Southern's (Southern By Choice) Journal- FLOODED!

[Southern by choice]

yep- you can't eat antlers!

OK @Latestarter - i was seeing a dream cloud above your head with that post.
I think most people need to go back and take a 10th grade US Government class. Of course they may not be able to use books from today as many are re-writing history- amazing how many different versions there are now of the 2nd amendment.
oh - and slaves are now referred to as "immigrant workers".

Seriously though... I SMH at all these people that go on and on and have no clue of why or how our founding fathers created a system of balance.

I bet most people do not even know what the 3 branches are.

Don't get me started...

Ever read the Federalist Papers? What about the Anti-Federalist Papers?

 

[Latestarter]

Have read some of them (federalist papers) and read about many more. Funny that over several centuries and mostly over the past century, we have gone from being a REPUBLIC, based on democratic principles, to being a "pure" democracy... something our forefathers SAW as possible and specifically tried to quell/avoid/prepare people to look out for. That was NOT what they fought for and NEVER wanted this country to become.

In a republic, 2 wolves and a sheep are discussing what's for dinner, and the sheep walks away. In a democracy, the sheep gets eaten as majority rules. NOT the way we were designed to be run as a country!

Our public schools, run by the gubmint are increasingly dumbing down today's school kids to make them easier to control in the future. What they don't know (kids) can't be used to re-take control of a completely out of bounds and out of control gubmint.

OK, rant over... we could probably fuel each other into full blown rant mode if we aren't careful

Returning you now to your regular thread feed...

 

[Southern by choice]

Well... ended up getting whatever bug DD had. UGH.
Now another has it too... at least it is short lived. I feel better after sleeping for 6 hours. Didn't even get to see the goats or dogs today.
The family took care of the animals.

I am getting so excited about kidding in January.
Still not decided if I will do DHIR this year or not though.

Keep forgetting to breed our Kiko does... I heard one of the does all the way up at the house! WOW! She is LOUD. LOL She isn't even on our land.

 

[Latestarter]

You don't have the kiko buck(s) in with the does? Where do you keep them? Just curious... How do you handle feeding the dogs out on the back 40? I would have to guess they have natural water back there to drink? Do the goats need any supplementals back there? Additional hay? minerals of course... Anything else? How often do you go back and check on them? Just curious as I'm looking at larger properties and trying to figure out how to cross fence to form different browsing areas...

You gotta stop getting sick! It's just not healthy for you! Hope you get through it easy and quick.

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

Aww! Hope you and your family get well soon!! That's good that the sickness only lasts a few days , it's not fun to be sick.
Yay for kids!! Lord Willing my girls will start the end of March, beginning of April! Until then, I can ooh and aah over pictures from all of you who have earlier kidding dates, right?!

 

[Southern by choice]

When you were here you only saw the front small field.
We go back, not side to side.
Behind that we have another field solid fenced & treed. That is where the bucks go for the winter as there really is no forage, so they get hayed.
To the left is another field with trees as well.
Behind these two fields (They run parallel) is all woods,
Big "D" in the wild.

Kiko Buck

Close up of the handsome beast. I love this goat.

this is our walking path

trees-forage plot

break

then a break then another several acres of trees- this is where we rotate during forage months with hotwire set-ups.

We keep our paths clear with machete... then behind that is open land.

The open land is where the Kiko does are. They pretty much have grass/weeds back there year round.

We have a water barrel system with an auto water on it.
We see them 1x day - check them etc
The shelter is small and they really don't use it. Kikos don't care about rain... so unless it is really bad out they don't go in the shelter much- there is an extra roof for shade attached.

The dairy goats are babies! They can never be out of sight from the house... they would cry and scream all day. Our meat goats are sweet but not needy like dairy goats. Part of that is because they are so bonded to us through the milking .

Just a little bug... it is strange it is like a 36 hour thing.
Considering how big our family is we really don't get too many "bugs"... I am just old and have issues The down side is when we get a bug... everyone gets the bug.

 

[Southern by choice]

Been house hunting!
Found some really nice places! My favorites are each on 25 acres, with great barns/outbuildings and both have ponds and TREES! I like the one house way better than the other but I like the property better on the one. There is a significant cost difference between the two... so one may just not be feasible.

I found one place that is a DREAM! at 2.2 million

Yeah- that one will stay a DREAM!

 

[Latestarter]

Similar here... found like 360 acres, 60 acres meadow, rest woods, large pond, running stream and springs... for 1.4 mil... yeah... I wish!! No lottery winnings yet, and not expecting any inheritance either... Good luck! I hope you find the ideal place and it's within your budget!

 

[bonbean01]

Sorry about the flu bug hitting your house...has hit here too. For some reason, I was thinking about the fact that it has been a long time since you've posted pics of D and of Moses...nice surprise to see them!

 

[Southern by choice]

Our newest additions!

For FUN NOT FOOD
We have BUNNIES!

Netherland Dwarf and a Lionhead Dwarf... they are so sweet!
They are adjusting well. Badger is not real keen on them... you can tell he is thinking uh isn't that something I'd eat?

We sprang it on Dh after they were home and set up.
You should have seen his face!
He kinda looked like this with a hint of this a smidge of this and underneath his "calmish" exterior you could see this...


But then I told him how happy everyone was and he got to really see them he did this...
said "they really are cute". (which is good as resistance is futile! bwah haa haa)

Our oldest DD got them for her sister and family. Pinging my phone over and over this morning! Sending pics... having me make calls, LOL, it was a huge deal and alot of fun.