April 13,2009

Another rainy cool day. I noticed that some of the goats were out this morning so I had to get them up. All I have to do is rattle a bucket and they will come running which is a good thing. If it would stay dry long enough we could get the fences fixed and electric fence up but right now we are getting one or two dry days out of 7. I went ahead and fed all the animals while I was at the barn and it was not raining. My little lamb Patience was not doing to well this morning. I think she got on her side and fought most of the night. I sat her back up and she drank some water but seemed wore out. Everyone else is doing fine. I am still waiting on one goat to kid. This will be her first so I am watching her closely.

We did get the potatoes and brocoli planted this weekend. Hopefully the rabbits won't notice but we put wire cages around the plants just in case. We do not have any squirrels here but we do have the rabbits.

I spent the rest of the day in the house doing this and that. I actually got to read some which I have not done in a while.

Dusty got silage this morning and fed before the pasture got to muddy. He spent the rest of the day working on horse stalls and cleaning around the barn.

Supper tonight was chicken with dip, pita bread, glazed carrots and creamed corn.