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babsbag
Herd Master
I don't know if there has ever been a project that I wanted done as much as this one. I see the light at the end of that proverbial tunnel but also many many little details that still need to be addressed. My goal is to be done by March which seems a long ways off until I think about that fact that March 2016 seemed like only yesterday...it goes by so fast. Come Sept. I need to change focus and get a front put on the barn. I lived without it last year for only a few months and it could have been very miserable with the right storm. We usually get our first rains the end of Oct. so I need to get that done and then go back to work on the dairy. Also trying to figure out when to dig trenches for water, power, and gas...do it now and watch it fill up with water or possibly dig it in the mud. Neither is a good choice.
I have 3 that will never leave and never be milked again. So that leaves me 32 goats to squeeze 25 gallons of milk out of and 10 of those are 2016 babies so that leaves 22 for that 25 gallons. Now while that is entirely possible I am not holding my breath and I just can't legally keep more goats; I am already over the limit. The majority of my herd is 2012 and younger but I do have a few old girls. The problem is that a first freshener just can't replace a 5 year old when it comes to volume so I need to keep all the replacement does for a year or maybe two before their truly earn their place in the dairy string. A lot of juggling and I need more land.
