Ohiofarmgirl'sAdventuresinTheGoodLand-where ya been? whatcha been doin

[ohiofarmgirl]

happy monday everyone!!!

i would have updated sooner.. but this:

The vets look like they are going to be sucked in when they are in to their shoulder.

made me pass out and i've been in a heap on the floor AAHAHGHUGUHGGHHHHHHH!!!!
;-)

so the good news is that i finally slept the entire nite, no one is dead in the barnyard, and i'm headed to town with real shoes and nonpooped on clothes for lunch with a pal! whoot!

and yep...these goaties.. they will getcha every time. i just know a cow wouldnt do this!

we are pretty sure Debbie just had a bellyache - she pounded down all the baking soda which just sat there for a long time. i refilled it and she ate even more. she is definitely on the mend but i'm walking the fine line between feeding her b/c she is hungry and giving her too much.

javamamma - i think i'll call her Drama Debbie from now on..i kinda liked when i called her Fattie but thats over now...

Free - i know you were totally laughing AT me! but thats ok....i'll probably laugh today (not yesterday. nothing was funny yesterday)

Quail - buck chasing you!?!?!? thats why i gots me these big ol' dogs....its all fun and games until a wolf and a coyote pull you down. did i ever tell you that i got into a real argument with someone over which was better - a dog or a goat?!?!? for heavens sakes.....

Lori - a combo of guineas and geese will drive anyone insane. at this point we are about to give them guineas a bus ticket and $20 and tell them to write if they get work
;-)

onward and upwards, folks!!!

 

[Henrietta23]

Some of my neighbors still don't speak to me because of the guinea hen a friend gave me. "She won't make much noise if she's the only one." HA! "She'll just go in to roost with chickens." Double HA! She flew 40 feet up into a tree in someone else's yard making that guinea hen noise for hours on end. She did not roost with chickens. My neighbors thought aliens had taken over the street. Three batches of McDonald's french fries later (did you know guinea hens love french fries???) she was recaptured and returned to our "friend."

 

[ohiofarmgirl]

them guineas are dead men walking.. they have exactly a month to clear this place of bugs...then its the pot. they are without a doubt, The Worst Animal Ever Created.

the thing is.. when they are quiet we kinda like them... but sheesh!

 

[Henrietta23]

They are definitely not a neighborhood animal though....

 

[noobiechickenlady]

Guineas... *sigh*
New friend of mine keeps trying to send one home with me. A couple of visits to his backyard farm have convinced me I will never have guineas. Screech screech screech

 

[rebecca100]

Guineas are one of my most hated animal. They sound like a squeaky, creaky hinge being open and shut non stop and do their best to make sure no one within 10 miles gets ANY sleep. My fil had them when dh and I first got married. I learned to hate them early. They were truly my first hated animal, but then I was pregnant and in a foul mood all the time anyway. Then came the two sows with piglets who constantly got loose and kept us on the roofs of cars, back of trucks and hostage in the house. ANd one of the piglets who was loose without its mama even tired to bite my ds's foot while I was doing dishes with the door open. I had him in his carseat IN THE LIVINGROOM looking out the front door so he could see the chickens outside. I heard him start giggling and when I looked up the little pig was in the house nibbling on his toes. Talk about heart attack! I only opened windows after that. The door stayed firmly shut!

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

By the way, if there is a dystocia and you have to go in, your arm will be up a cow's butt to your shoulder and you will be lucky to be able to reach that calf. At least with a goat (regular size dairy goat) it is only probably up to your elbow.

I never had to take care of a cow but I saw it done several times at OSU. Not a pretty sight. The vets look like they are going to be sucked in when they are in to their shoulder.

Hey - it's not that bad! You should see when they're doing the AI - now that's something! They glove up to the shoulder, and put their arm up the cow's REAR! that's right, their poop hole! First time I saw DH do that I almost passed out - and then the put the AI rod in the - well the other hole - and use their hand in the butt to guide it to the right spot.

I mean, weird, but it was cool!

Pulling calves not near as bad - he used chains, hooked to calves front legs, and yank 'em out. I don't think you can do that with a goat. Usually DH only had to pull calves due to a dry birth, but sometimes there'd be a twisted calf or twins and they'd be turned wrong or something.

I got to watch him deliver triplets once. Unfortunately they didn't make it. They were super early and super tiny.

Guineas - I absolutely HATE them...they are the loudest most awful creature ever - right after goats. And pigs.

We have 5 guineas, they are E's, and I tolerate them because well, he tolerates everything else I bring in (as long as it's not goats).

 

[ksalvagno]

and yep...these goaties.. they will getcha every time. i just know a cow wouldnt do this!

No, a cow will end up with a twisted stomach that has to have surgery after calving because she has so much room in there with no baby.

Sorry, just can't help it today. I'm tired and need to tease someone.

 

[lorihadams]

My goddaughter says that she hates the peacock even more than the guineas.....she says it's even more annoying!!!

 

[murphysranch]

Wow, what an adventure in the land of the la la for you. Wouldn't a bunch of shots of tequilla make you sleep thru the nite? Drama Debbie, the drama mama. LOL!