Posted by GoatWorld on February 21, 2002 at 21:53:53:
In Reply to: Missing Gary posted by Sandy L on February 21, 2002 at 08:55:14:
Hi Sandy,
Thank you for your concern. Yes, I have gotten so busy I don't know what I am doing half the time and I really wish I were spending more time online as I should be. So I'll use this follow-up as an update on "what's going on" here at the place.
Well, for the past couple of weeks I have been busy getting all my ducks and chicks ready for the March 15th kick-off of "chick days". This is a real chore because ducks lay their eggs mainly in the morning and it's the best idea to gather them before they freeze. And even though our weather has been very mild of late, I still am up just before the sun peeks over the ridge, there with my muckalucks and a pail and marking pen, gathering eggs.
Also, I've taken a part time job from 3 to 8pm milking a herd of 160 holstein cattle. This is the time of year where I need to make every dime I can just to feed the birds more "duck breeder" as it stimulates their egg output. The dairy is a really nice one - a "double h" system is what it's called, and I've already gotten some very good ideas for maybe setting up a dairy goat farm someday. I'll tell you, the automatic milking machine system sure beats my goat hand milking system.
I'm still waiting on six of my does to kid; there's Mary our white Saanen, Beauty the jet black kinder goat(?), Thunder the Wonder goat who is an FB Boer, ol' 296 who is a Boer percentage, Faun the Nubian and Lisa the white LaMancha. I'm not so sure about my other does right now - they looked like maybe but I think it may have been a fluke. This next full moon has just got to be it. I've got a trail beat to the goat pens for my midnight checks.
Other than that, things are going well. They are saying that we are in for more cold weather next week - down in the single digits so I'm kind of dreading that but it won't last forever.
Thank you for asking about me. I know I too get worried when I don't see the regulars posting. Hope everyone is doing well.
Best regards,
Gary