Carla D-Great new adventures and an Amazing Life

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

We are also looking into buying our own property/farm.

Get Miss @Baymule to do it for you. She is a real bloodhound when it comes to real estate. (Of course, you might get better results from her if you wanted to move to Texas. )

Nice looking ice fishing house / goat shack. You should be proud.

 

[Baymule]

It’s called the Rush River. But for the most part it’s a glorified creek. It does flood in some areas. I’m thinking this property is not in its flood plain. But I’m not 100% certain on that. We’ve driven by several times as it’s on our way to the cabin. Part of it could be.

Look it up on google earth and look at topography. It will give you elevation and you can compare it to the areas that you know that flood. It may also give you the option to click on flood, if so, the areas that flood will turn blue. As long as there is enough high ground to put a house and a barn, you're good. Run the cross fences long ways, from front to back, so that there is never a "low" pasture that your animals would be stuck in, in rising water.

I’m not sure how we managed to buy a 2acre lot with a worn out trailer house and garage for $14,000.

Fix the trailer up a little bit, slap a big price tag on it and laugh all the way to the bank. Clap each other on the back for being so smart and finding such a great deal in the first place.

 

[Carla D]

I’m getting baby goat fever, bahd! I love my boys so much. But, I’m thinking about doing meat goats or mini/dwarf goats. Look at these goats and babies I found. My hubby also wants me to get more goats. They are so much fun. Even he gets a huge kick out of them.

 

[Carla D]

Look it up on google earth and look at topography. It will give you elevation and you can compare it to the areas that you know that flood. It may also give you the option to click on flood, if so, the areas that flood will turn blue. As long as there is enough high ground to put a house and a barn, you're good. Run the cross fences long ways, from front to back, so that there is never a "low" pasture that your animals would be stuck in, in rising water.



Fix the trailer up a little bit, slap a big price tag on it and laugh all the way to the bank. Clap each other on the back for being so smart and finding such a great deal in the first place.

I don’t think either of us want to part with it. We’ve already tripled its value and all we’ve done is clean the yard, had electrical service buried, and a brand new conventional septic system. We haven’t even spent $10K. We are flabbergasted at how quickly the value has gone up. It still doesn’t have running water in the house and the electrical is questionable at best.

 

[Carla D]

@Latestarter here’s just a few of the places in our area to show you what the all mighty dollar will get you in pierce county Wisc.

 

[Latestarter]

Yeah, and those don't seem to match what you're looking for either...

 

[Baymule]

Goats sure are cheap. Seems nobody wants the bucks. Before you get more, you need to examine where you are going with goats. What is the cost to raise them? What will you do with them? If raising for meat for the freezer, you need to weigh up the cost, what breeds and if you can actually raise them, then eat them. (they do kinda grow on you) LOL.

 

[Carla D]

Tonight the boys graduated to pure water, grain, and hay. They had their last milky colored bottle of water tonight. We also found a new weak spot of theirs. Their tummy, that is. They love the jumbo raisins we bought for them at FleetFarm yesterday. I had my little girl put some in her coat pocket. It wasn’t long before they had their muzzle in her pocket. They are crazier about raisins more than they are with Cheetos.

When I went out to feed the three orphaned piglets only two came to the milk dish. Not Peanut. I’m pretty sure he won’t make it through the night. He only slowly moved when Abigail climbed in to give him some attention. Jim decided it was time for nature to take its course.

We also have an injured tomcat. His hind foot is super swollen. I’m wondering if the same thing that chewed up Little Diamond’s paw chewed on Tiger’s paw.

Kinda bittersweet at the farm tonight.

 

[Devonviolet]

All of my goats, think apple leaves are candy. Now that the leave are almost all off the trees, we will have to try to find something as a replacement until next year. Although, they do also love the trimmings from the trees in the woods (especially cedar). There are plenty of trees out there, to come up with a replacement.

 

[Bruce]

Sorry to hear about the piggy and the cat Carla. Sounds like the cat has a bad infection.