I know I'm a bit slack on blogging lately so I thought I'd post this cute picture (not mine).
This is not Keri and one of my goats but I wish they were this tight. Keri has adjusted to living with them fulltime now and that makes life much easier. She'd still rather be with us.
Breeding season has begun so I've brought all the boys (6) up to the house so I can tell when the girls are in heat. It's super noisy and active and I can't wait to put the boys back in the field. They become insane whiny bucks this time of year and I know the neighbors can hear them from at least half a mile away. I bred 3 girls today and it was weird how a few wanted the one boy they weren't supposed to have. Isn't that how parents always feel? I presented them with the guy I thought was good for them and he just didn't turn them on like the other one. Tough, I'm the boss. I need the no-eared girls to breed with the no-eared boy and the long-eared girls to breed with the long-eared boy.
I know this may surprise many of you but tomorrow I'm sending Darla and her daughter, Remmy, to live with my friend, Susan. I really need to scale down before kidding season and it made more sense to say goodbye to my little girls and stick with my giant milkers. I will cry but I'll get to see them again and I know they'll be in good hands.
Today I had to butcher the first of our turkeys. We were going to wait till November but this boy has been limping and had a very swollen foot. I don't know if it got stepped on or what. Today he was lying around looking pitiful so it was time to put him out of his misery and into our freezer.
I took Macaroni (donkey) for a 2 mile walk on the road today to see how he'd handle the little traffic we have. He's been on the road many times before but not here. He did great. We walked to visit a friend of mine. When she let her little barking dog out of the house Mac didn't blink an eye or even twitch. The only problem we had was Mac wants to walk faster down hills than I want him to. I want him to get used to walking on the road to the Glenwood Horse Trail which is only a mile and a half away.
Not much else........
Breeding season has begun so I've brought all the boys (6) up to the house so I can tell when the girls are in heat. It's super noisy and active and I can't wait to put the boys back in the field. They become insane whiny bucks this time of year and I know the neighbors can hear them from at least half a mile away. I bred 3 girls today and it was weird how a few wanted the one boy they weren't supposed to have. Isn't that how parents always feel? I presented them with the guy I thought was good for them and he just didn't turn them on like the other one. Tough, I'm the boss. I need the no-eared girls to breed with the no-eared boy and the long-eared girls to breed with the long-eared boy.
I know this may surprise many of you but tomorrow I'm sending Darla and her daughter, Remmy, to live with my friend, Susan. I really need to scale down before kidding season and it made more sense to say goodbye to my little girls and stick with my giant milkers. I will cry but I'll get to see them again and I know they'll be in good hands.
Today I had to butcher the first of our turkeys. We were going to wait till November but this boy has been limping and had a very swollen foot. I don't know if it got stepped on or what. Today he was lying around looking pitiful so it was time to put him out of his misery and into our freezer.
I took Macaroni (donkey) for a 2 mile walk on the road today to see how he'd handle the little traffic we have. He's been on the road many times before but not here. He did great. We walked to visit a friend of mine. When she let her little barking dog out of the house Mac didn't blink an eye or even twitch. The only problem we had was Mac wants to walk faster down hills than I want him to. I want him to get used to walking on the road to the Glenwood Horse Trail which is only a mile and a half away.
Not much else........
I'm glad you posted. I've been itching to hear what's happening at your cool place.
ReplyDeleteI admire your turkey killing.
Happy for you that you and Mac are working well together!! He sounds like a very gentle giant. I can't wait to see him when I bring you some apples! I hope you guys have fun in D.C.
ReplyDeleteMiss ya!
Em~
When are they coming? It will be nice to have a couple of goats.
ReplyDeleteOh, you have another friend named Susan, shucks