RollingAcres
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Love your pics. Always busy busy busy at your homestead! 
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Wehner Homestead
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Love your pics. Always busy busy busy at your homestead!
We commented yesterday as we were in the front pasture that I don’t get in much that at times 42 acres seems huge and other times it doesn’t seem like much.
Bruce
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You forgot to mention sleep. Oh, wait, no time for that with all you were doing!
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I’ve officially caught up on everyone’s journals that I follow and tried to track down Bay’s latest adventures.
This morning was an odd one to do chores. One of the calves we had weaned last night had wedged herself behind a gate that was tied to prevent this, thus trapping her. I cut the baling twine and she was free.
Her mother was pushing on a cattle panel off the lean-to trying to get to her calf. It wasn’t attached to one of the barn posts and she kept pushing her head behind it and walking back and forth like she though she was getting somewhere. Needless to say, I remedied that situation with tying the panel off to the post.
I then went to do chicken chores and found my Cuckoo Marans had released themselves and expedited the integration process. I decided to further expedite the process by opening the door to the Buff Orpington pen. I left the crates in case I needed to implement them again as they have to be folded to remove them. As long as all is good, I’ll move two Ameracaunas in with another group using the smaller of the two crates.
As far as sleep, I haven’t slept well since I found out DD2 had Spina Bifida in utero. I’ve actually gotten desperate enough to try sleep aids that worked prior without success. I just can’t rest fully when she could need me.
Tomorrow, my two youngest kiddos start preschool together. This is a huge step for me. (I have to go and stay with them as it’s a private program so no one is trained to care for DD2 and they don’t have to accommodate her needs. It’s the church we attend so not as big of an issue as it could be. The compromise for my sanity and their concerns was for me to be present.)
As usual, there’s lots more but this will have to do for now. I did get Queenie’s thread somewhat updated. Trying to slowly get that done now that I’m caught up on reading journals for now.
This morning was an odd one to do chores. One of the calves we had weaned last night had wedged herself behind a gate that was tied to prevent this, thus trapping her. I cut the baling twine and she was free.
Her mother was pushing on a cattle panel off the lean-to trying to get to her calf. It wasn’t attached to one of the barn posts and she kept pushing her head behind it and walking back and forth like she though she was getting somewhere. Needless to say, I remedied that situation with tying the panel off to the post.
I then went to do chicken chores and found my Cuckoo Marans had released themselves and expedited the integration process. I decided to further expedite the process by opening the door to the Buff Orpington pen. I left the crates in case I needed to implement them again as they have to be folded to remove them. As long as all is good, I’ll move two Ameracaunas in with another group using the smaller of the two crates.
As far as sleep, I haven’t slept well since I found out DD2 had Spina Bifida in utero. I’ve actually gotten desperate enough to try sleep aids that worked prior without success. I just can’t rest fully when she could need me.
Tomorrow, my two youngest kiddos start preschool together. This is a huge step for me. (I have to go and stay with them as it’s a private program so no one is trained to care for DD2 and they don’t have to accommodate her needs. It’s the church we attend so not as big of an issue as it could be. The compromise for my sanity and their concerns was for me to be present.)
As usual, there’s lots more but this will have to do for now. I did get Queenie’s thread somewhat updated. Trying to slowly get that done now that I’m caught up on reading journals for now.
RollingAcres
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They are going to love "going to school"!
I completely get it. My mom told me that by eating a banana with cinnamon would help with sleeping. I've not tried it tho.
mystang89
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I don't know if that would help with going to sleep, but it would definitely help with my hunger yummmm
RollingAcres
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Forgot to mention that DH and my brother hauled off two cow/calf pairs last night. They’ll be auctioned off at the sale barn today. We will have the check for our pair on Friday.
DH forgot to pull baby goats (big babies now!) when he finished up barn chores. Needless to say, that greatly diminished my morning chores.
Snapped a few pics with my phone for y’all this morning too. This doesn’t include two pens of goats.
These are dam-raised kids! They love me!!
(L to R: Perdy, Beauty, Jasmine. Ariel and Elly are just out of the frame.)
I forgot to mention somewhere that DD2 got a kitten and named it Ella so the goat kid that was Ella became Elly. Confusing, I know.
The background of the prior pic. Jasmine is in the very front with little Elly beside her. There’s 3 months difference in their ages. The middle row is Nellie (black with frosting) and Ariel (gold.) The three does across the back are L to R: Caramel (brat herd queen that should be due in Oct), Snowflake, and Diamond.
Boys. They are starting into rut and acting goofy. Had to get their attention from Mom. Knight-L and King-R.
Yes, everyone clamors for my attention! Sparkle-L and CeCe-R are bottle babies from @Southern by choice and @Goat Whisperer. They are my loves and not at all spoiled!
Last pic for now is Miss Blossom. She doesn’t look like the same goat!
DH forgot to pull baby goats (big babies now!) when he finished up barn chores. Needless to say, that greatly diminished my morning chores.
Snapped a few pics with my phone for y’all this morning too. This doesn’t include two pens of goats.
These are dam-raised kids! They love me!!
(L to R: Perdy, Beauty, Jasmine. Ariel and Elly are just out of the frame.) I forgot to mention somewhere that DD2 got a kitten and named it Ella so the goat kid that was Ella became Elly. Confusing, I know.
The background of the prior pic. Jasmine is in the very front with little Elly beside her. There’s 3 months difference in their ages. The middle row is Nellie (black with frosting) and Ariel (gold.) The three does across the back are L to R: Caramel (brat herd queen that should be due in Oct), Snowflake, and Diamond.
Boys.
They are starting into rut and acting goofy. Had to get their attention from Mom. Knight-L and King-R.Yes, everyone clamors for my attention! Sparkle-L and CeCe-R are bottle babies from @Southern by choice and @Goat Whisperer. They are my loves and not at all spoiled!
Last pic for now is Miss Blossom. She doesn’t look like the same goat!
mystang89
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I'm not a goat fan but that pic of sparkle L and CeCe r is cute.
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You aren’t far! Field trip to come meet them? The kids would love to have more kids to play with for a bit. We could have a little pitch in and maybe even @Pastor Dave and his family could make the trip down??
