jacket weather, respite garden, birdhouse gourds, preparing to show

It's been quite cool here, and windy, BUT mostly sunshine. Woke up to 37 degrees this morning.
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Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats

Cali


When we are home and the weather is good, our goats (the females and wethers) and poultry freely wander around the 30 acres.


The 6 kids.


Clarence and Mama Clara

I planted Birdhouse Gourds in here.

We've been working on my Respite Garden, will be an ongoing project for years, getting all sorts of bushes and perennials planted in here.

Mike on the left, grooming Pappy for an upcoming Show in Clemson, SC.

Dud says he's ready to show off.

oh my [and ready to get off]

bigger buck pen, Bourbon Red poults

Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats

We loaded up 11 goats in the trailer this morning and headed an hour away to Dr. Beckworth's. Because we're gonna cross state lines to Clemson, SC, each goat needed a health certificate from the Vet. $16 later (yes, just $16), we got the heath cetificates and a fecal check. Good news, after the fecal check, the Doc said he didn't see any stomach worms which is very rare in goats. Apparently, our worming medicine, Valbazen, does it's job.

We enlarged the buck pen and now the boys are tickled to be on a lot of lush greens.

Pappy, Cahoot, MilkDud

Beau and [wethered] Cubby have the same mother, Cali.

Now we have an additional 20 Bourbon Red Turkey poults in the chick brooder.

That's a Bourbon Red Turkey turkey poult in front of a Rhode Island Red girl.

gardens, chicks, always some goats

Did you know that you can only taste 4 flavors with your tongue?
Those flavors are: sweet, sour, salt and bitter.
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Use your imagination here for a flower/bush garden; took a lot of labor to get this area cleaned up. There are some dead pines I want cut down which will open up the view.



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Finished getting the vegetable garden fenced in, up at the orange gate.

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Mike riding in the scoop while nephew drives the tractor.

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Got in some day-old chicks from McMurray
12 - Silver-Laced Wyandottes
12 - Delawares
12 - Rhode-Island Reds

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"the red boys" Bordy and Beaux

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June is due June 22nd

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Pixie

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Cuckoo Marans hen among the creasy greens

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Gabbi and Beaux wrestling and buttin' heads

ended as friends

roasted vegetables

I make variations of this dish ALL the time, just depends on what I have around. I lay the potatoes skin up, and yes the red potatoes work best, so they get a french-fry texture on the bottom.

frost warning, ZenniOptical, CaprineSupply, GoatShows

been wet and rainy here lately. at 1:15PM, 44 degrees and frost predicted for tonight
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not pictured in this photo, our 16 year dog, Henry, who is laying on a dog bed

My dear Franklin always sees me off to work in the mornings. Anytime we open the door, coming out of the house, we hear an enthusiastic gobble-gobble, like GOOD MORNING!

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Ordered glasses online from ZenniOptical, I got the "works" for $85 which included shipping.

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Got in some goat supplies from Caprine Supply. I know, some of y'all are thinking CHEMICALS and I agree with ya but then I swing back and forth on the fence when it comes to the good health of my goats. My mentor, Carol at Kids Corral, uses these on her goats and her goats just look like the picture of good health.

Upcoming Goat Shows we plan to compete in:

Clemson

Asheville

Shelby

how 'bout them udders!

Clara's Udder (she's nursing quads)

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Cali's Udder (she's nursing twin boys)

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We used to have this pair of geese. Tootsie upfront, a Super African. HonkyTonk in the back, a Chinese/African cross. At our former home, we made 'em a tarp pond (but we needed a spring-fed pond).

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At this home, Pappy out picking.

and MilkDud too.

planting, paint, pushy Pixie

A few seeds I've picked up, however, tater planting time up here in the hills.


Using some fabric paint, I wrote our goats names [past and present] on the trailer tire. Don't know if the paint will hold up on the heavy-polyester (not sure what it's made of really) cover.

Bought and planted a couple of blackberry bushes. 'Round here, with goats, chickens, and turkeys, we try to protect "store-bought" plants from getting eaten.

Bordy sunning

Clarence, Chamonix, Beau, Pixie

Pixie is pushy,

head strong,

+
and domineering - my kinda girl!

MommieBird has three babies.

Sally, Bourbon Red, is still sitting on her one egg.