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well ive been not around for a while partly because thigns got a little hectic and partly because I couldn't get things to work...and my brain wasn't processing.... cleared cookies and tada back to normal lol. anywho...stuffs piggies moved, and seem to be quite happy in their new pen. goaties...

well, got the backup fence pinned up along the back fence on the male goats pen. this will be the new piggy pen. going to run to tsc in a few mins and pick up shavings so tomorrow I can get the stalls done, will also deworm and do goaty feet. yay progress :D

well...were moving along... I made the big final decision to sell my angoras... so once these 2 litters are weaned they are gone. already have a deposit on them and willows 3 babies, its from a couple that bought 2 angora previously as pets and simply for fun as the wife is a crafter...seems the...

pump size would definatly depend on if I do a single reservoir feeding all or 2 reservoirs, 1 for each side... which would, in itself be dependant on what id end up using... on one side are 11 cages, on the other will be 10-11 perminant cages.... of those, about 1/2 go through almost a full 32...

that's pretty impressive on keeping that warm.... Hmm...mabe too warm...wonder if just keeping the water itself warm enough and circulating would be enough then...

realy is. got nothing done the past 2 days... rain yesterday SNOW today, nothing sticking just flurries but seriously WTF?! weve also apparently got a 500lb black bear wreaking havoc in the area right now, trash from about 30 trashcans along our road all abouts the place... he even busted up a...

that's what im planning on using for the nipples too :) I thought about heat tape too but wasn't sure how to insulate the pipe without the rabbits getting to the insulation and still having the tape close enough to the source to keep the nipples themselves from freezing. that's the issue I had...

Ok... so in terms of fibro issues and homesteading, the hardest thing for me to do on a regular basis is hauling water... the biggest one on that is of course, bunny bottles. 25 32oz bottles takes time and is heavy to haul! id like to instal an automatic watering system in my new bunny "barn"...

well ended up being a fairly productive day...fixed the hose though I found 1 more leak that I need to tend to. (dad put the axe through it chipping ice during the last blast of cold weather.) but its usable. I got 2/3rds of the flower bed next to the rabbitry done still need the center 3rd to...

doesn't look like they will :/ and little crooked neck didn't make it :/ 4 out of 14 eggs, crappy hatch, but I think a lot had to do with me not keeping a good enough check on humidity. ive still got the 4 goose eggs in there of which I think 2 are still good...but we'll see...once they come out...

getting little to nothing done today...and im ok with that LOL! weather is stunning, im just a tad worn out. do need to go to town later and pick up a few more runs of PVC, just need enough to add a small arc to the meaty pen under the tarp area to the rain that's supposed to be coming in...

thanks :D she loves it :D whent and picked up her tank today too, top is a little rough form having a light sat on it directly BUT it was full when I got there so I know everything runs :D took a little while to empty it, but we chatted, he was a relay nice guy who was realy interested in...

thanks, I canceled on the female goat and baby...ive got so much to get done I don't think a bottle baby and station training a new doe is a good plan right now, I still need to clean up the barn, get the male pig and female pigs al moved, clean the goat stall, rearrange the tack/processing...

well been a busy few days... finished mums birthday gift in time to give it her this morning....least...the main part. we need to get some nice photos to add but here it is so far. its a 2ft x 4ft 1/4" board with a few layers of variously tinted joint compound as a base., once that was dry I...

LOL, thats like ALL the dogs here lOL zipties are my buddy, but they sure make your hands hurt after you've used about 200 of them LOL! planning out today... need to get the meat chickens and the turkey poults out of the barn ASAP, the meaties are starting to pick on eachother and the turks...

7 new babies in the rabbitry today... After such a hard winter im tentitivyly optimistic, nice nest, fur pulled, 7 wiggly nice sized kits...but shes a first timer so...I need this! got another doe bred same day shes not nesting yet but fingers crossed, she experienced and usually great, but lost...

20ft long and 10ft wide :D I was using 2 of them for the same amount of cages so wasn't sure id be able to figure out a good layout to fit everything in 1 but this is actually perfect. doing bunny chores this morning and this evening was a lot easier, walked down the center isle grabed what I...

I did it! all the bunnies moved! ive got the large growout cage to move down still, but...the major stuff is moved. doesn't look like anything fancy yet... still need the remainding lattice and the white tarps for the front, and to tidy up in there please excuse the mess, need to scrub...

got another bun going home today...have a couple other emails, so fingers crossed on the final baby too! not warm this morning but not wholey unpleasant either so I think im going to try and work on the great bunny migration later today, ive got some tarps I can use temporarily for the end until...

well more tape picked up, and found a great deal on some foam core insultion :) so other than odering the white tarp and getting a couple more pieces of lattice for the front....its ready. gonna order the tarp tonight, and hopefully start moving buns in tomorrow :D gonna see if dad will take me...