Cap, 
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So sorry Cap. Charlie will be waiting for you when your time comes.
SCG, I'm sorry your plans got delayed. A worse deal being they were replaced by a prolonged stay in Detroit
As for the pullets, I had to put one of the RIR's down. She was so badly ate up that I couldn't conceal it and the others just kept snacking on her, including the RIRs. With 3 birds injured, I don't have sufficient quarantine places to cover them all. Right now I have the 2 BO's in confinement and the 2 remaining RIRs in the chicken pen. They are scarred but seem to be leaving each other alone. One of them seems to be in shock as she more or less just stands there in a trance. She's the worst eaten of the 2.
So it appears I'll either be keeping the 2 BO's or the 2 RIRs, but not both together. Due to the shocked bird, it will probably be the RIRs that will go. So I'll end up with 2 birds left with ~60-80 square feet of space for them to play in.
Finally have a little sun peeking through today and it's over 60°. Heavy cloud cover but not solid thank goodness. To morrow is supposed to be upper 60s with rain moving in followed by seasonal (cold) temps. several nights coming up after Sat will be below freezing. So I'm debating... clean the goat mansion today or wait till tomorrow and take a chance the rain comes early. Need to get fresh shavings down as I have 3 goat kids born within the past week and they'll need to stay warm.
SCG, I'm sorry your plans got delayed. A worse deal being they were replaced by a prolonged stay in Detroit
As for the pullets, I had to put one of the RIR's down. She was so badly ate up that I couldn't conceal it and the others just kept snacking on her, including the RIRs. With 3 birds injured, I don't have sufficient quarantine places to cover them all. Right now I have the 2 BO's in confinement and the 2 remaining RIRs in the chicken pen. They are scarred but seem to be leaving each other alone. One of them seems to be in shock as she more or less just stands there in a trance. She's the worst eaten of the 2.So it appears I'll either be keeping the 2 BO's or the 2 RIRs, but not both together. Due to the shocked bird, it will probably be the RIRs that will go. So I'll end up with 2 birds left with ~60-80 square feet of space for them to play in.
Finally have a little sun peeking through today and it's over 60°. Heavy cloud cover but not solid thank goodness. To morrow is supposed to be upper 60s with rain moving in followed by seasonal (cold) temps. several nights coming up after Sat will be below freezing. So I'm debating... clean the goat mansion today or wait till tomorrow and take a chance the rain comes early. Need to get fresh shavings down as I have 3 goat kids born within the past week and they'll need to stay warm.
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It's 12 here currently. About to take Ripley for a very frigid walk.
It's 12 here currently. About to take Ripley for a very frigid walk.
I'm thinking she also has a Shepard.
I love little goatlets- when someone else has them.
Sorry, I didn't realize that happened and when I did, I went back and edited to delete that and actually insert the pics. They should be visible now.
LAMANCHAS!
Ok... so I was supposed to be going back "home" to Maryland where my sister had hired a Serious Bigfoot Researcher to conduct a hunt with high tech acoustics.
In preparation I borrowed a Chewbacca costume, collected some dog, goat and cat fur, obtained a Bigfoot call and read up on the tree-whacking noises they make.
My sister was appalled when I told her I was trying to get an outfit. She didn't want me to embarrass her or the SBR (seriously) so I didn't tell her about all the stuff I got.
Anyway, it's now cancelled due to rain they're getting and rescheduled to next weekend.
I'm disappointed to say the least. Now I am headed to see my sister and nieces and great-Aunt without a (hairy) spring in my step.
Meanwhile we're getting 20 to 30 inches of snow the day I'm supposed to fly back so I'm likely going to get stuck in my layover (Detroit). Anyone near there want a house guest Sunday night?
While I was doing laundry and in between chores today, I finished stitching out the quilt that was on my frame. It's only cotton batting, so it doesn't have a lot of poof, and doesn't show off the quilting. The fabric is supposed to be the highlight - the butterflies are made from fabric from the family and were hand stitched by grandma and then someone made it into a quilt that has been sitting for a while. I offered to quilt it. Hope they like it. I still need to bind it but my flight leaves at 6 am and it's 90 minutes away so I'm going to be intelligent and leave it for later.
In preparation I borrowed a Chewbacca costume, collected some dog, goat and cat fur, obtained a Bigfoot call and read up on the tree-whacking noises they make.
My sister was appalled when I told her I was trying to get an outfit. She didn't want me to embarrass her or the SBR (seriously) so I didn't tell her about all the stuff I got.
Anyway, it's now cancelled due to rain they're getting and rescheduled to next weekend.
I'm disappointed to say the least. Now I am headed to see my sister and nieces and great-Aunt without a (hairy) spring in my step.
Meanwhile we're getting 20 to 30 inches of snow the day I'm supposed to fly back so I'm likely going to get stuck in my layover (Detroit). Anyone near there want a house guest Sunday night?
While I was doing laundry and in between chores today, I finished stitching out the quilt that was on my frame. It's only cotton batting, so it doesn't have a lot of poof, and doesn't show off the quilting. The fabric is supposed to be the highlight - the butterflies are made from fabric from the family and were hand stitched by grandma and then someone made it into a quilt that has been sitting for a while. I offered to quilt it. Hope they like it. I still need to bind it but my flight leaves at 6 am and it's 90 minutes away so I'm going to be intelligent and leave it for later.
Goatlets are adorable love the photos.. had so much to do could not sit for 5 busy as get out day ... had dollar pancakes for breakfast two donuts for lunch James the Son and I made ravioli Italian seasoned burger, mozzarella cheese inside my sauce is leftover meat and cheese from ravioli in it garlic and others
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