We had a very nice day today. Well, first we started with raking and cleaning out all of the pens, not so much fun, but productive. Then we went to Fran's. She taught me and the boys how to do fecals on the goats to see whether or not they need to be wormed. (Gma and Gpa, I'm finally using that microscope from Drake!) Fran showed us all around her property and we got to see all of her animals. It was really nice. Fran also took a puppy; we are trading her for an Alpine goat.
After Fran's we went into Elgin and picked up 22 chickens. I saw an ad in Craigslist and couldn't pass it up. 14 of the chickens were 2 or 3 months old and 8 of the chicks were 3 weeks old. We got them for $1 each! What a bargain. Oh, and Gpa, they are Barred Rocks.
So we had a great day. Learned to do fecals, found a puppy a new home, got a new goat, and 22 new chickens. Pretty good for a days work.
3 comments:
chickens ..good deal.. are they roosters or hens..never heard of Barred Rocks..Plymouth Rocks were big many years when I had chicks..
you did have a big day learning a new skill. are you going to
teach Stef also.
Our brocolli is really doing well.
more rain today that should mak somthing grow
Go and rest now
Love ggma
What are Barred Rocks? Love, Mom
i really enjoy hearing you say "had a nice day today" when referring to poop! heehee. sorry i haven't been on. work has been hell - shorthanded and overloaded. your ggm didn't scare me off - i'm not afraid of no barn animals...well, ok, maybe chickens ;-)
and i did have something to say about pooping in a bucket...at first it made me gag but hey, the more i think of it the more i understand it - be one with nature. i am with you though, if it smells forget about it. modern life isn't so bad.
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