Well, the day came and went for the lady to call and tell me when to come in because she "had not made the schedule yet." So I called, and she said something about more 4 hour shifts, but never called again. I didn't have time to wait around for her so I kept looking. Over the last few weeks I have had interviews almost every day. I did manage to get a very part time job at a coffee house, and I am waiting for my background check... then I can start work. There is a good chance I got a job at a fast food place to fill in the rest of the hours I need to work. I recently had an incredibly strong urge to throw that $30,000 piece of trash one would call a college degree onto the burn pile with half of the tree that fell in the yard from the winds we got from Ida. I don't have a fireplace so I can't use either for anything useful. LOL I promise I didn't actually do it. But I really wanted to.David said we can get goats, and even chickens finally. But he anticipates waiting longer than I do. He wants gardens... so somehow on this 1.5 acres I have to figure out how to make room for 2 goats + babies, 3 dogs, 1 cat, chickens, flower gardens and a vegetable garden.I proposed he put his hanging flower garden ( I have no idea how this works...he's the scientist.) in the front yard. We can put the vegetable garden off to the side, and it will still have good light. We would still have plenty of regular yard in the front even with his most elaborate plans. We can either convert the lean to or construct a hen house on the back of the garage. And the goats can have the back yard and the side yard as I originally planned. Of course not everything is going to happen at once, and its likely we will have to make adjustments.I am going to the hospital on Tuesday for an exam...and well I don't like hospitals...so much so that I don't even want to go there to have babies. Thank God David is coming with me. Please keep me in your thoughts if you read this by then. Thanks!Does anyone else have chickens or gardens in addition to your goats? How do you manage them all?
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After 2.5 months of being unemployed, draining savings to move and pay for the new house I finally got a job! It is part time for the moment, and doesn't pay much, but it is positive cash flow. I am still babysitting almost every weekend, and looking for a second job to fill in the gaps. Despite everything I am just SO glad I didn't have to go to New Orleans to find work. I am still working to convince David we can get goats. But a lot of times in order to get something I want I just have to get it...and he will have to adjust. I think the only thing he has ever agreed to was the first dog... the second dog and the cat took weeks and weeks, and he didn't want Lola at all, and now he can hardly imagine not having her following him all around, tail wagging happily! I think he may just do that to see if I really want it bad enough, and how hard I am willing to work for it. you know, he doesn't want to spoil me or anything.I have decided to use the pallet wood to make a small deck since the one that came with the house is total crap. I like the idea of the two piece insulated dogloo for a couple of reasons.1. It's got snaps around the bottom so I can take it apart to clean the bedding or hose down the whole thing if I need to...couldn't do that with a wooden goat house...2. It has the adjustable vent thing at the top plus a nice doorway, which would be better for the hot summers here.3. I could turn it any direction, and move it from yard to yard as needed, not to mention it would be easily disassembled, stacked and stuffed into the van/truck in the event of an evac. and set up in some nice person's yard... ie my grandmother's or David's anunt when we get to our evac point. The wooden house would probably be entirely gone from the winds...Lowe's has a particularly good price on the extra large ones... supposedly they fit German Shepperd sized dogs...I am thinking that I should get two of them one for each goat... They might be able to snuggle up into one on a rare but particularly cold night.getting stuff a little at a time!
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Posted by Mary Colman on October 15, 2009 at 7:30pm
Locally I am able to get a good Alfalfa-Orchard Mix and at a good price so that's what I give my goats. I used to give them an all Alfalfa mix but it make them fat and spoiled! Too much protein. Especially not good for the bucks. I am curious to what everyone feeds there goats and what is the availability in the locality?Mary Colman
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Posted by Mary Colman on October 5, 2009 at 8:19am
Hi everyone, I am wondering if anyone has had this procedure done to their buck and could get feedback on the healing process.My young buck had bad scurs and was causing harm to my other buck. With breeding plans for the end of the month/early Nov.~ I was fearful for putting my does in with him.So I had him dehorned by my vet, the horns were cut off and he burned the remaining growth. What a horrible thing it looks like. The holes in the top of his head are deep and the sinus cavity is exposed. The blood has stopped but the cavities are full of fluid and of course bits of hay, etc. I have tried to keep it clean. He is in a large stall with everything he needs right now, because of the rain I have him closed in for the day.I was wondering does anyone know how long does it take to heal? Its hard to believe that bone can grow back on his scull to close that area up. The poor boy. He had banamine for pain for the procedure day and 2 days after. He is hardly eating, he hasn't touched his food or water (that I know of) but he is nibbling on his hay a little bit.He did get strong antibiotics and the area does not look infected. So that is good.Mary Colman
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Hello, Everyone, My name is Denise Williams, I'm from Wichita,Ks. I was fortunate to meet Dianea at the Kansas State fair in September. I had recently lost my half pygmy half fainting goat during birth in August and to tell you the truth it was hard to go into the building where all the goats were staying, but I'm so glad I did.Today I got to bring home my first Nigerian Dwarf twins. Both are Males that have recently been wethered. Thanks to Dianea and her sons. From my first visit to their farm I knew I would be coming home with them.I also have learned alot from Dianea and her sons in just the couple of visits with them and I'm excited about learning more. Who knows what the future will hold for me in the goat world, but I'm glad I'm here.Oh, here is a little about myself and family. I am married and have 3 kids, a 21 year old daughter that is out of the house and is attended Southwestern Community College, a 9 year old son, and a 6 year old daughter. We live on 5 acres and have a bassit hound, a sheperd mix, mini daschund, an indoor cat and an outdoor cat, a guinea, 7 hens, 3 roosters (that have just started to find thier cock-a-doodle-doos) and a corn snake (my sons b-day present).Thank you for your warm welcomes, DenisePS. I hope I'm doing this right I'm not very computer literate. I will send pictures of the boys soon. Also not sure how to change sign up name some how I didn't get the (se) on it.
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Posted by Vicki Wright on September 30, 2009 at 3:54pm
Hi to everyone, I'm so glad to find others who love Nigerians as much as I do. We have a small acerage in Iowa and our Herd name is Vic Dar Farms. We have been milking and showing our goats for 6 years and have had a wonderful time meeting other breeders. Our show season is over now and we are breeding for a new show season.
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