Category: The Farm
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Gardens are growing and Fishing is Great! See the Bluebirds and more.
Sunday morning fishing yielded a 3.6 pound bass on second cast. CC and Bruce are happy to be on the water. But we have only begun to fish! Bruce just caught a 6.2 pound bass. Uncle Robby, you should have accepted this fishing invitation! Total of six bass in about two hours. Below: Yesterday was…
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Goats and Fruit Trees
We have too many goats! Our kids will get their first injections this week and will be ready to go to their new homes in three to four more weeks. Only 4 females and one male will be staying. Hopefully, all the people who asked for goats will be ready to take them home. test…
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Cherry Trees, Trail Cameras, Fishing and Family
We were concerned that a bug was on our cherry trees. However, Preston used his handy phone app to teach us about Cherry Trees. Did you know that Cherry trees have glands? Cherry trees have conspicuous glands right below the base of the leaf. The size, color, and location of the glands can assist in…
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Our new Kids are enjoying playing together and a peek at the garden and fruit.
The oldest kid was born mid February and the youngest kid is five days old. It will be a few more weeks before the older kids head to their new homes. Below are 6/10’s of the kids playing together in the goat yard. The newest kid has not joined the play group yet and still…
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Fishing, Hairy Buttercup, and Planting Corn
The fishing trip was at the same pond in North Louisiana as the unbelievable fishing trip last week. Craig and Bruce caught eight bass with the three largest weighting 3, 3.5, and 3.6 pounds. All bass were caught on the same bait used a few days ago (that was the bait taken by the alligator).…
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Look what we just found!
The 10th KID was born sometime today while we were fishing. He is very tiny (less than a pound) and as cute as can be. Butter is the mom and she is being very protective. Newest Trail Camera pictures below show the activity on the farm property. Note: The dogs in the picture are ‘visitors’…
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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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Fields are growing. Cherry, Pear, and Apple trees have flowers. St. Patrick’s Day Parade is an hit, and Goats will be ready for new homes very soon.
Look at the exclusion device. Obviously Nature’s mowers are doing their job well. Below: Apple blossom, Cherry blossom, and Pear blossoms pictured below are the first of the year. Hopefully, we will get some fruit this year. Below: Goats enjoy escape from Goat yard. Please share our blog link with your friends.Ccpygmygoats.com
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Our goats are friendly and the kids are fun to watch!
Until Mama calls, it is difficult to find mom or to get fed! Please share our link.CCPygmygoats.com
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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…