Category: Fishing
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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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Goats love to climb. Minnows and Bream are added to the pond.
We built a platform for the goats a year ago, but there was not a good way to exit and the goats would not use it. Today, we started stacking pallets to have a second ramp up to the platform, but we ran out of pallets. We will complete this project as soon as we…
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Demie makes a friend, Fishing, trail cams
Felipe and Tracy visited the farm. Although the new twins were held, Demie was the most comfortable resting in Tracy’s arms. Look how much Demie has grown in just ten days. Below: Trip was catching fish in Grand Isle, and Felipe was fly fishing at the farm. I think they both enjoyed their fishing trips.…
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Sunflowers, Goats, Traveling, and Skiing
When the leaves were removed from the dead sunflower, we were surprised to see new growth. Guess this plant will return after the freeze! Below: We purchased a new smelling Jolly ball for the goats since the green Jolly ball was such a hit. This ball smells like blueberries. It may take the goats a while to decide if…
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Goats on Big Field, Fishing, Valentines, and Mardi Gras Parades.
Bruce took the goats back to Big Field. They ate for a solid half hour without lifting their heads. Fishing: The rod holder on the side of the fish feeder seems to be working well. Maybe we won’t step on quite so many rods in the future. B III caught two fish today. Both fish were healthy and were…
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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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More of Day 2 of Farm Day(s) – Fishing, carrots, lettuce, goats, and a little target practice.
Some of the Cousins from Wisconsin and BR visited on the second Farm Day. Lots of things to do at the farm! (Even things that never crossed our mind before). Below: Once the goats found out about Carrot tops, lettuce was really low on their wish list! Below: Before the cousins arrived for the second day, Ike was…
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Farm Day with some of the cousins!
Farm Day was spread over two days. About 1/8 of the cousins visited. You can see from the pictures and videos that everyone had a great time. Both of these crews went hunting, but left all the deer healthy and happy! Ike made vanilla ice cream for the cousins. 1.5 C whipping cream, 1 C Milk, 3/4 C sugar,…