rachels.haven's Journal

[rachels.haven]

Good to know, and yes, they certainly do.
The general attitude from the laws here is that they GIVE you the right to do anything, if they feel like it. Anything else the answer is default no...unless you go through a bunch of red tape, and only maybe. My husband calls it "old fashioned democrat/liberal". It's very different than the attitude of the, say, university liberals, or the liberal attitude in big liberal cities like Seattle. It's a special kind of liberal here. Very stuffy. No freedoms. IMO, prone to corruption.
And this is coming from someone who doesn't identify as republican, democratic, or a third party.

 

[rachels.haven]

A heat wave started yesterday and will go until next week-mid to high 80's, maybe some 90's. Saffron, my giant elf eared lamancha horse goat really struggles in the heat. It's making me realize that if we do move to somewhere like Tennessee, she should not come, and that is sad, but she pants hard and lays around and really wilts and suffers when it goes above 80-85. Poor big dear.

I'm morning milking 3 lamanchas and getting a gallon and a half now. Ava's bucklings will probably sell soon. She does not appear to make enough milk for them and milking. Bucky shenanigans have started coming from them, so they are getting mom on the stand 3x daily and draining her dry every time (mom doesn't really want to feed them still). They hit 8 weeks on the 2nd of June, so I really need to cut at least the lunch round, but MAN do they bellow loud. You'd think they were dying, not in a dry, cool stall with premium food and fresh water, all of which they eat and are quite round on. Ava's leg is getting better now that she's not running away from them all day long. I think the infection was taken out with the antibiotics a while ago, and now it's just chafing healing. She's also holding weight again. Apparently you can't run from relentless babies and eat at the same time.

 

[Bruce]

Do the alpacas eat pelleted hay alright? It's expensive, but there's no waste, and it's my emergency fallback.

They have their maintenance pellets. I've never bought, or even thought about, pelleted hay.

@Xerocles , you'd get your kids taken away here. Valid point. They do not ask about any kind of drug use in the home or a stable family.

They ask about alcohol and drug use here. All part of the "healthy body" thing. There are a lot of alcoholics.
And I REALLY doubt MA would take away someone's kids simply because there are guns in the house.

 

[rachels.haven]

Cheese, cheese, cheese...
In the middle of getting this milk turned into Jack. Thank you, Lamanchas.

 

[farmerjan]

They have their maintenance pellets. I've never bought, or even thought about, pelleted hay.


They ask about alcohol and drug use here. All part of the "healthy body" thing. There are a lot of alcoholics.
And I REALLY doubt MA would take away someone's kids simply because there are guns in the house.

Don't doubt the amount of control that Mass has or how they would turn a "gun in the house" situation into a take away the children situation just because they want to exert control over some trumped up BS charge. Mass is a lousy place and has been for many years. My brothers godparents lived just over the line in Mass and it was an education what they used to do back 40-50 years ago.

 

[rachels.haven]

Cheese pressing in two stages.

Buggy, the Lamancha buck, suffering from black goat syndrome as he shows me they crushed the hay racks I got ripped off on Amazon with (long story short, description, photo, and product not what was sent, return shipping more than product, garbage racks, aw well, More new racks on the way from premier 1 now and the seller was reported back in the fall when it happened. They are probably still at it.)

 

[chickens really]

Hello 😀
I was told and now wondering if the Lamancha breed actually suffers from the heat because they don't have ears and no horns?
I'm not sure so asking if that's a true statement?

 

[rachels.haven]

I don't think they suffer any more than any other breed on a general basis. Only one of mine struggles with heat. The others seem to enjoy it. I believe they were developed in a warmer climate.

They do have more issues with the cold than the dwarves because their coat stays thin.

 

[chickens really]

I don't think they suffer any more than any other breed on a general basis. Only one of mine struggles with heat. The others seem to enjoy it. I believe they were developed in a warmer climate.

They do have more issues with the cold than the dwarves because their coat stays thin.

Oh..I'm not familiar with many breeds. I'm just getting into goats. Thanks for replying. 👍

 

[rachels.haven]

No problem. And when I say they have trouble with the cold, I don't mean you can't keep them in cold areas. Mine are in Massachusetts, after all. They just sometimes need a warm, dry stall or a blanket if below 10 and their coat is unimpressive.