I just want to crawl in a hole and die today. I have the worst cold I've had in years. My head feels like it's going to explode. At least if it does, it will stop hurting.
Despite that fact that I am deathly ill, I still have to dose Chilly up and make sure the buckets are all full. Chelsea said she would come out and give me a hand so that will help a lot. After that, I'm heading for my warm toasty bed to hide for the day.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Thank you, Mother Nature!!
Mother Nature has finally seen fit to bless us with a day of steady drizzle. The ground is very wet and the grass seems to have grown 2 inches in some places!! It's funny what rain can do that a sprinkler cannot. I've been watering the pastures in small areas for about 4 weeks now and even those places are looking greener and healthier. All in one day. I finally left the sprinklers off for the first night in a long while. The goats aren't thrilled about the rain but they sure love the new grass! I hope the growth can keep up with the appetites!
I've got 4 boys in the weaning pen and 5 girls in the other weaning pen. All are doing very well. Some of the does can take a rest from being a milk bar. There are a few who put everything they have into feeding their babies and others who seem to take it in stride. Well, they have a few months off now. time to build themselves back up to be ready for breeding in the late fall.
I haven't decided on my breeding schedule for the coming fall yet. I suppose I should get thinking about it. I know I'm going to breed more Pygmies and Pocket goats and probably less Myotonic goats. I know I'm not going to do the 2 shifts again. I am going to breed in November and I'm only going to breed a total of 14 does. I just have to decide which does I'm going to breed to which bucks!
I guess that will come after some careful consideration. I know what i'm looking for in the babies so I just have to figure out who can best do that for me.
Well, off to bed!
Night!
I've got 4 boys in the weaning pen and 5 girls in the other weaning pen. All are doing very well. Some of the does can take a rest from being a milk bar. There are a few who put everything they have into feeding their babies and others who seem to take it in stride. Well, they have a few months off now. time to build themselves back up to be ready for breeding in the late fall.
I haven't decided on my breeding schedule for the coming fall yet. I suppose I should get thinking about it. I know I'm going to breed more Pygmies and Pocket goats and probably less Myotonic goats. I know I'm not going to do the 2 shifts again. I am going to breed in November and I'm only going to breed a total of 14 does. I just have to decide which does I'm going to breed to which bucks!
I guess that will come after some careful consideration. I know what i'm looking for in the babies so I just have to figure out who can best do that for me.
Well, off to bed!
Night!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
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