Duke has been starting to break his team of wethers. We spend several days, just catching each wether and handling them, which consists of putting a halter on them, holding them still and touching them. After they start to calm down, then he will start pulling on the lead to
Didn’t have to work. Nobody coming to pick up goats at the house, No sale to attend at which I would probably spend too much money. I don’t know what to do. Can’t sit around, so I think I will hop in the pickup and go pick up Freak on
Got to do a little driving today. I’m headed to Stephenville to pickup a tractor from another dealer. Our truck is headed to Colorado and I need the tractor so I’m headed south. Doesn’t sound like I will get to see any green grass on this trip. I am going
Duke went and spent the weekend with Kela in Stillwater. I had decided to work does and burn horns Saturday afternoon. Yes, it was damn hot, but it needed done. Since Duke was gone, I had to use the Dragon Lady to help sort does and hold kids. This isn’t
All that I ever wanted to be when I grew up was an ag teacher. Just like the end of Mr. Deeds, that is what I wanted to become and what I did become. I still get numerous calls each year wanting to know what it would take for me
Duke and I are trying to decide how many wethers to nominate for Tulsa. Probably will just do them all, even though there are a couple that we know we won’t take to Tulsa. The best thing about nominations is people have to come get their goats and therefore, get
For the second morning in a row, we have recieved rain. Almost an inch total between the two days. Hopefully, it rained out west. It is needed way worse out there. –Been getting calls wanting to know what to worm with. We usually start worming Duke’s show wethers with 2
christmas it is hotter than blue blazes. Had a hydrant leaking for the last week or two and haven’t had time to dig it up and replace it. So, 3:00 p.m. this afternoon seemed like a good time. I’m too old and too fat for this, but it is fixed.
–I am just sitting here at the computer getting older, gray-er haired and fatter. The Dragon Lady just got done grilling me a steak with fried taters and ranch beans. She can cook a hell of a steak. The steak was from one of my Dad’s home raised / home
The smoke is starting to clear. Every pen at my house is full of wethers. Either wethers I raised or ones that I have purchased. I finally had an evening without people at my house and the phone not ringing. I was able to study these goats and decide which
