Tim and Laura both- it's scary when you have BP issues. I have thyroid problems that cause crazy BP and heart rate issues when I'm not medicated. The cardio machines kept registering my heart rate as off the monitor, and I wondered why I felt so weird lol. Much better now.
I love this!My name is courtesy of my DH. We bought 5 acres of land 14 years ago and built our house and a barn/shed on it. We had two horses (a dream of mine for many years) until I realized that having horses in IL as an older adult was not the same as having one in MS as a teen.....lots of work for too few riding opportunities. I found a great home for them with a family with two girls getting into 4-H and looked for something smaller and less work (read not hauling and stacking 100s of bales of hay in the barn for winter). I looked at Icelandic sheep (wanted something to eat the nice pasture grass I was then and still am mowing constantly) but my DH said..."This is NOT A FARM". "What about Nigerian goats, they're really small?....This is not a farm......I guess getting a couple of calves to grow-out is out of the question?......(stink eye look from him)" He is a city boy and just getting him to move to a rural area took some time and this property has "covenants" which state "no livestock except horses". I have had chickens since 2007 and none of my neighbors have complained....in fact, my chicken buddy who does chores when I am out of town lives with the same "restrictions" and has chickens too.........not that I had anything to do with that. When I joined this site almost 4 years ago, it seemed like an appropriate moniker. Mine is not quite a backyard flock....they live in the end quarter of the barn/shed and have lots of free ranging space....but this is NotAFarm!
That's exciting about the eggs, but I'm sorry about the roo! Are the MFLs usually aggressive?I just had to share-Sophia just came inside with TWO beautiful blue eggs! My Legbars are FINALLY laying-unfortunately, my MFL roo killed my Legbar roo last week, but every egg I get will be going in the bator for a couple of weeks.e
Wow! Simply beautiful!so the goat house is officially painted!this is the garden:
now if I could just get grass to grow, we'd be all set! (the dogs have beaten the ground into hardpack)
Hi, Crystal! I was rude and jumped in without even asking. I hope it's okay.
