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A Tree Fell In The Forest…..

A Tree Fell In The Forest…..

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Well it did….. …..and was there a sound…..?….. Honestly…..I couldn’t say…..I missed the whole thing….. …..but I saw the aftermath….. Where fence-lines and falling trees are concerned….. …..there seems to be a magnetism….. …..if a tree’s going to flop over….. …..it’s going to aim for fencing any chance it gets….. …..and this tree had the chance…..and that’s exactly what it did….. This sort of issue needs to be addressed promptly…..maybe not completely….. …..but quickly….. …..the trunk over the fencing has…

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Goats, Hoo Hoo & Basic Addition

Goats, Hoo Hoo & Basic Addition

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Just got back inside from bottle feeding several baby goats.  There are quite a few baby goats out there…………….quite a few. Definitely, one of the doelings will be named Irma. We normally have better herd management.   We normally know who is pregnant and when they are due.   All that went out the window when Irma blew through.       And given the goatie-population explosion out there, we need to get our adult goats interested in some other…

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More Fence Repair & Fresh Disasters………..

More Fence Repair & Fresh Disasters………..

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  Well, I didn’t go Hunting today.  More necessary/mandatory/immediate fence repair was absolutely necessary. A day late and a dollar short. Here’s a disclaimer.  This is a farm blog.  Not all posts can be humorous. Some are heart-breaking. With farms come births and deaths.  Sowing and reaping.  Planting and discing.  Circles.  Lots of cycles. So, remember how I fixed the front mare’s fencing, but ran out of daylight and hadn’t fixed the back yet.  I had located where the “hot”…

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