03/09/2009 Monday: More Snow, Kids Bottle, Calf Refuses Weaning

Snow this morning. I had to scrape the car windows before I could drive into town. Almost decided not to go in but the weather changed and the snow stopped.

I finally found a plastic bottle that will work with the screw on nipple I have to feed the goats. It's the bottom of a hot sauce bottle. Works like a champ.

I let the goats nurse on Violet until she was dry and then fed them using the bottle. The bottle holds 4 cups exactly. I split the milk between the two goats. With Violet's milk and with two cups of reconstituted lamb's milk, the doelings ought to stay fat and sassy.

The little baby goats are escape artists. I may have to lock them in the dog house after I get done feeding them. I'm tired of them escaping even though I've tried filling every hole there is with metal panels or wire. I can't believe how they can fit through the tiniest of holes. The fact that I have 5x8 inch stock panels lining the goat pen makes escape easy.

I must have forgotten to fasten all the clips on the gate from the goat pen into the fe ed area since most of the goats were having a good time jumping on the hay and generally getting into mischief when I came in to do my evening chores. I shooed them back into their pen with a few choice words.

Three is getting mostly hot water twice a day in stead of milk replacer. If I have any goat milk left, he gets it but there usually isn't any left. Even Blanche is taking the nipple easily now.

I filled up the second Hereford water tub just in case the weather stays cold all day tomorrow. I want to make sure the Herefords have enough water to drink. They do tend to drink more in the cold weather.

Sent a long email to Susie in reply to her long email. I sent her the 4th check of 5. The next check will totally pay for Pixie and Brie.

Dinner was boxed Jambalaya with shrimp and kielbasa. I wanted to add peas even though that's not traditional but I couldn't find any in the bread/vegetable freezer. They're likely right at the bottom. Might be time to do a slight rearranging of the stuff in the freezers.