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Monday. I got up early fed the dogs and gave Emma Lee her bottle. I picked up the house and left to run errands. While I was out, I picked up 20 Day Lilly plants to set out. I got back home in time for Emma Lee's second bottle of the day. She is picking grass and weeds well plus eating grain when she goes to the barn so I am cutting her milk in half and adding more water to it. She really does not need the bottle but she is spoiled and does need the water.
I went down in the afternoon and fed the animals. I gave the horses their Peppermint treats that I had bought earlier in the day. Calamity doesn't really know how to take them from my hand but she will learn. Everyone else took their share.
I got back in and started supper and typing. Dusty had left to run his errands. He is driving a bit but he is still getting tired really easy. Donny went to fix the kicker and rake after work so he could start putting up more of the hay. We are supposed to have a long dry spell so I am hoping that we can get most of the hay up now and have a good chance at a second cutting if the rain continues.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
June 28, 2009
Sunday. Donny found my Nubian dead this morning. She had refused to eat since the time we bought her and I think her inadequate nutrition plus nursing too babies just ruined her rumen. Hopefully her daughter will do well and can become my milker.
Donny left early to cut hay. Hopefully some of it will go up today. Dusty will drive the truck and and boss everyone around since he cannot lift yet. He let the horses out before he left and they are picking on each other over the fences.
I went out and planted flowers, sprayed weed control and weeded my raspberries. There is one young Nigerian goat that is getting out of the lot and nibbling on my plants. He is the only one that does that and I am hoping that he will get big enough and not be able to squeeze through the fence.
I came in during the hottest part of the day and picked up the house. Emma Lee is going in and out. She cries to be let in and when it is time for a bottle.
I went out later in the afternoon and planted some more cucumber plants and watermelon plants in the garden. Everything is growing well including the weeds. I fed alone tonight but everything went well.
Donny left early to cut hay. Hopefully some of it will go up today. Dusty will drive the truck and and boss everyone around since he cannot lift yet. He let the horses out before he left and they are picking on each other over the fences.
I went out and planted flowers, sprayed weed control and weeded my raspberries. There is one young Nigerian goat that is getting out of the lot and nibbling on my plants. He is the only one that does that and I am hoping that he will get big enough and not be able to squeeze through the fence.
I came in during the hottest part of the day and picked up the house. Emma Lee is going in and out. She cries to be let in and when it is time for a bottle.
I went out later in the afternoon and planted some more cucumber plants and watermelon plants in the garden. Everything is growing well including the weeds. I fed alone tonight but everything went well.
June 27, 2009
Saturday. I was up early to feed the dogs and Emma Lee. Donny left to cut more hay and fluff what he cut yesterday. Dusty slept until noon.
I got the house picked up and did typing most of the afternoon. Dusty put his horses out and went to see his friend Courtney's new horse.
Donny came in later and we went to feed. The sick lamb finally died. We believe it had some digestion problems and it just got weaker and weaker. Everyone else is doing okay. We are treating one of the new Boer goats for pregnancy toxemia. She is so big and since she had inadequate nutrition before we bought her, we are hoping that this will help. It was also time to worm some goats so we did that.
After feeding we went across the drive to the neighbors for a cookout.
I got the house picked up and did typing most of the afternoon. Dusty put his horses out and went to see his friend Courtney's new horse.
Donny came in later and we went to feed. The sick lamb finally died. We believe it had some digestion problems and it just got weaker and weaker. Everyone else is doing okay. We are treating one of the new Boer goats for pregnancy toxemia. She is so big and since she had inadequate nutrition before we bought her, we are hoping that this will help. It was also time to worm some goats so we did that.
After feeding we went across the drive to the neighbors for a cookout.
June 26, 2009
Friday. Another hot day. I run some errands and dropped by Donny's store to pick up some Day lilies. Dusty spent most of the day in the bed. I think going out and around yesterday was too much for him.
One of the newborn goats was found dead this morning. This was the weaker of the twins and I think that there may have been something wrong with it. This heat doesn't help matters either. So far it has not rained so maybe hay can be cut today.
One of the newborn goats was found dead this morning. This was the weaker of the twins and I think that there may have been something wrong with it. This heat doesn't help matters either. So far it has not rained so maybe hay can be cut today.
June 25, 2009
Thursday. Dusty made it through the night with little pain. He got up and showered and redressed all the puncture wounds. He left to go with his friend Courtney to look at some tack. I told him that I thought it was to soon for him to be out and going but he went anyway.
I got the house picked up and went outside to mow the grass and work in the yard. I let the horses out and went ahead and fed while I was out. It was getting pretty hot by the time I got through with all that so I headed for the house. Dusty came in soon after and took a nap. While working on the computer, I noticed that the sky was getting dark and I heard some thunder so I went to put the horses up. I did not make it in time and got soaked in the process. I stayed around the horse barn for over a half an hour while it stormed. We got a good inch of rain.
It had not rained at the hay fields so Donny went and hooked up mowing equipment after work. Hopefully he can start cutting hay tomorrow evening if it doesn't rain.
I got the house picked up and went outside to mow the grass and work in the yard. I let the horses out and went ahead and fed while I was out. It was getting pretty hot by the time I got through with all that so I headed for the house. Dusty came in soon after and took a nap. While working on the computer, I noticed that the sky was getting dark and I heard some thunder so I went to put the horses up. I did not make it in time and got soaked in the process. I stayed around the horse barn for over a half an hour while it stormed. We got a good inch of rain.
It had not rained at the hay fields so Donny went and hooked up mowing equipment after work. Hopefully he can start cutting hay tomorrow evening if it doesn't rain.
June 24, 2009
Wednesday. Up early to get Dusty ready to go to the hospital. He showered in his special soap and then he and Donny left. I stayed behind to take care of the animals, pick up the house and wash his linens so he would have a clean bed to come home to. I left for the hospital around 11:30. When I got to the hospital he was already in surgery. He was out of surgery and in recovery by 1pm. Mom and Dad came up to see how he was doing. He was groggy but not really in pain and he was able to come home around 3pm. Donny had left earlier to pick up prescriptions, horse feed and silage.
After getting him in the house and settled, Donny and I fed. Gillee, our old angora cross that was sick had died so she had to be buried. We got everything fed and the horses turned out. We turned Cobio, Patrick (miniature donkey) and Calamity out together to see how they would do. They did fine together and Cobio who is 35+years old will be able to go back into the barn to get out of the heat.
Dusty felt well enough to take a walk to the barn and to the neighbors. He came in later and finally got to eat a hamburger, something he had wanted. Everyone got in bed early.
After getting him in the house and settled, Donny and I fed. Gillee, our old angora cross that was sick had died so she had to be buried. We got everything fed and the horses turned out. We turned Cobio, Patrick (miniature donkey) and Calamity out together to see how they would do. They did fine together and Cobio who is 35+years old will be able to go back into the barn to get out of the heat.
Dusty felt well enough to take a walk to the barn and to the neighbors. He came in later and finally got to eat a hamburger, something he had wanted. Everyone got in bed early.
June 23, 2009
Tuesday. I got up early and did the usual. I started washing clothes and then run to the grocery store. I cleaned up the house and continued washing clothes. Dusty picked up feed and silage, ran errands and worked around the farm.
I worked in the yard and the garden a bit. It is getting pretty hot and humid during the middle of the day. The garden is doing well and we are getting peppers, squash and cucumbers now.
Feeding went well. Lilly, her baby Lanie and the new lamb Lizzy are all doing well together. Lanie continues to limp on one leg but time will have to heal it. I have stopped her bottle and she is not to pleased but she would only take a few sips and then go and nurse. She is old enough now to pick at the grass and eat grain so I will see how she gets along without the bottle. The new babies are still hanging in there.
I worked in the yard and the garden a bit. It is getting pretty hot and humid during the middle of the day. The garden is doing well and we are getting peppers, squash and cucumbers now.
Feeding went well. Lilly, her baby Lanie and the new lamb Lizzy are all doing well together. Lanie continues to limp on one leg but time will have to heal it. I have stopped her bottle and she is not to pleased but she would only take a few sips and then go and nurse. She is old enough now to pick at the grass and eat grain so I will see how she gets along without the bottle. The new babies are still hanging in there.
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