Author: Carolyn Patricia Allen
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Shared with you: The Basics of Making a Bee Hotel https://countrysidenetwork.com/daily/lifestyle/beekeeping/making-a-bee-hotel/
Just found this site for horse fun.
https://enrichingequines.com/the-easiest-ice-enrichment-for-horses-quick-read/ Gotta read more of theses fun ideas for the boys. They're gonna love our new game times.
We were all ill through Christmas. Goodie
Being ill is NEVER a good thing. Our first encounter with illness was when I went to the goat barn on December 17th and saw one of my weathers Red bloated, I panicked! He was down with his stomach looked like he had swallowed a balloon -- obviously bloated. Bloat in goats is a life …
Combing Out the Rats!
Sweet Sunny has an incredibly thick mane. In fact, his coat is so thick that my shedding blade only scratches the surface. Although it does help break up mud clots. It doesn't help that he LOVES rolling in mud, which includes more than dirt, if you get my drift. Yep, it's laden with horse manure. …
Lost Ms. Jewel Friday, January 24, 2020
I lost another part of my heart Friday night. My beloved Nubian goat Ms. Jewel was dead. MAYBE if I had been here for her I could have caught her illness sooner and helped her more. We'll never know. Then again, maybe not. She and her mother Sherry Red both had udder injuries several years …
Merry Christmas to our goats
At long last we are able to move round bales. Santa bought me a hay spear! Thanks, Santa!!! We're been needing one for a long time. The hay situation is not necessarily good. Our long-time previous supplier got out of the hay business and we've been looking for a new supplier for months. Square bales …
Goat Milk Bath and Beauty at Badin Festival
Festival season is always my favorite time of year. We attend as many local events as we can because they are so much fun. I get to meet you and talk with you about your skin care needs; and thankfully, many of you share your beauty care regimes with me. Skin care is important to …
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Imported Posts
November 21, 2018 I imported these posts from Nubian Dairy Goats Living at Sleeping Dog Ranch to consolidate all my sites onto WordPress as well as reduce the number of blogs. I've been writing blogs since we moved to Stanly County in 2000 and have wayyyyyyyy too many to keep up with. I didn't want …

What does this picture say to you?
It may look innocent enough but it's a real trouble maker. See that little tan guy behind the black one? He was the first goat I saw as drove by the front pasture on March 14, 2013 (I'll tell you why the date is significant in a minute.) He was grazing in the front pasture, …