Only one left...

 All the goats ( except Zeeboo) and kids are sold!

So far, Zarah and her 2 doe kids, are in Cartersville.

Emmy Lou and Piper are in Bridgeport, AL.

Jewel and Aslan just went to Fall Creek Falls, Tn.

The family that came last night to see Tom and Pete, called today and said they do want them. They just need to make all the fencing and shelters safe for them. Their son fell in love with them both! I love that. So they will come get them in a few weeks.

Sandy and Woody will be picked up tomorrow afternoon, to go live on Sand Mt. with a friend.

And today, the lady who got Emmy Lou and Piper, called and wants Penelope! But can't get her for a few weeks, but will send a check. That's fine. More milk for us til then.

I am very happy with where all the goats are and will be. It just all worked out. And I thank God for answering my prayer SO fast!

So that just leaves Zeeboo. And her milk will be good to drink in a few weeks. I'll milk her every day and keep the boys off her. I hope her milk supply will build back up now that she's well.

I am very happy with how this all turned out. I think I've realized for a few years now, that I've needed to do this. It was becoming more of a chore I just didn't want to do any more. And I was more or less neglecting the goats. I fed them and milked them. And made sure they were all ok. But as far as spending time with them, I just didn't want to. And that affects animals.

So this is what I need to do for right now. Who knows what the future holds. I know something needs to be back there, keeping the grass and weeds down. I do not want it to become overgrown and snaky that close to the house.

I can let the sheep back there, after I make sure the electric fence it HOT! Otherwise, they go right through it. And I cannot have that happen.

Or I could start a pig farm?

Or have a cow?

Or maybe a POA pony? Hmmm....

So anyway, here is Zeeboo. This is her udder after a few weeks after freshening. Lots of good milk and great teats. And very good on the stanchion. No trouble at all. She'd be good for first time milkers. I think the 2nd pic was before kids.

Selling goats...

This morning, I got fecal samples from Sandy and Zeeboo, to take to the vet. I was getting frustrated because Zeeboo still has the puffiness. Then a few days ago, Sandy had runny poop. I gave her Pepto and she is over that. But she is hardly eating, her milk has gone way down. I have put the kids up and milked her either in the morning or night. So, she is full of worms. Like a lot. But she doesn't look at all like Zeeboo. No symptoms of bottle jaw.  Zeeboo's fecal only showed a few worms. So I will not give her any more worm meds. So gave Sandy a good dose of Cydectin, per vet orders. A friend is wanting to buy Sandy and Penelope's buck Woody. So I called her and explained what's going on. She talked to her husband and they still want them! They'll come Saturday to get them. I had put an ad on CL for all the kids, and had a call this morning from Alabama. They came and decided on little Piper and Emmy Lou. So I do believe they will have a good life on an Alabama farm. It was a little sad to see Piper go. But now I won't have to use a barricade for the gate any more!

I've had a few emails for Sandy's doe kids, so maybe someone will come get them. That will leave me with just Penelope, Zeeboo and her 2 buck kids. If I can sell those kids, I might could put the does in with the sheep and move them around with them. Til they are sold too. I just really need a break from the goats. As much as I love goat milk and all, it's just come to the point where I need a break from goats. And the pasture needs a break too, to grow back up.

This is Sandy and her doe kids, Jewel and Aslan.

All the doe kids and Sandy, with Pete chasing them. The 2 girls on the right were just sold.

My little Piper. I will miss her the most, I think. She was my little bottle baby for awhile. She is so sweet.

Now I just need to get Zeeboo better. She'll be dried up soon. And she was such a good milk goat too.  Makes me mad, these horrible worms.

I have put 2 coats of paint on most of the floor in the little house. I am STILL scraping that glue off the middle where the seams were. UGH! It's SO hard to do too. This might take a month to get it all off. And it's only about 100 out there. I am drenched with sweat in just a few minutes. But it is going to look so good when it ever gets finished. I have so much to do still. I bought a cute little old rocker and table and a lamp almost the same color as the walls. I like to go sit over there and watch the paint dry.

I hope you all have a great week end. And stay cool!

Geeze, don't know what happened to this pic. It looked like it wasn't going to show up, then when I was looking at the blog, there it was! It's huge. Anyway, this is Penelope and her kids, Woody, the buck next to her, and Emmy Lou, who just left today. And there's Zeeboo and  her kids.

Walls, floors, flowers and garden...

So here is the finished wall. That took 2 days to get done. It's not perfect, but it's up. I took the baseboard from the back corner, where a washer and dryer will be, and used it for the front. Then put a piece of 1x4 in the back. No one will see it. When I get the washer-dryer in, I'll just hang either a piece of PVC or galvanized pipe and hang a shower curtain on it to hide them. I think I'll look for some beads to hang across the kitchen too. Me and mom are going out today, so I think I'll look at Target for rugs and shower curtains and all that cute stuff. They always have a good selection and nice colors too.

So this is the floor color. What do you think? it's called Sandy Trail. Just a neutral color. I think it'll do. I put one coat on yesterday and another today, just right here and in the washer area, and used a whole gallon. I guess I will go through 4 gallons when it's all done.

Went out this morning and took pictures of my day lillies and gardens. The first pic is of the lillies in my front border. It's full of them. And English Ivy. It's taking over here. At least it's easy to pull up.

This middle row of dirt was planted with Butternut squash. Then we had all that deluge of rain and it's just a river right there. When I was out mowing yesterday, I saw about 12 of the seeds had sprouted at the end of the row. So I'll just replant at the top. Every single cucumber seed sprouted, so I'll have plenty of them.

I don't know if getting this little house going and all the work I've been doing over there, has affected me in other areas of the farm. I've not been working in the garden, except to pick things for market. The weeds are all over everything. I have this really fast growing viney weed that's everywhere. It's east to pull up when the soil is wet. I did plant some Calendula next to the tomatoes to the right. And 2 whole flats of them. They'll go in all the empty spots out here.

And I have decided to sell all the goats. I just need a break from them. Of all the animals, they make me the most upset. I think that's the word to use. I can't seem to get Zee over this worm problem. And it really is getting bad. She is the only one affected. But she is not getting over it. Every morning, her head and jaw and neck is swollen. I give her more wormer. More Red Cell. More B Complex. More kale. And she's still not better. She's just drying up too. And now Sandy has runny poop. I only had Pepto so gave her some last night. Didn't even milk her after being away from her kids all day. Seems like she's drying up too. Only one that's ok is Penelope, but she looks like she's starving. But she's still got both her kids on her too. I have a friend who wants Sandy and Penelope's buck Woody. But now, with her not doing too well, I don't know if she'll want her.

So, I really want to concentrate more on the sheep and wool. And bees. I just hope and pray the goats get well so I can sell them. Or give them away. That pasture out back needs a break too. It's had goats out there for 10 years now.

SO off to town now and shopping with my mom! Always a good day when I spend it with her. Oh, and my sister is going to be moving here probably the end of summer!!!!! We are all so excited about this. She had just applied for a position at UTC, in Chattanooga, last night. So we are praying she gets that job. It would be perfect!