FarmerDenise's journal - full on harvest time = busy, busy, busy
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FarmerDenise
Out to pasture
We got the hen house cleaned out yesterday. It sure looked pretty having nothing but bare dirt in the bottom of the hen house.
The chickens spent today spreading it all around in the field.
SO and I went and picked up my Mantis tiller today. It hadn't been working right and I decided to take it somewhere ot get fixed. I am so happy to have it working again. I had to try it out under the peach trees, where SO had weed whacked. I could only do a little bit, before my arms started to get sore. But I figure If I do a little each day, I'll get stronger and the peaches will get done eventually.
We also worked at SO's dad's house for a little bit and stopped for donuts. We haven't had donuts in a couple of months. I ate 3 already. I'll be sorry later, but they are really good right now
I am taking down everything in "my garden", so I can put it back together the right way. I want it to be chicken proof. So I had to take out my old stick fence and will be putting in new posts, a gate and wire fencing. I also want to change the layout. The old stick fence is already in the kindling box. The chickens helped me with all all the clean-up. There is no slug, salamander, centiped, pillbug or earthworm left in sight!!!
OFG made me so jealous of her goat babies, that I had to respond to an ad on CL for baby goats. They are alpine, nubian, and mixed dairy breed goat kids. They say that they are 7 days old and need to be bottle fed.
I haven't heard back from the seller. I have to remember to ask, if they have been bottle fed from the start as Free mentioned.
It certainly wouldn't do for me to get them home and then not be able to get them to eat
I had to promise SO that I would buy/aquire the fencing that we will need to keep them out of the garden. And that I would sell them, if they got to be too much of a problem.
I want goats, I want sheep, I want goats, I want sheep. I'll take what I can get
The chickens spent today spreading it all around in the field.
SO and I went and picked up my Mantis tiller today. It hadn't been working right and I decided to take it somewhere ot get fixed. I am so happy to have it working again. I had to try it out under the peach trees, where SO had weed whacked. I could only do a little bit, before my arms started to get sore. But I figure If I do a little each day, I'll get stronger and the peaches will get done eventually.
We also worked at SO's dad's house for a little bit and stopped for donuts. We haven't had donuts in a couple of months. I ate 3 already. I'll be sorry later, but they are really good right now
I am taking down everything in "my garden", so I can put it back together the right way. I want it to be chicken proof. So I had to take out my old stick fence and will be putting in new posts, a gate and wire fencing. I also want to change the layout. The old stick fence is already in the kindling box. The chickens helped me with all all the clean-up. There is no slug, salamander, centiped, pillbug or earthworm left in sight!!!
OFG made me so jealous of her goat babies, that I had to respond to an ad on CL for baby goats. They are alpine, nubian, and mixed dairy breed goat kids. They say that they are 7 days old and need to be bottle fed.
I haven't heard back from the seller. I have to remember to ask, if they have been bottle fed from the start as Free mentioned.
It certainly wouldn't do for me to get them home and then not be able to get them to eat
I had to promise SO that I would buy/aquire the fencing that we will need to keep them out of the garden. And that I would sell them, if they got to be too much of a problem.
I want goats, I want sheep, I want goats, I want sheep. I'll take what I can get
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FarmerDenise
Out to pasture
It's raining here today, 
The ground is very saturated and I am glad it is not a big downpour. Our pond is back again.
SO and I are just chilling in the house today. He built a fire, the dog made sure she got back in the house, after we took her out to go potty. She is snoozing on the couch that I just put a nice clean blanket on
Our animals are so persnickety about sleeping in clean spots. SO said yesterday: "It must be time to wash the blankets, because Merrril (out old cat) won't sleep on the bed anymore."
So I guess, if we wanted to keep the animals off our furniture, we just shouldn't put clean blankets on them. I swear, I do more laundry, because of our critters
I was so tired of doing laundry on nice days, that I just aired my bedding yesterday. I spread all the blankets on our lavender bushes for the day. They smelled nice, when I brought them back in at night. I just had to make sure I shook them out real well, to get rid of any spiders.
I sent a second email to the seller of goat kids on CL. I am really hoping to hear back from them. SO is now designing a pen to put on the back of the truck, so we can drive them to other places, like my friend's house, so they can graze her yard.
I keep checking our local shelters also. But I only want females, since I want them for milk as well as keeping weeds down.
I went and checked on the chickens and everyone is huddled under the roofed part of their yard. SO didn't open the big door to the field this morning, just the little door to their fenced yard. The silly things tend to run all over the field and get wet. This way they can stay dry and still have plenty of room, so as to avoid any fighting. The little feather dusters were doing fine mixed in with the big girls and roo.
The ground is very saturated and I am glad it is not a big downpour. Our pond is back again.
SO and I are just chilling in the house today. He built a fire, the dog made sure she got back in the house, after we took her out to go potty. She is snoozing on the couch that I just put a nice clean blanket on
Our animals are so persnickety about sleeping in clean spots. SO said yesterday: "It must be time to wash the blankets, because Merrril (out old cat) won't sleep on the bed anymore."
So I guess, if we wanted to keep the animals off our furniture, we just shouldn't put clean blankets on them. I swear, I do more laundry, because of our critters
I was so tired of doing laundry on nice days, that I just aired my bedding yesterday. I spread all the blankets on our lavender bushes for the day. They smelled nice, when I brought them back in at night. I just had to make sure I shook them out real well, to get rid of any spiders.
I sent a second email to the seller of goat kids on CL. I am really hoping to hear back from them. SO is now designing a pen to put on the back of the truck, so we can drive them to other places, like my friend's house, so they can graze her yard.
I keep checking our local shelters also. But I only want females, since I want them for milk as well as keeping weeds down.
I went and checked on the chickens and everyone is huddled under the roofed part of their yard. SO didn't open the big door to the field this morning, just the little door to their fenced yard. The silly things tend to run all over the field and get wet. This way they can stay dry and still have plenty of room, so as to avoid any fighting. The little feather dusters were doing fine mixed in with the big girls and roo.
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FarmerDenise
Out to pasture
I got an answer from the goat people. They are a goat milk dairy, so they have kids being born all the time 
I emailed my info back. They don't have any right now, but will within a week. She said she likes to keep them for a week to make sure they have a good start. I like that.
I am getting nervous and excited. Nervous, because I don't know if I am really ready for this on top of all the other spring activities, but I have to give it a try.
I emailed my info back. They don't have any right now, but will within a week. She said she likes to keep them for a week to make sure they have a good start. I like that.
I am getting nervous and excited. Nervous, because I don't know if I am really ready for this on top of all the other spring activities, but I have to give it a try.
freemotion
Food Guru
You are never really ready for goats!!! But in spite of the fence-testing and patience-testing, you will enjoy them. Just remember this line: "Good thing you're cute!"
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FarmerDenise
Out to pasture
freemotion said:You are never really ready for goats!!! But in spite of the fence-testing and patience-testing, you will enjoy them. Just remember this line: "Good thing you're cute!"
Just hope I can get SO to see it that way! Ahh, actually he is a softy, when it comes to animals. But honey, he wanted to go outside, he was hungry, he likes the new white blanket, she doesn't like being locked in the henhouse, she wants to come in, she wants donuts, ....
freemotion
Food Guru
If you get babies, he will be putty in their little hoofies!
Up-the-Creek
Lovin' The Homestead
Yea!!! GOATS!!!!!
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FarmerDenise
Out to pasture
I am counting on you goat people to give me lots of help
I have just about enough money to pay bills for about the next 5 months and no job and am going to have to do this as SS as possible. But I know I am in good hands here. I would absolutely not even consider getting goats at this time, if it were not for having all your help available.
I wouldn't even get another cat, because I think about the expenses involved. A cat or dog on the other hand is not going to eventually provide me with food, which then will save me money and possibly even bring some money in. So that is why I am going forward with getting goaties.
I just checked my emails for a response from the seller. I am actually quite happy to find out that she has a goat dairy. I figure I can ask her lots of questions, including who she uses for a vet.
SO has wanted to abandon a section of the field to pasture for the chickens anyway. We didn't plant it last year. It is difficult to water and plants don't grow as well there anyway, probably, because it is so far back, that it hasn't gotten a lot of attention in many years.
It would make good summer pasture for animals.
I have just about enough money to pay bills for about the next 5 months and no job and am going to have to do this as SS as possible. But I know I am in good hands here. I would absolutely not even consider getting goats at this time, if it were not for having all your help available.
I wouldn't even get another cat, because I think about the expenses involved. A cat or dog on the other hand is not going to eventually provide me with food, which then will save me money and possibly even bring some money in. So that is why I am going forward with getting goaties.
I just checked my emails for a response from the seller. I am actually quite happy to find out that she has a goat dairy. I figure I can ask her lots of questions, including who she uses for a vet.
SO has wanted to abandon a section of the field to pasture for the chickens anyway. We didn't plant it last year. It is difficult to water and plants don't grow as well there anyway, probably, because it is so far back, that it hasn't gotten a lot of attention in many years.
It would make good summer pasture for animals.
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FarmerDenise
Out to pasture
It's a gloriuosly warm day here today. SO has been real antsy about starting our seeds. He is been waiting for me to build the greenhouse. Unfortunately I was not aware of that. But I finally got it yesterday afternoon, when he tried to put some haphazard "git-er-dunn" deal together. I made sure I put it on the top of today's todo list.
I figure if he is letting me get goaties, the least I can do, is to get his greenhouse put together. He has been really good about the way he is helping me too. I got all the top pieces cut out. One of his friends just stopped by and he is visiting right now. As soon as the friend leaves, we will be assemling the top of the greenhouse. I am taking pictures, so I can show you all how I am doing it.
This will be the womanly way to create a temporary greenhouse, not the manly "git-er-dunn" way
Mine should be easy to use and I am hoping mine will be usable next year too. If nothing else, I will be able to learn from anything that doesn't work out as planned.
I figure if he is letting me get goaties, the least I can do, is to get his greenhouse put together. He has been really good about the way he is helping me too. I got all the top pieces cut out. One of his friends just stopped by and he is visiting right now. As soon as the friend leaves, we will be assemling the top of the greenhouse. I am taking pictures, so I can show you all how I am doing it.
This will be the womanly way to create a temporary greenhouse, not the manly "git-er-dunn" way
Mine should be easy to use and I am hoping mine will be usable next year too. If nothing else, I will be able to learn from anything that doesn't work out as planned.
