No rain today!
We got the wood stacked, tree that was partially broken and a hanging death trap down and the old landscape fabric up! It was a busy day. Also fixed the diveway. Tomorrow we will be splitting more wood and finishing soil prep for watermelons and pumpkins. Also trimming the goats and playing with the grandson! I'm going to bed!!
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Again?
Betcha can't guess what it did today.
We now have a full incubator. 23 Muscovy eggs. We haven't raised any in a long time but they are quiet and very self sufficient. Hopefully they will hatch as this is the first time we have purchased duck eggs and had them shipped to us. We had one that looked like it might have a crack so instead of risking contamination the whole batch we pitched it. Still I wasn't sure what to expect when they were ordered. We will see in a month or so.
It was pretty quiet here today, anticipating the big event this evening. Everyone in the area was on pins and needles. What to do ...where to go.... what to say..... It was going to start this morning then they moved it to the afternoon, finally it began and no one was stopping it.
There is no use in fixing the driveway until we are sure it has stopped for a day or two. It'll just do it again.
There is no weeding the garden until it stops. we don't own waders.
There is no mowing because the tractor will make too many ruts.
The geese are having a blast.
Did I mention it rained AGAIN?( Lots of wind too but we missed the severe stuff fortunately.)
We now have a full incubator. 23 Muscovy eggs. We haven't raised any in a long time but they are quiet and very self sufficient. Hopefully they will hatch as this is the first time we have purchased duck eggs and had them shipped to us. We had one that looked like it might have a crack so instead of risking contamination the whole batch we pitched it. Still I wasn't sure what to expect when they were ordered. We will see in a month or so.
It was pretty quiet here today, anticipating the big event this evening. Everyone in the area was on pins and needles. What to do ...where to go.... what to say..... It was going to start this morning then they moved it to the afternoon, finally it began and no one was stopping it.
There is no use in fixing the driveway until we are sure it has stopped for a day or two. It'll just do it again.
There is no weeding the garden until it stops. we don't own waders.
There is no mowing because the tractor will make too many ruts.
The geese are having a blast.
Did I mention it rained AGAIN?( Lots of wind too but we missed the severe stuff fortunately.)
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Did I mention?
We got a day off from the rain. Well kinda, it rained for about 5 minutes around 4:30 this morning. Did I mention it was another downpour? Standing water in the garden all day again and still.
Hmmm......... the rowbuilder that we got this spring has kept our new seedlings on high ground so far. Of course the baby geese have also noticed the seedlings on higher ground. Hopefully that doesn't mean they will be feasting and drinking/swimming /partying on the veggies. (They can have all the grass and nutsedge they want but I'm not sure they know there's a difference)
Oh and did I mention it rained when my husband got home from work? Another 5 minute downpour then back to partly sunny and mostly humid. If we were doing one of those survivor shows I would swear we were heading for a tropical rain forest in some exotic central america location. Nope just good ole southern hospitality.
Did I mention we are scheduled for more rain and severe weather tomorrow? At this rate we will have to bale the weeds around the house instead of mow them.
I know there are areas that would like some of our rain and I have tried to send it to them even pleading with facebook friends in the area to all turn their fans on high and point them toward Texas and Arizona ( for family members requesting the moisture) The only result was one fan with a burned out motor and another on it's way.
I'm really not complaining too much though, we have all stayed safe and dry this spring (except for my daughters leaking roof and my husband's aunt and uncle's roof damage) compared to the misfortunes of so many others in this area I am thakful we have been lucky this year. Hope it stays that way.
Hmmm......... the rowbuilder that we got this spring has kept our new seedlings on high ground so far. Of course the baby geese have also noticed the seedlings on higher ground. Hopefully that doesn't mean they will be feasting and drinking/swimming /partying on the veggies. (They can have all the grass and nutsedge they want but I'm not sure they know there's a difference)
Oh and did I mention it rained when my husband got home from work? Another 5 minute downpour then back to partly sunny and mostly humid. If we were doing one of those survivor shows I would swear we were heading for a tropical rain forest in some exotic central america location. Nope just good ole southern hospitality.
Did I mention we are scheduled for more rain and severe weather tomorrow? At this rate we will have to bale the weeds around the house instead of mow them.
I know there are areas that would like some of our rain and I have tried to send it to them even pleading with facebook friends in the area to all turn their fans on high and point them toward Texas and Arizona ( for family members requesting the moisture) The only result was one fan with a burned out motor and another on it's way.
I'm really not complaining too much though, we have all stayed safe and dry this spring (except for my daughters leaking roof and my husband's aunt and uncle's roof damage) compared to the misfortunes of so many others in this area I am thakful we have been lucky this year. Hope it stays that way.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Rain and eggs
Here we are with rain again. Last year we had a flash flood that took out fences and some livestock here. This year we haven't had flooding (knock on wood) but have had constant rain all spring and it came again today. There has also been plenty of wind. We spent the weekend cleaning up a branch that was blown out of one of our trees (in between storms that is). The branch happens to be about 2 feet across where it was dislocated from the trunk. Still not done splitting it.
We did get to place 8 Muscovy duck eggs in the incubator today though so all wasn't lost. Moscovy ducks are interesting, the girls look almost regal the way they walk around. The males ..... not so much...... they kinda look ...well.... they are just ugly and not the smartest critters either but they are still likeable in their own way.
The garden is starting to come in but the weeds are too and it is way too wet to remove them.
Oh well, maybe tomorrow we will dry out after all it is West Tennessee and it WILL get hot and dry sooner than later.
If you would like to check out our "Michigan" goats you can see them on our website possumridgefarms.com
We did get to place 8 Muscovy duck eggs in the incubator today though so all wasn't lost. Moscovy ducks are interesting, the girls look almost regal the way they walk around. The males ..... not so much...... they kinda look ...well.... they are just ugly and not the smartest critters either but they are still likeable in their own way.
The garden is starting to come in but the weeds are too and it is way too wet to remove them.
Oh well, maybe tomorrow we will dry out after all it is West Tennessee and it WILL get hot and dry sooner than later.
If you would like to check out our "Michigan" goats you can see them on our website possumridgefarms.com
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Welcome to our home!
Thanks for checking out my blog.
My family and I have been raising animals and gardens for over 25 years and it has been an adventure. This is my opportunity to share these experiences with you both past and present.
We are currently working on developing a top notch dairy herd of LaMancha goats along with always improving our poultry endeavors.
We lived for 15 years on an acre of mostly wooded swamp where we raised rabbits, goats, geese, guineas, chickens, dogs and a cat. We also had some interesting visitors from time to time. A potbellied pig foraged around for about a week. Three half grown hogs (pink, not wild ones) visited a couple times. Wild turkeys would fly over once in a while. Then there was the very large alligator snapping turtle that was just passing through. We let it do whatever it wanted.
Just over 9 years ago we moved to a 10 acre cotton field. The family that had owned the land could recall stories about the use of mules to work the fields hence the choice of my title for this blog.
We have had a lot of adventures and gained much knowledge that I will attempt to share with you.
Check back often.
My family and I have been raising animals and gardens for over 25 years and it has been an adventure. This is my opportunity to share these experiences with you both past and present.
We are currently working on developing a top notch dairy herd of LaMancha goats along with always improving our poultry endeavors.
We lived for 15 years on an acre of mostly wooded swamp where we raised rabbits, goats, geese, guineas, chickens, dogs and a cat. We also had some interesting visitors from time to time. A potbellied pig foraged around for about a week. Three half grown hogs (pink, not wild ones) visited a couple times. Wild turkeys would fly over once in a while. Then there was the very large alligator snapping turtle that was just passing through. We let it do whatever it wanted.
Just over 9 years ago we moved to a 10 acre cotton field. The family that had owned the land could recall stories about the use of mules to work the fields hence the choice of my title for this blog.
We have had a lot of adventures and gained much knowledge that I will attempt to share with you.
Check back often.
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