Got some!  Rain that is.  .5″ on Wednesday, then .4″ Friday morning and then a full inch during Friday night to Saturday morning.  What does that mean?

We’ve got a chance to make some hay.  Tammy will have some lawn mowing to do.  There are feed troughs to be cleaned out.  And….

Rule of thumb for trimming hooves on goats.  Wait for a rain.  This one worked out real well.  That first rain on Wednesday worked to start softening hooves then another Friday morning.  That meant by Friday evening, Duke was catching bucks and I was trimming hooves.  Even if it doesn’t fit your schedule, one must make time to take advantage of soft hooves, especially on bucks.  This can make a 5 minute job per goat instead of a 15-30 minute job on dry, hard as stone hooves.  No sore hands or wrists, minimal back strain and almost no cuss words.  Wait, what?  Duke, goat hooves, myself and no cussing?  Yep, soft hooves makes it that easy of a job.

Here’s to green pastures and fields, soft hooves and one more thing off of the to-do list.  Have a good one.