK, I have to share this pic, just because I think it is hilarious that Alaska really likes it... it is just a regular pic... I did put on a bit of war paint.... but it isn't that fancy.