Category: Birds
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A fishing trip for the record books!
The fishing trip in North Louisiana on a private lake was over in one hour, but what an hour it was! The fishing started at 12:15. At 12:30, Bruce switched baits to a Hammerhead chatter bait with a crawfish colored skirt and plastic trailer. A one pound bass hit almost immediately. Within two more casts,…
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Too many Buzzards to be anything good!
When we arrived at the farm, we noticed a flock of buzzards in the goat yard. Our first thoughts were that something bad had happened to a goat. Upon closer inspection, we determined that the buzzards were feasting on fish. We had a ‘fish kill’. Below is the second day of the fish kill. A…
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Slowly finding good homes for our kids! Also, Spring looks like it is here.
We have found good homes for some of our goats, and we are still searching for homes for a few more. We will reduce the herd from 17 goats to 6 goats so that our goat yard can easily support our herd. Below: Bluebirds are building their nest and laying their eggs. Bluebirds usually lay…
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All 9 kids seem healthy and happy!
We just returned to the farm today. We could not locate two of the kids, but soon realized that the newest twins were missing. After a search, we located both of the twins sleeping in the corner of the goat house. Below are pictures of the newest twins (born Sunday, March 3rd) and a video…
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Kids entertain themselves and Purple Martins return
Below: While the two mama goats keep watch, the new kids are having a blast playing with each other. Below: We saw a few Purple Martins last week and today we saw them making homes in our Purple Martin houses. Please share our link with your friends on social media. CCPygmygoats.com
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Did you Know? There is a difference between Hay and Straw. Also, a flying friend goes fishing.
Hay is for feeding and Straw is for Bedding (Information below is from the Illinois Farm Bureau- Partners) As I have stated below, we pick up Alfalfa Grass (Hay) to supplement the feeding of the Pygmy goats. But Faith (my sister) found this interesting post that states there is a definite difference between Hay and Straw.…
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The Best Laid plans of Mice and Men are often laid ASTRAY! (Also fishing pole rack, carrot tops, and filters)
Craig and Bruce decided to add to the fish habitat by sinking a Christmas Tree in the pond. If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again. Third try was a charm! BELOW: After several “mishaps” with poles on the ground, we decided a rack for fishing poles by the pond was in order. The poles will still be…
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Goats enjoy the sunshine when it is cold, Heron visits, and Ike harvests lettuce and carrots
Below: A great blue Heron visited the goats this morning. This bird stayed with the goats for quite some time before the goats finally left the heron behind. The heron eventually followed the goats around the pond to the log (this blue heron’s favorite fishing spot) and caught his breakfast before departing. Ike cut the lettuce for dinner…
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Fishing, Cotton, Swimming Mice, Ducks, and Heron
Today was a two fish day, so we headed to Faraday. The pond was beautiful in the early morning. Bruce caught a 4.3 pound bass on a purple worm. Since nothing seemed to be biting after the first hour, Bruce trimmed trees instead. Just below Natchez Mississippi, we were able to get pictures of this…
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Pear Blossoms, Pygmy goats love hay
The pear tree is blossoming. This tree may be confused because pears are supposed to lose their leaves in the winter and blossom in the spring with fruit developing in the summer to early winter. With the hot summer and drought, there is no telling what to expect. Our goats love hay. This is a…