Today I'm 56. Last year at this
time we had no animals, we were fencing and trying to get ready. This year we have 95 goats (two of which were born this morning) 2 dogs, that's Bear there with me, 6 cows and 5 cats and we're still fencing, not to mention building a house. In the morning we hit the ground running and don't stop till be get home. By that time it's all we can do to get dinner on the table and try and stay awake until dark. The commute is very tiring so we are thinking about plan B. More on that as the plan develops. Meantime the weather has finally broken and the days are warm. We've had allot more rain this year so far and that has been great for the ponds and the pastures. We planted some oats for forage and fertilized the front pasture to see if it makes a difference in how the grass grows. We've learned allot about hay management and we are developing our plan for feeding the animals next winter to cut down on the amount of wasted feed. It is a learning experience that's for sure. This Saturday is goat field day at Langston university which we will attend to learn more goat stuff. So much to learn it's amazing.
time we had no animals, we were fencing and trying to get ready. This year we have 95 goats (two of which were born this morning) 2 dogs, that's Bear there with me, 6 cows and 5 cats and we're still fencing, not to mention building a house. In the morning we hit the ground running and don't stop till be get home. By that time it's all we can do to get dinner on the table and try and stay awake until dark. The commute is very tiring so we are thinking about plan B. More on that as the plan develops. Meantime the weather has finally broken and the days are warm. We've had allot more rain this year so far and that has been great for the ponds and the pastures. We planted some oats for forage and fertilized the front pasture to see if it makes a difference in how the grass grows. We've learned allot about hay management and we are developing our plan for feeding the animals next winter to cut down on the amount of wasted feed. It is a learning experience that's for sure. This Saturday is goat field day at Langston university which we will attend to learn more goat stuff. So much to learn it's amazing. I had to include this picture because it just cracks me up each time I see them doing this. This is 32 in the front with her twins. It seems she is too busy to stop and feed them as much as they would like so they just latch on behind her. As she walks around grazing she just drags them along. None of the other goats do this. They all have their own personalities.
This is it for now. Next time I'll have more pictures of the going's on around the farm and the new things we've been working on. Till then.............
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