newton's the goats journal

[newton the goat]

Ya know i never thought i would have to milk one of my ewes but unless i wanna buy milk replacer i guess that its now part of my job description. If BYH would once again let me post a picture i could sjow you that on her first milking i got at least 200 ml before she decided enough was enough. But since it wont let me i cant even show you cute photos of sarge standing in the bathtub yelling at me

 

[Bruce]

Hopefully you'll be able to upload soon.
You are a farmer, EVERYTHING is in your job description!

 

[newton the goat]

That is very true. Though there are some things that are always suprising when the come up. Ya know like milking a sheep.... still trying to post the photos. Who the hell do i contact about this??

 

[Baymule]

I am glad that he pulled through. Without your care, he would have died. Good work.

I am excited for you. I think it would be a great, trip of a lifetime for you to make. Basically, all you would need is gas money and spending money. Your meals and a place to stay would be free.

You could start a thread for people to "sign up" to be a host family for you, then you could plan your route. It would be best if you weren't back tracking and could go from one farm to the next.

You need a starting date for a goal. Figure out how many weeks you would want to stay at each farm. Some might need help for a week or two, maybe some might need help longer. It would be a fluid schedule, to say the least Maybe you might stay a night or two with a BYH member if the distance between farms is a long way.

Let us be the first to sign up for 2-3 weeks. Look at a map of Texas, we are just a few miles north of Tyler. Now start filling in the gaps, it's only 1300 miles!

@Bruce, good point, I didn't think about the work issue.

 

[newton the goat]

I am glad that he pulled through. Without your care, he would have died. Good work.

I am excited for you. I think it would be a great, trip of a lifetime for you to make. Basically, all you would need is gas money and spending money. Your meals and a place to stay would be free.

You could start a thread for people to "sign up" to be a host family for you, then you could plan your route. It would be best if you weren't back tracking and could go from one farm to the next.

You need a starting date for a goal. Figure out how many weeks you would want to stay at each farm. Some might need help for a week or two, maybe some might need help longer. It would be a fluid schedule, to say the least Maybe you might stay a night or two with a BYH member if the distance between farms is a long way.

Let us be the first to sign up for 2-3 weeks. Look at a map of Texas, we are just a few miles north of Tyler. Now start filling in the gaps, it's only 1300 miles!

@Bruce, good point, I didn't think about the work issue.

I will totally start that chat!!

 

[greybeard]

If you wanted to "travel and see the Old World" (sorta) there is a little town on the edge of the alps in Italy that will pay you $10,000 paid out over 3 years, to move there. Down side is:
1. they require ya to have some kind of employment making at least $6000 annual income and........not a typo..6 thousand $ annual income.

2. it's in Italy.

 

[Sheepshape]

Looks like Newton might be polishing up her traveling shoes.

Shoes???? Wellies, waders even, even inflatable dingy if the rain is really 'tamping down' as they say around here. Come see the place!

 

[newton the goat]

Shoes???? Wellies, waders even, even inflatable dingy if the rain is really 'tamping down' as they say around here. Come see the place!

I got q plastic kayak guess it could be my mode of transportation

 

[Baymule]

Haha my Mom bought me a sweatshirt in Scotland back in 1980 when she and my Dad cashed in their life insurance policies, took the money and went to England and Scotland. The material is so heavy that I can only wear it maybe 2-3 days out of the year. It must get REEEEEEELY freaking COLD in Scotland, cause it sure doesn't get very cold HERE!

 

[Sheepshape]

took the money and went to England and Scotland.

You didn't come to Wales, Baymule??????? You didn't come to the land of song, sheep, bone-penetrating damp cold, and truly unpronounceable place names? (Local village Pwllgloyw .....don't be fooled, w is a vowel in Welsh as is y, so pronounced Poothgloyoo....but that's one of the easy ones.Most delightfully descriptive, Pwllgloyw meaning shining pool/lake or pit ).

And to think you are 'missing' weather like this

Glad to hear about the little one.

Milking ewes is not too difficult, but it is tough on the back!