Ragdollcatlady's Just a Little Patch of Weeds Farm journal

[norseofcourse]

I can't imagine my well going dry, and all the hassle and expense of a new one. Thank goodness for your great neighbors and the other help you've gotten!

I confess I don't know a lot about wells - can they drill in your existing well and just go deeper? Or does that not work?

... the state wants to put a meter on our wells and charge us for our water...

Your own water? Un-be-freaking-lieveable....

 

[babsbag]

Yup, our own water from a well we paid to dig...and maintain. There thoughts are that we shouldn't get the water for "free" (power to pump is NOT free) and the second idea isn't so bad...a meter will keep wasteful people from being wasteful.

But the thing is, most of the people I know on wells are not wasteful as we pay to pump and we understand that water is not an endless commodity. When I lived in the city I never ever worried about turning on the tap and have nothing happen; not so out here.

 

[OneFineAcre]

That's a tough situation with your water. Praying it all works out.

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Thanks everyone. Turned in an application for a loan today....

Funny goat story:

So, since all the kids are drinking all of "my" milk...(read as 'not even enough for a cup of coffee now from 5 does'), We have been pulling all the milking mamas out of the pen at the same time in the mornings and evenings and feeding together to save time, but still get some grain in them. Then, as the bowls get near empty, we start grabbing collars and walking back to the pen. I asked DS1 to please take Sister back. As soon as I said her name, she looked up at me and I swear I heard her say, very loud and clear, "RIBBIT!" then she went back to eating! DS1 and I looked at each other and cracked up laughing! He has just recently renamed one of the nubians Kermit because her face resembles Kermit the frog. So I said, " well, I guess that must be Kermit since she sounds like a frog so you'll have to find someone else to put away". Only at my house are the animals SOOOO confused!!!

 

[Southern by choice]

 

[ragdollcatlady]

Norse,

They can't drill in the same well. They have to dig a new one.

We have babies!

Reese went into Labor on thursday. My kids were on watch and called me at work saying things were good, but she was starting. I decided not to wait til work got out, after last years hard delivery. We had a bag with fluid start, no nose, no feet, so I went in. Baby was trying to come butt first. Got her turned around and out fine. Kid #2 came fine, normal presentation. Kid #3 was presenting the same as the first. I grabbed her back feet and brought her out that way. She is tiny. Kid #4 was the most difficult. He seemed to be stuck in a concrete block. I finally got him turned around but he was very difficult to get out. I had to pull very hard. He took along time to come around. At first he was pretty purple. Got him stimulated and pink, breathing Ok. His neck and legs seemed stiff for awhile. Once we got him stretched, exercised a bit, he did better. Now he is as good as new! Reese is much more attentive so far than she has been. She wouldn't even eat on the stand this morning because she wanted to get back to her kids.

We have 2 girls and 2 boys.

As soon as the kids were delivered and good, we had to go to dinner with in laws to celebrate DS3s graduation. We rant to pick up DS2 and get one bag of goat food at TAC but my brakes were grinding! Friday we went to the tire store and they were able to fix the rotors and brakes and get us back in time for DS#3 high school graduation ceremony at 1:00.

I dropped a bucket full of water on my foot!

Other than that, I am good!

 

[Hens and Roos]

Congrats on the kids- glad to hear they are doing well!!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Congrats on da babies!! (and all the other obstacles you overcame, lol)

 

[babsbag]

Pictures ? Glad you were able to get home and help her. Good call.

Glad the brakes are fixed and you make it the graduation. Those things are important.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

So, is one of these new bucklings going to live with Babs?

Congrats, I like Reese