Straw Hat Kikos

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Just wanted to say that I think I fixed all my horrible word usage and some spelling. I type pretty quick and words suffer from that sometimes. I don't go back over and re-read it if it's real long, as my last few posts have been. I do it all the time. I bet it looks so bad when you're reading it.

The English teacher says thanks!! Yeah, like I should make smartA remarks---last year on teacher appreciation day, I shot off an email to all my coworkers that said something like

Just want to let you all know that your appreciated!

haha It happens to the best of us.

 

[marlowmanor]

There have been a few times that I have been looking over something I have written and catch a mistake myself. I always have to fix it. Now that I am running Google Chrome it has spell check so even when I get in a hurry typing something it catches spelling mistakes. Heck, there were some things I was misspelling and didn't even realize it till I started using Google Chrome.

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

There have been a few times that I have been looking over something I have written and catch a mistake myself. I always have to fix it. Now that I am running Google Chrome it has spell check so even when I get in a hurry typing something it catches spelling mistakes. Heck, there were some things I was misspelling and didn't even realize it till I started using Google Chrome.

I use Chrome too. Have for a long time now. It's the best, imo. I rarely have spelling issues because I use the spell check but I miss alot of letters, like the 'd' in and, or other little stuff like that. Most of mine is missing or added letters that still make a word but make no sense.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Love spell check! Makes things so much easier. Of course, it doesn't catch when folks say they are worried about their goat's "utter"

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Love spell check! Makes things so much easier. Of course, it doesn't catch when folks say they are worried about their goat's "utter"

haha Those are what get me. Words that are words but not the right ones. 'utter' lo;

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Time for an update. I wen tot the sale on Fri again. There were lots and lots of goats. I believe the big goat and sheep holidays (for meat) are coming up so it's getting busy. There were a bunch of Pygmy goats, about 20 of them. All together there were about 200 or so goats. Maybe more. About 30-40 sheep and a whole bunch of cows. They were lined up on the road trying to bring their cows in. I have never seen it like that before. Next weekend is supposed to have even more.

I moved the Kikos and Callie from the one area to another one because we had to treat that one for flies. We have never had a fly issue here but lately there have been a fair, not alot, amount of biting flies. The drive the dogs and me crazy. Poor Callie has some marks on her head from the biting her. So I moved them to the area that we just fenced along with Callie and D. There was a little bit of small trees and green leaves but that didn't last long, of course. Callie and D like it because there is more room to play and the love to play!! D keeps messing up his shoulder from it though. :/ But overall it's a good area for them to stay until I either finish the fence at the neighbors and move them their to browse a bit but most of it will be pasture. So they will only be where they are for maybe one more week. Not sure yet.

The bucks' rut is dying down now too. They stink a little bit but most of the time they really aren't back. When a doe goes into heat again the put that cologne right back on though!! When I put Alana with the other Kiko does and Moses he smelled real bad again. haha

On Mon I'm going to a friend to worm and trim her Boer goats hooves. I've never done Boer hooves so I'm looking forward to it. She is worming the crap out of them too. Over 30 total cc's with three different wormers. I'm just hoping they don't die. But yep, looking forward to handling them. My goats are 90-100 pounds but hers are at least 150 and some more. I can't wait. I love working with big animals and I really like man-handling them. haha And these goats get no human contact except for feeding. They're not gonna like it.

 

[bonbean01]

Yup...had to laugh when I read that you'll be working on large goats not used to being handled!!!! You truly are a cowboy...yeeee haaaa! Now just be careful and don't get hurt!

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Yup...had to laugh when I read that you'll be working on large goats not used to being handled!!!! You truly are a cowboy...yeeee haaaa! Now just be careful and don't get hurt!

I'll take that as a compliment!! haha I'll try my best to not get hurt. No promises though...

I want to go in with her 8 steers and see what they do. They're only 400 pounds right now and pretty young so they shouldn't be mean. I have scratched their heads and let them eat out of my hand so I bet they'd be ok if I walked up to them. Somehow I don't think she'd go for it... darn.

 

[bonbean01]

Heck YES being called a real cowboy is a compliment!!!!!

Steers too...LOL...sounds like you'll have a fun day!

 

[Straw Hat Kikos]

Heck YES being called a real cowboy is a compliment!!!!!

Steers too...LOL...sounds like you'll have a fun day!

haha

Yes, I love her steers. That's what I really want, cattle. I'm hoping within 7 years I will have a small herd of cattle. That's my goal.

I get to see her steers almost every other weekend. Sometimes longer though. She raises Holstein steers for slaughter. She used to show Holsteins, Black Angus, and Charolais. Now she just raises these guys for meat.