Ready or Not....... Shouldvknwnbetter- Fall

[BlessedWithGoats]

So our adventure increased our number by 1 this afternoon.

Coco gave birth to 1 buckling- he was born around 4 pm today- he is about 4 pounds. The doe did an awesome job and had no issue with me being right in her space and providing support. Given how cold it was outside(and now it's -4+ wind chill) and him not figuring out how to nurse soon enough we took him inside. Coco had no issue with me milking her out and we got about 6 ounces from her. He has had a couple feeding and is now sleeping comfortably on blankets in our kitchen. We will try and see if we can get him to nurse first thing tomorrow morning.

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Saw these pics near the top of one of the pages... So cute!!

 

[Hens and Roos]

Last week Monday and now this week Monday and today we have icy conditions going on....kids had off from school yesterday and now again today as the ground temp is still cold enough that there is a thin layer of ice on everything!

The layer of ice will make chores interesting this am for sure, we have some small hills to go down(that will be the easiest part) and then back up. The does will all want to have their grain served indoor this morning

Of course DH had to go out and put down ice melt on sidewalks and such....several counties(including ours) actually had the news anchors asking everyone to stay off the roads until they could be treated again(salt trucks had to have chains put on the tires). Guess even those of us who are use to the cold/snow/ice have challenges!

By later today/tomorrow everything should be clear and maybe by the end of the week our snow will be gone....

 

[NH homesteader]

Yikes! I would rather have snow than ice. We are supposed to get 4-7 inches tonight. Our driveway is a sheet of ice, so plowing should be interesting.

 

[Hens and Roos]

I agree, I would rather have snow then ice! No snow for us here....our temps are suppose to get into the 40's later this week.....

 

[NH homesteader]

Here too, actually. This storm is sneaking in right before the weather turns.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Here too, actually. This storm is sneaking in right before the weather turns.

Hopefully it won't be to bad for you, we actually have standing water(ice now) in places and also in our goat area

 

[NH homesteader]

Yuck!

 

[Hens and Roos]

I worry about the ice in the goat area but they seem to do pretty good at keeping their feet under them......better then us!!

 

[NH homesteader]

There are some icy spots in my pig pen, and they haven't had any issues either! Apparently us humans are the least graceful creatures on the farm!

 

[Hens and Roos]

Yeah graceful we aren't