Coffee anyone ?

Coffee is on. Snowed last night. Prefer that to the ice. Worked a bit in the detached garage yesterday. I think DH wants to work on it again today.

Early start here. Hot shower and hot coffee -- gets you moving!

Back to normal temps this week and no rain for several days. Good! We need to dry up some. So mid 40 days and mid 30 nights....that's an ok winter. Of course we normally get about a couple weeks of colder late jan-feb, so its not all over yet. I vote to skip that for this year. 😌.

Need to go get a new battery for the tractor today. It's time, will be six yr old soon. Just won't hold that charge anymore. When I turn the key I want action. . Guess I'll get some diesel while I'm at it. Yeah, I want to use it this week!

Hope everyone has a great day. Stay safe.

Mini Horses said:

Early start here. Hot shower and hot coffee -- gets you moving!

Back to normal temps this week and no rain for several days. Good! We need to dry up some. So mid 40 days and mid 30 nights....that's an ok winter. Of course we normally get about a couple weeks of colder late jan-feb, so its not all over yet. I vote to skip that for this year. 😌.

Need to go get a new battery for the tractor today. It's time, will be six yr old soon. Just won't hold that charge anymore. When I turn the key I want action. . Guess I'll get some diesel while I'm at it. Yeah, I want to use it this week!

Hope everyone has a great day. Stay safe.

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you have a great day too. I wish I had a tractor. especially on days like yesterday with all the melted snow mud and slush trying to get a wheelbarrow back and forth cleaning out the barn to the muck pile. not to mention it'd be nice to push up the muck pile a bit.
I'm with you on liking the on and off winter over the long term winter I grew up with in the north. I whine a little bit when it shifts from being really warm to cold, but at least it only lasts for a temporary time. Years ago when I moved down here I couldn't understand why people would be cold when it was in the 20s. Now I have a better understanding especially when we get days like a couple of years ago when it starts out at 70° in the morning and moves through rain ice and snow dropping to -5 by dark. You just can't adjust. Of course when I moved down here I couldn't do diddly outside in the summer either with the heat and humidity but I could run around in shorts in the winter. It makes me smile now.
when do you start kidding, or do you have something other than goats?

Thanks for the coffee @Mini Horses
Back to school today for kids and me and DH to work. We got the garage door up, not useable but up. It looks nice. Housework and grocery trip.

If any of you guys have any advice I just put a new thread up on LGD.

@Daxigait I only have goats to kid....not sure exact dates to start at the moment. None bagging yet and I think late Feb will be start of it, well as I remember. Left it a little later this year, hoping to have warmer weather and grass coming in. Need to look at the calendar notes. 😁. Didn't even breed all of them. I'm planning a slower year for 2021. Have an ongoing reworking of some fence and pastures on the farm, so pulling back to allow that to happen more easily.

I expect a few broody hens, as usual. Otherwise, no babes coming along.

Mini Horses said:

@Daxigait I only have goats to kid....not sure exact dates to start at the moment. None bagging yet and I think late Feb will be start of it, well as I remember. Left it a little later this year, hoping to have warmer weather and grass coming in. Need to look at the calendar notes. 😁. Didn't even breed all of them. I'm planning a slower year for 2021. Have an ongoing reworking of some fence and pastures on the farm, so pulling back to allow that to happen more easily.

I expect a few broody hens, as usual. Otherwise, no babes coming along.

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I wish I could say I was taking it easier but I was hoping to do dhir and linear this year though I'm not sure they're actually going to do linear appraisal. that's going to make it difficult I bred 23. Three are meat goats the rest are dairy. I just hope I get some girls and have a good market this year.

It's a beautiful sunny day. I slept hard, lounging around this morning, about to get dressed and go outside to do chores. We are going to clean up in the garden today, pull up the frost killed tomato vines and bean vines. Got a lot to do, won't get it all done today, but we'll get started.

Baymule said:

It's a beautiful sunny day. I slept hard, lounging around this morning, about to get dressed and go outside to do chores. We are going to clean up in the garden today, pull up the frost killed tomato vines and bean vines. Got a lot to do, won't get it all done today, but we'll get started.

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well, enjoy your day. if it's like here at least the sun is shining even if it's not overly warm. that reminds me I forgot to go get the last of my broccoli. it has held on through one snow and a couple of frost but what we got at the end of last week and over the weekend no way.

@Daxigait you are busy with that many to kid!! Add pups to train...ok have fun.

Our market is pretty good for goat sales. What type dairy breeds do you use? I had hoped to add a few Boer to the farm last year but, everyone went nuts so no shoping got done. Maybe this year. Always liked them when I had a herd years back. Good personality to handling, easy kidding and good mothring.