Wednesday, March 21, 2012

just hangin'

Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats

Ginger's daughter, Rhubarb.
Rhubi will be a first freshener
in approx 10 days.
She'll be 2 years old in June

Rhubi's mother.

I scratch a lot of heads.



SweetPea

Dark Brahma Hen

TurkeyGirl is setting on approx
a dozen turkey eggs.
She has 3 weeks to go.

Yes, we can sit around in our underwear,
we don't have any human neighbors.
Mike & SweetPea.

Dark Brahma Hen
a great chicken
for colder climates

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

itis's and developing udder

Been under the weather for the last 10 days. I never go to the doctor while it's just a cold but wait until it's turned into full-blown bronchitis. 7 days later went to an UrgentCare, was diagnosed with bronchitis, sinusitis, and laryngitis. Taking Zpack and various other goodies. Ears staying stopped up which is a nuisance.

The last few days,
Mike has been taking care of all the barn chores.
He didn't report
anything new because he never notices anything.

For me, all appears quiet on the homefront.

I go out to the barn last night,
and yet to my amazement...,
ah, these two girls are litter-mate sisters,
but do you see the difference?

One of 'em is getting an UDDER!
Hell, I didn't know she was "knocked up."

me - "Mike, a dairy-goat farmer is supposed to always have an eye out for developing udders."
MariGold
Back in the house, I look in my goat journal, and see that I've noted a buck breakout back in November
(I failed to write down the date) and that MariGold was the only one I thought was in heat. She's a little young, won't be a year old until June, but at least she is fairly good in size.

MariGold was going to shown alongside Holly as Juniors, but guess she's going in the "Milking" class as
a first freshener.

Monday, March 12, 2012

eggs in onion rings

gotta try this one from
Apron Strings 
eggs in onion rings

Thursday, March 8, 2012

trip to Vet for injections and fecal checks

We live in western NC, very close to the TN stateline. Our livestock Vet, Mandy Britt, has office hours in Mountain City, TN on Wednesday's and Thursday's. 9 bucks rode on one side of the trailer, 9 does on the other side of the trailer this morning for a couple of injections and fecal checks. $64 total.

One reason I like to keep a small herd is so we can fit everybody in our horse trailer at one time if we have to. There are many reasons that I like to keep a small herd.

Yes, we usually do the injections ourselves but I like picking my Vet's brains every now and then. And I like for her to check fecals. Mandy tested Cherry, Ginger, and Holly, all were clean.

Would like to have a lot less bucks but haven't had any offers from good homes so they just stay with us.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

early evening

Jack on duty.

Jack looking for eggs,
for himself.

JackBadger's father was full Great Pyr,
his mother was a LGD mix.
BarbaraJean is full Great Pyr.
They're been spayed and neutered.
We're so proud of the work
that they do here,
at the same time,
JB and BJ are wonderful pets.



in the turkey pen,
any eggs?

yes! 9 eggs
now I want a turkey girl
to go broody,
sit on 'em for 30 days
and hatch 'em.
Yes, we've done the incubator
thing but young poults are
difficult to keep alive,
they're extremely fragile.



We have high hopes for that udder
in the show ring,
the judge is looking for capacity,
but yet has to be well attached and perky.

and to all a good night.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Creighton Fraker - American Idol

I really wanted Creighton Fraker to make the cut, the judges didn't stand behind him, even after this performance! I was gonna watch this American-Idol season because of Creighton.