It's currently snow-raining, which is definitely my least favourite form of precipitation.
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When I moved the goats from the barn to the daytime pen today, one of the older goats (Unicorn) decided to take a little detour into the chicken pen. I know eating chicken food is not good, but she's old and a bit thin, so I decided to first try to get all the other goats into the right place.
I closed the gate and turned to go extract Unicorn, to see that she was sprinting towards me, chased by the geese. Hopefully she learned a lesson about the forbidden chicken food? Yay guard geese!
@sundogplanets relatable. I am 100% convinced my goats are trying to death by wheat seed sometimes. Keeping goats away from grains on a grain farm was a challenge i was not prepared for
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@sundogplanets relatable. I am 100% convinced my goats are trying to death by wheat seed sometimes. Keeping goats away from grains on a grain farm was a challenge i was not prepared for
@MelkyWay I do feed my goats grain while I'm milking them. But only the milking and pregnant goats get it, and then they immediately get access to grass and hay afterwards. Haven't had a problem with that, so far. Some grain is ok!
I did lose a buck a couple years ago when he busted in to the chicken coop and ate way more chicken food than I realized. I've also force-fed goats baking soda and saved them after doing that. And now I have better fences!
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It's currently snow-raining, which is definitely my least favourite form of precipitation. 2 degrees and rain-snowing feels WAY colder than -20C.
Only the llama is brave enough to go out into the nice green grassy area and eat, all the goats are hiding in the barn (which is pretty much my plan for the day as well, so, fair). The llama is protected by a huge fluffy layer of wool, so I don't know if he's even noticed it's raining (speaking of, I need to shear him soon... not today though)
i have never felt more cold and miserable than during a hike at 2C, wind and rain pounding me.
have dealt with -20C/-40C windchiils and felt less miserable.
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i have never felt more cold and miserable than during a hike at 2C, wind and rain pounding me.
have dealt with -20C/-40C windchiils and felt less miserable.
@paul_ipv6 @sundogplanets it's fun for biking too. Throw in some wind, mmm
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@MelkyWay I do feed my goats grain while I'm milking them. But only the milking and pregnant goats get it, and then they immediately get access to grass and hay afterwards. Haven't had a problem with that, so far. Some grain is ok!
I did lose a buck a couple years ago when he busted in to the chicken coop and ate way more chicken food than I realized. I've also force-fed goats baking soda and saved them after doing that. And now I have better fences!
Similar to colic in horses, I guess? I hadn't heard of baking soda treatment, but it suggests something about a mechanism of the malady. Thanks for sharing!
To learn more, I searched for 'colic in goats' and found a wonderful online veterinary resource, which might be of interest to others who don't have firsthand knowledge of goat diseases. The link below is a specific page on goat colic, but from there one can access many more topics:
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When I moved the goats from the barn to the daytime pen today, one of the older goats (Unicorn) decided to take a little detour into the chicken pen. I know eating chicken food is not good, but she's old and a bit thin, so I decided to first try to get all the other goats into the right place.
I closed the gate and turned to go extract Unicorn, to see that she was sprinting towards me, chased by the geese. Hopefully she learned a lesson about the forbidden chicken food? Yay guard geese!
@sundogplanets Well at least you had extra herders ...LOL
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It's currently snow-raining, which is definitely my least favourite form of precipitation. 2 degrees and rain-snowing feels WAY colder than -20C.
Only the llama is brave enough to go out into the nice green grassy area and eat, all the goats are hiding in the barn (which is pretty much my plan for the day as well, so, fair). The llama is protected by a huge fluffy layer of wool, so I don't know if he's even noticed it's raining (speaking of, I need to shear him soon... not today though)
@sundogplanets Wintery mix is indeed the worst. I think your goats have the right idea.
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It's currently snow-raining, which is definitely my least favourite form of precipitation. 2 degrees and rain-snowing feels WAY colder than -20C.
Only the llama is brave enough to go out into the nice green grassy area and eat, all the goats are hiding in the barn (which is pretty much my plan for the day as well, so, fair). The llama is protected by a huge fluffy layer of wool, so I don't know if he's even noticed it's raining (speaking of, I need to shear him soon... not today though)
@sundogplanets One dose of hypothermia to go please! How did you learn to shear a llama?
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@sundogplanets One dose of hypothermia to go please! How did you learn to shear a llama?
@tlemmink The same person who gave me the llama also gave me a pair of shears. This is the chillest llama in the world, so I just clip him for a couple of minutes, then he gets annoyed and walks away, then I clip him for a couple more minutes... repeat. He looks like a chopped up foam sofa when I'm done, but he's much happier for the summer months than if I don't do it!
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When I moved the goats from the barn to the daytime pen today, one of the older goats (Unicorn) decided to take a little detour into the chicken pen. I know eating chicken food is not good, but she's old and a bit thin, so I decided to first try to get all the other goats into the right place.
I closed the gate and turned to go extract Unicorn, to see that she was sprinting towards me, chased by the geese. Hopefully she learned a lesson about the forbidden chicken food? Yay guard geese!
The snow is currently winning in the rain-snow. SIGH.
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The snow is currently winning in the rain-snow. SIGH.
@sundogplanets time to bolster yourself with hot cocoa!
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The snow is currently winning in the rain-snow. SIGH.
Snow! Massachusetts is having its first 85 degree day of the year!
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The snow is currently winning in the rain-snow. SIGH.
Snow is starting to stick, but there's a lot of water on the ground already. So much, that there is actually a wild mallard currently taking a bath in the driveway by the house. Not in the pond. In the driveway. Which, to be fair, does look like a pond at the moment.
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Snow is starting to stick, but there's a lot of water on the ground already. So much, that there is actually a wild mallard currently taking a bath in the driveway by the house. Not in the pond. In the driveway. Which, to be fair, does look like a pond at the moment.
Sounds like Boreas and Persephone are having a squabble in your driveway. Hopefully, the mallard can distract them and calm things down.
(Pretty confident that he/she would prefer rain over ice, so maybe this intervention will push things the right way.)
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When I moved the goats from the barn to the daytime pen today, one of the older goats (Unicorn) decided to take a little detour into the chicken pen. I know eating chicken food is not good, but she's old and a bit thin, so I decided to first try to get all the other goats into the right place.
I closed the gate and turned to go extract Unicorn, to see that she was sprinting towards me, chased by the geese. Hopefully she learned a lesson about the forbidden chicken food? Yay guard geese!
@sundogplanets Goatzilla grew up with the chickens and geese. She ate copious amounts of chicken feed and ended up absolutely massive and weighed 100lb. The geese and the livestock guardian dog knew not to mess with her (real name Shammy).
She had huge horns and destroyed two goat homes for fun. She was also jealous of my wife
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@sundogplanets Goatzilla grew up with the chickens and geese. She ate copious amounts of chicken feed and ended up absolutely massive and weighed 100lb. The geese and the livestock guardian dog knew not to mess with her (real name Shammy).
She had huge horns and destroyed two goat homes for fun. She was also jealous of my wife
@davep I also have a goat named Goatzilla!! She is actually not a super huge goat, pretty average. But she is definitely the loudest goat I've ever owned, so there's that.
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@tlemmink The same person who gave me the llama also gave me a pair of shears. This is the chillest llama in the world, so I just clip him for a couple of minutes, then he gets annoyed and walks away, then I clip him for a couple more minutes... repeat. He looks like a chopped up foam sofa when I'm done, but he's much happier for the summer months than if I don't do it!
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The snow is currently winning in the rain-snow. SIGH.
@sundogplanets
To cheer you:
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