This has been an unusual week. We've been very busy around here. Last week, we came home with two Nubian doelings. The 8 week old, Eliza Jane is like an awkward teenager. She is timid and shy and very cute. We are working with her to let us touch her legs and neck. The other is two weeks old. Her name is Alice. She is sweet and gentle and loves to give kisses. Since we got her at such a young age, she is eager to come to us...but maybe it's because we have bottle in hand. Yes, we have a bottle baby. It is so sweet watching a goat take a bottle. She downs 12oz in about a minute. The goats enjoy being around the children. They follow them everywhere. These little goats are very much like dogs.
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Eliza Jane and Alice
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Samuel has been having a lasting asthma attack. He's on meds to help. After having it for a week and a half, I think we have it somewhat under control.
Saturday, we swapped Noah with our friends' girls. For the rest of the week, he will be in Michigan. I miss having our little man here. He and Danny worked on converting our flat trailer into a livestock trailer. It was a lot of work, but it has paid off.
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Working on the trailer
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This morning, we used that trailer to haul our very stubborn hog to the processor. She was a little leaner then we would've liked, but much bigger than last years hogs. She's probably around 220 lbs.
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| "Here piggy piggy piggy" |
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| "Just come on up here and eat this apple" |
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| "Fine, we'll just put the bucket on your head and push you up backwards" |
We are almost out of this years wood. That's not happened since we moved in here. We've burned more than usual. Hopefully, our stash will last through the week. Meanwhile, we may, ack...buy a cord.
Tomorrow, one of our cats is heading to the vet for a spay. She has been very naughty this week.
Next week, meat birds are coming and maybe baby rabbits. We're still waiting on lambs.
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| Making sand from soil...Making mud |
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| Off to Market...Jiggety Jig |
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