Fun fact: neutered goats (wethers) get taller than they would have if they had been left intact. This is a plus for pack goating but a huge problem when said pack goat is Very Determined to go woo that hot doe over there.
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Fun fact: neutered goats (wethers) get taller than they would have if they had been left intact. This is a plus for pack goating but a huge problem when said pack goat is Very Determined to go woo that hot doe over there.
Today in goat having: Brick the pack wether is absolutely convinced that his balls are going to spontaneously regrow and HE'S going to breed that doe. 😳 We have got to hurry up and put that fence around the solar array so I have more pen options!
I used to be a professional translator. Translation tools peaked fifteen years ago when they were basically automatic dictionaries. Those were great. Machine translation is trash.
...this is not new lol
When you're basically indestructible and like, four times immortal, lots of things can be funny!
I'm not usually into seasonal decor but these are EXTREMELY cute. Wondering how deep a discount they'll be later this month...
Two very busy weeks later, I discovered that bean beetles also eat soup beans. I probably should have guessed that one.
This is unfortunately standard dog and coyote behavior... it loud...
There are no ruminants in the back, so the ducks are being naughty.
Oh my God I love them all ❤️
Datura - sometimes poison is pretty.
Remember how excited I was about that little duck hen? Well, I just got confirmation in the form of terrible adolescent crows that one of the "pullets" from rural king is a rooster. I had deeply suspected but now featuring zero doubt!
My kid has weaponized her marching band friends to squish as many as possible, which is useful behavior and also prevents problem shenanigans. So the predator benefitting may be drum lines.
BEHOLD, it is complete! Just need it inspected and we can fire it up! Coincidentally, the power bill came today, and I definitely cackled a little.
MY PASSIONFLOWER VINE! IT LIVED!
I mean, they scream along with every siren ever here, so I'd vote for not coincidence lol
Likewise, don't sleep anywhere you are reflected in a mirror.
NO MORE TRENCH! We're SO close!
It's a hen!
BEHOLD! It's not done yet, and we still have a trench. But actual solar panels!!!
I killed all the winter squash. And the summer squash. But I'm doing great on pumpkins!
Day two! We also have a trench, in which we found a mystery communications wire. Not live. But also not what you want to find!
Reason one millionty that you don't free range quail: Mr. Coopers Hawk. The tried to get them out of the quail jail but was unsuccessful because I thought of this!
I am generally full of bullshit type A madness and this is off the scale. What kind of rich asshole nonsense is this? :D
We're getting solar! I have construction anxiety and the goats have entertainment.
So in my ongoing search for perfume that smells like hay I have found Pineward, who make a scent called Bucolic that really does smell like sheep. Like putting your face in a grease fleece. Impressive!
When I had aquariums one of them had a dwarf lily in it - the underwater part is really cool
Standing here watching goats do what goats do. Early spring kids on the calendar!
Happy jam of free fruit! It's autumn olives, with a couple apples to help it set.
That's good at least... it's a low but useful bar
Are they smarter than whitetails about cars?
Mu Zha would be a good name for a livestock guardian dog.
Sun Wukong: surely there will be no consequences! Next time on Journey to the West: consequences!
The behavior I find charming (visiting all the officials and acting all chummy) annoys heavenly officials (so improper!) - I would not be thrilled to end up in the Jade Emporer's heaven.
Monkeys: totally all immortal, for real
Ah yes, Son Wukong, world's most irritating house guest
He sure does take good care of his monkey friends tho. Mostly. When he remembers 😆
...if anybody taught my goats the hair into monkeys/goats trick I would be very unhappy
Oh it's the part where his master doesn't listen to the words coming out of his mouth
Man, Sun Wukong started off so polite. WHAT WENT WRONG 🤣
...Journey to the West it is I can't resist the Monkey King!
I have finished @chineselore.bsky.social Investiture of the Gods. I concede that taking out the spoilers may have been a better choice for an audience unfamiliar with the work, but I am also still cross because I love this book how it is 😆 Next up: something familiar or something new? Hmmmmm
It could have been worse - I once dropped a phone in a field and the pigs found it first. The phone was not ok and we don't raise pigs any more lol
I have no memory whatsoever of what kind of pepper this is. But it's small and points up and is probably VERY SPICY. Not sure what the plan was but there are LOADS of them growing!
Cool! Yeah we're southwest of Roanoke - that's our nearest "big coty" 😆
We have neighbors who say they've seen them. I hope so!
Apples are the superior fall flavor!
Great hat @tkingfisher.com !
Did you get to throw candy at the people? I always kind of wanted to do that 😆
Ok but the REAL question is did they give you stuff to throw at the crowds?
The babies are graduating to OUTSIDE. They are very confused.
MIGHTY HUNTER ON MY PORCH (the mosquitos this year are AWFUL)
Pretty much. I have never had fewer fucks to give about what other people thought of me and it's GLORIOUS. I get to be the awesome tattoo craft farm grandma I always wanted to be!
Red spotted purple butterfly ❤️
This is why I no longer foster parrots (I kept too many and now there's no room)
Big mood little dog
Moth on a goat butt 🤣
First hoodie wearing morning of the year. I am both happy because cool weather is nice and cross because winter is coming dammit.
I hate that! We had a weasel break in once it was a murder festival and it didn't even eat any. I only know it was a weasel because the little jerk CAME BACK. Farming is rough!
Oof that's rough. Everything eats duck doesn't it
I did saffron last year it was fun! I got an object lesson on why it's so expensive tho, hoping they come back stronger this year 😆
Pumpkinssss!
Also cute as hell. Like, ugly cute. I love them 😆
Lol that's AWESOME
I mean it's ducks, so equal odds lol
I can't speak for Judaism, but this is how I feel about literally every holiday, fwiw.
If we had another one I was going to call it the Testicle Festival, I'm holding on to that one for latter 🤣
Making autumn olive jam. Eat your invasives!
We had the Ballpocalypse last year, and Ballmaggedon the year before, so in past years we have indeed eaten a lot of goat lol
Ram lambs, yes. I only have one this year. Since the goats are dairies its really inconvenient to keep buck kids until fall so I try to sell them. But if there's any that don't sell yeah we eat those too. The ducks just happen to be the numerous thing this year, the ruminants made mostly girls.
Feeling the same way about all my extra ducklings...
@chineselore.bsky.social new farming sound track. The goats will have to get used to it lol
I have discovered @chineselore Chinese Lore Podcast. I wish you would leave in the spoilers (because foreordination and prophesy are an Entire Thing) but I am so happy to finally have a full version of Investiture of the Gods it's my favorite ❤️ 💙 💜 💖
It's farming in a nutshell innit 🤣
Soays. They're freaking feral, but I love them anyway 😆
Every feed needs more sheep pics!
I grew popcorn! It's so pretty!
That was how I discovered that my goats like bitter apple spray. What are you using?
...that's not normal behavior?
It took me this long to recover from haying (thanks left knee)... the beans have gone mad with power.
The blended family (three moms and ducklings from at least three broods) want to live under the cars. This is very inconvenient we need to use those sometimes!
The last time my husband did that there were gourmet mushrooms growing in the basement by the time he came back. Good luck! 😆
Going to work the day after finishing haying
Ok the pheasants have defeated the sheep for a cool breed name (California Variegated Mutant... nice sheep, very soft in pretty colors)
DONE just in time!
Still making hay. Some of us suffer for our art I guess.
It's dangerous to go alone take this 😆
I love Scully, look how happy she is! She deserves all the pencils and brushes. Does she also like pens? I had a quaker who wanted to steal every pen.
The pacheepers have graduated from puppy pads to shavings. I think they like them!
I mean if they can do this, maybe something useful will come of it, and it is extremely cool understanding of brains. But also FOR THE LOVE OF GOD I don't want to be in that machine.
I mean clearly that pencil was defective. She SAVED you. Also is this your bird? I love her she's so cute 😆
I found a giant puffball that's shaped like a butt. It was fried in bacon grease and was lovely. 🤣
Still mowing. I would like to thank #bloodywood and #babymetal for keeping me sane. (I especially like when they turn into an awesome Ganesh/samurai)
Love amanitas... they're so pretty.
I bought Gatorade for the hay making, so that we have all the electrolytes and do not faint. I accidentally bought the Irish flag. Great job me!
