Some trials we've experienced lately concerns the animals. Toffee, who I was supposed to get the first of May, will not likely be joining us. She developed silent pneumonia which I've learned is near impossible for a young kid to recover from. Also, our sweet Cocoa has developed a lump on her chest that is rather big. We've got an appointment with the vet scheduled for Tuesday, but I'm suspecting it is a benign mass we'll have to get removed. She is not sick, her appetite is good, and she doesn't seem to even notice it, which is good news.
On to the trails. As beginning farmers, we have no qualms asking for help and guidance. Yesterday, we met with the National Resources Conservation Service as well as the USDA (they're the same, but different). The NRCS came out to our land today and got the assessment that our land is heavily infested with mesquite which they will help us remove and then help us plant native grasses. The USDA gave us a mountain of paperwork which we're filling out to help aide us in our farming aspects with animals, their care, and crops.
I'll keep everyone informed of how everything advances to maybe help other aspiring farmers as well. As for updates, we're still waiting on our well to be fixed to rid it of the abhorrent sulfur smell. Our plans have gone through stage 1 of the architectural design and now our architect is working on the roof and elevation portion of the plan. The red chicken from our neighbor kept returning to her home so I told her to keep it, but the barred rock, my quail and all my baby chicks are doing well!
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