A Little Chuckle

I think Rob is about to ban me from Tractor Supply. For starters, we go there. A lot. We've moved away from getting hay and several feeds to local feed stores, but we always find something we like/need there. It's our fun place to walk around and we love all the people who work there. 

However, I have a bad habit that the manager has clued in on. I like deals and he finds me those deals. I came incredibly close to buying a gigantic metal rooster today. Do I need it? No. But if we had driven the truck instead of the SUV, we probably would be owners of the giant rooster. Hey, I support the local community with all my shopping. You're welcome. 

All in all, a good Monday. The barndo got half of it spray foam insulated, with the rest being done tomorrow. It's moving along!

Why So Big?

Why does Texas have to be so big? Normally I brag about it, but as those who are interested in my kids are from the furthest reaches, it's not great. I could drive hours upon hours, but that's not cost effective. Ditto to hiring someone to do it. Hopefully as we keep trying, those closer will be interested. 

In the meantime, we're getting ready for castration around here. The bucklings have dropped their baby bombs, so we'll be banding them here soon. I've got all the equipment, I'm just giving a few more days to see if anyone wants an intact buckling. Once the bands go on, there's no turning back. 

Poor Nutty will finally have at least one wethered friend/son to keep him company as he's still ostracized from the girls. He doesn't understand how lucky he is to remain part of the farm. Others swap the boys like crazy!

Gully Washer

We had a very healthy rain late this afternoon! How do I know this? Well, I was in it. No, really. Totally immerse in it. 

Let me explain. I have the does and kids separated from everyone else. They get the pen and the barn, the other animals get the pasture. What I thought was going to be a quick rain, turned heavy quickly, and I jumped into action. 

I raced outside, slipping and sliding with the slickest mud ever, and got most of the animals inside. I hand carried my filthy, smelly, overweight billy goat into his stall before he could do damage with the other goats. The cows easily went into their stall. The donkeys? I tried several times to coax them inside, but they cowered against the side of the barn getting thoroughly pounded with rain. I spent the rest of the deluge huddled in the barn. 

Once, the rain stopped, almost as quickly as it started, Rob ventured out and helped me get the donkeys inside. I learned a valuable lesson today, my water resistant jacket is not waterproof. There is a difference and my becoming a drenched rat would be the evidence. 

Here's pics of wiring and hoses. Either tomorrow or Monday is spray foam insulation!

Field Test

Ok, I didn't update the barndo pics today. My bad! But, I did have a friend over to give Flora a field test. Flora aced it! She allowed my friend to cuddle all over her and take selfies. Yay Flora!

What's cool, too, is Brogan and Coorie also came up to meet our guest. Brogan allowed for some petting, or even so far to say as light cuddling, while Coorie only let me pet her. Still, what progress!

I was about to sign off for the weekend, but it's only Wednesday. So um yeah, I'll write more tomorrow and possibly update the barndo, too?

That Was Easy

I don't know why, but all the animals went into their stalls tonight with no fuss. Usually we have a couple who like to be difficult, but not tonight. We didn't thoroughly inspect the pasture, but I've got a feeling they did something I won't like. They're just like kids, if they get into something they know they shouldn't, they act like angels. Right now, I'm too tired to care what I've got to fix later. 

On the barndo front, we've got water! It's my goal tomorrow to take some pics to update both here and on FB. I was also told we're about 90 days out from completion. So yay, we've somewhat got an end date!

That's about it for today. It was national pie day and I didn't get pie, which is unfortunate. See? Not everything's perfect in my world! 

This is one of Scotchie's kids. He's a little handful, but beautiful and full of spunk!

Doors To Open

I was told by my builder today to decide on interior doors! Not only that, but hopefully by Friday, it will be time to spray foam insulate the house and then next week get going on sheetrock. Of course, this is all dependent on the plumbers finishing up their stuff by Thursday end of day. Considering they didn't come today and won't be here Wednesday, I'm not getting my hopes too high. Maybe they'll surprise me. 

While we had to go to check out what a knotty alder versus a knotty pine looks like, we also took the opportunity to look at and decide on bathroom tile. Rob wanted his shower to be super sleek and that's one of the very few things I let him decide. Luckily, he chose well. 

We still have a few things to pick out, but mostly we're done and just need it done. I am so very ready to move in, take a long hot bath and then stretch out on a true king sized bed. 

Save The Day

First, I loathe the spring forward and fall back hour changes each year. Can't we save daylight another way? Who does this really help anyway? I'm a farmer now and it doesn't help me. Just saying. 

On happier topics. We started milking the does today and listed the kids for adoption. Our does did better getting on the stanchion than I thought they would. However, we've now got to figure out how to separate the does from the kids as it's our turn for milk. That's a problem for another day. 

Also, Coorie is starting to love her brushing time! I've got about three quarters of her done, just the tail and belly and legs left. She's so so so soft! I truly hope she will live up to her name and let me snuggle her soon!