Category: Life
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Shh, just listen: (Audio)
Just for you! Close your eyes (if you like) and just listen (if you want to). These are the sounds in the barn yesterday in the middle of the morning. I left my phone on record and went off to hang out the washing. So there is no-one in the barn but you and the animals. I…
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4 Times a Day
Look at these lovely wee goats. I will be bottle feeding four times a day. They have holders that the bottles slide into so I can feed four kids at a time. Goats are so much more polite than lambs, so it is not too much of a hardship. And only for another three weeks. The…
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The Kids
Here they are. Our new milking goats. La Manchas are here. I have just a few photos for you and some introductions. They are such nice animals. They love to be stroked and are not noisy at all. Quiet wee goats but busy, busy. Goats love people and also love chewing on people. I am really…
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Later
We got the call! I am running back outside to finish the chores then Our John and I are going drive away and pick up the baby goats. The Kids Ma, The La Manchas, I am off to pick up the kids. YAY. When I collected their milk replacement powder yesterday I had my hair done…
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Lady A
Oops, I am late. Just got back in. I went to bed early last night, and got up late. I must have needed the extra sleep. Mucking out the stalls is hard work. And my muscles are still wintery and stiff. It is all go outside – warm and gorgeous. So this morning the cows…
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