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Goat Kids Stalling for Time {
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I havent deserted my brand new blog, folks!! I am just a crazy woman waiting for these goats to kid! I am not certain if it is a conspiracy to be sure I *really, REALLY* want them or not but I am tired, cranky and yet..I can NOT wait for the little babies! We are supposed to get snow again for the weekend. One day it is in the 50's and the next it is snowing. I think of all the seasons, spring in Montana is the wildest. This time last year, we had the county snowplow clearing our driveway so dh could just get to work. It is a good thing that driver is A. so kind and B. likes my coffee. We are lucky that he takes mercy on this lone place on a mountain and plows us when the snow gets over 10 inches. My chicks are due in another week from the feedstore. I will be buying canning lids and putting the 3 ruffians I have out there on a shelf for soup. They are just cranky and I cant afford my kids getting attacked by a mean ol' rooster while they do chores. This way, I can hand off the chicken chore to the little ones again. I ordered 25 Orpingtons since they are great dual purpose and really gentle. I will keep up to 10 hens and the rest go to canning jar camp. In other livestock news, I am mulling over getting a weaner pig from my friend to raise. My only concern is that I wont have enough extra milk to keep him well fed with it and don't want to resort to any medicated feed. If anyone reading has experience with a non-medicated hog feed, please let me know. I don't have to be go strictly organic (even if I could afford it) but I don't want a daily medicated ration either. Any help would be appreciated. The Llamas don't like the goats being stuck in the barn all the time. More often than not, I find them sitting in the loafing shed listening to the girls munching on hay. At night, I can hear sympathy moans from the Llamas to compliment the moans and groans of the goats. It is quite a cacophany of sounds from that little group. So if I skip a day here and there, I am not gone. Hopefully I will have baby goat news before long. Everyone is plenty due. Have a great day! { Post a Comment } { Last Page } { Page 7 of 9 } { Next Page } |
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