Sunday, April 29, 2007
This past week, Friend Scott located a round bale of hay for me. It was desperately needed since the pasture still has not recovered. I'm nervous about the hay situation. I'm trying to reserve 10 or 15 of these bales for next winter from the current season. The fellow can't commit right now since he doesn't know how much he'll be able to hay. He, himself, has 500 head of cattle to feed. Normally by this time of year, the fields are full of farmers on tractors cutting hay.
The critters seem to need me to go up there every day and show them the hay. It's clearly right in the middle of their living quarters. They can get to it at will. But they insist that I come up there and put my hands on it and pull parts of it off the trailer. It's like critter communion.
Hope you are having a very happy Sunday.
(if you see a gal with 2 horses in tow on the side of the road it's probably me...)
I'll be bringing in some later this week-
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Thanks, this guy can sell me one more round from his stock....and it's beautiful hay...so that should get me through until haying season starts. He's just in Edwina, so if he finds he has enough to sell me from this season, I'm going for it. Funny...he keeps it out in the pasture and there's barely a lick of mold on the outside.
Peggy, I'm so glad you visited! I really loved your blog...there's not many of us goat-bloggers. My guys are registerable Nubians to Saanens...I'm working them toward being registerable American Nubians in a few generations. Betsy is my "goat yoda"...if I read the situation with your doe correctly, I think Betsy would advise getting some calcium into her. They stall on their labor sometimes if they have a deficit.
Betsy...if you read this could you check on Peggy's blog? One of her does is doing a "Blinkin'"...what was that calcium stuff you said to give them?
Peggy, Parrottsville is close-by. I live off The Fifteenth near Del Rio. I'm involved with rescue as well...cocker spaniels.
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