Goats, goats, and more goats
The 2022 Spring Kidding season kicked off with Mercy delivering 2 adorable bucklings.
10 goats later, we have 20 kids on the ground and one doe left to kid.
24 degrees, sunny, light winds, cold. Seedlings are coming along fine. Still waiting on some eggplants to show. The dog in heat has been quarantined. Yeva is keeping her eggs warm. The remaining chickens are scratching and doing. The garden soil is not quite ready to work. It’s too wet and cold to pull a…
I go through about a half gallon of tea each day by myself. This is better than the Pepsi I used to drink 2 liters of each day. Maybe by the time I’m grown up, I’ll get around to drinking more water than anything else. Maybe. I thought I had the best recipe for cold…
I’m back after a brief absence to marry off my daughter. 🙂 Such a sweet wedding. Ah. … It’s a bit cool on the farm this morning but still a nice day. We’ve had a few small showers over the last week but we are so dry. Maroochy and the chicklets are still in…
It is cold out here. I’m so thankful for a fireplace and wood to heat the house. I’m praying for those that have to work out in this weather. Although it is 28 degrees just outside the office window, the wind chill makes being outside miserable. Our cows seem to be indifferent about the cold…
35 degrees this morning. Not quite as cold but still a little windy. Baby chicks are doing well. Their wing feathers are starting to come in. Wow, they grow so quickly. Ordered replacement chicks for the dark colored ones we lost. They won’t be here until May. Seedlings are doing well. Sweet potato slips are…
Another lovely day on the farm. I am staying out of the garden (for the most part) this week as we prep for the wedding. I could spend way too much time working out there. Maroochy would really like to take the littles out but they are just so small still. I’m gonna make her…