Life on the Ranch

Well, the geese I got are, um . . . mean, or maybe just protective. They are living in one of the chicken tractors that I used to keep out in the 40. We brought those in last year when it became apparent that carrying 5 gallon buckets of water out to the 40 was just not that do-able. Anyway, the one has been laying her clutch of eggs - tonight there were 6 eggs in the nest. Hopefully she will begin to sit on them and hatch us out some goslings!      Here are a few pics of what happens when you try to peek inside the tractor . . .

Yep, you guessed it . . . GEESE have arrived at our ranch. It was bound to happen knowing how things go around here! Here are a few pics of the Toulouse pair that I traded some hay bales for:

    I must say that there is never a lack of goodies and yummy food in this household. It seems as if there is always someone in the kitchen making something - whether it be some great tasting meat for tacos, homemade salsa, oatmeal cookies or candies of some kind - there is always an abundance of food. Here are a few pics of just a few things: Onion Rings in a Rice Flour Batter: Yummy Homemade 3 Musketeer Bars: Pumpkins waiting to be turned into Pumpkin Bread: Some kind of cake for the Twins 7th Birthday: Many of these recipes can be found on a few of my daughter's blogs: Ranch Girl's Sweets 'N' Treats Got Down Syndrome Blog Recipes More later!! Time to go do chores!

Last week we had a little surprise show up under one of the trailers on our property. It is a new dog that we have given the name Buddy to. Here he is!

       It has been amazing how fast the new barn is coming together. Having a couple of skilled sons is also a big blessing as they have been hammering out the new stalls in the barn. Here are a few pics form the past week . . . just a few more finishing touches (like gates with hinges and wallfeeders) and it will be ready to go. My daughter and I did sneak some goats in there for the night due to a coming storm! After a hard day of work, it's time for a quick nap out by the fire pit!

What a nice surprise to go out and find 2 new kids already on the ground and cleaned up. Star, the black and white moonspotted Nubian, had a boy and a girl Boer looking set of twins just today! Pics later!

   We decided to get a few truckloads of what is called rock screenings for our new milking barn floor. It makes for a great floor that is really absorbent, doesn't mold or stay damp and packs down hard enough to actually just sweep off. Here are a few pics of the rock screenings being delivered and then flattened out by my crew and me.