CrazyGoatLady

So sorry to hear this Billy

Thank you friend. I'm good, just been a very long strange year.

Not today, but recently. I bought myself a scythe and I needed to peen the blade. I haven't made a stump for the jig yet so the pritchel hole in my anvil worked a treat

Your welcome SHC. No, I never stamped it. Thanks guys. I'm sorry I don't get on. Lots of life changes and I haven't dealt well with them. But it's getting better. Frosty, the kids weren't planned for the middle of winter. But my little buck didn't do his job when I expected him to. I was beginning to wonder if he was ever going to and contemplated getting a new buck. And the thing with the easement is we think they are using the wrong one and in fact have built over someone else's easement. It's also only about a two year old easement. It woudnt have been a big deal until we had to keep politely asking them and sometimes forcefully asking them not to park cars on our property outside their easement. Its for ingress/egress only. There's way more to the story than that, but I don't want to hijack this thread. It's been a headache

Hey Frosty! I'm good and the farm is good. We are getting fencing done slowly but surely and currently in a bit of a disagreement with neighbors who supposedly have an easement on our property. Very long story that I'm afraid is going to be a matter for lawyers... But tons of work done and tons more to go. Hopefully I'll have new little spronkers somewhere between January and February. Also we've added quail and turkeys to the roster. Sorry I don't get on often. It's been a very busy and eventful year. I have done a little smithing but not much. I am hoping to get to more here soon. It's good to talk with you

Hey guys! I'm still alive and I sent you a pm SHC

Thanks pnut and BillyBones! The goats are good. It's been a heckuva year to say the least. I'll try to get in here more often. It was very fun forging again and I surprised myself that I didn't forget everything I've learned. Y'all are doing such awesome work. I have pages and pages to go through to catch up Thanks Frosty. That hook was made from a very pitted and rusty old nail- thing I found on the property. No barbecue goat yet. I've got a young buck that I think may be shooting blanks...

Hey guys! I have a lot of catching up to do. It's late, but I'm still up. I thought I'd let y'all know I finally got back to forging Saturday. I was waiting to put my smithy together, but decided if I keep waiting, I'll never do it. So here's my first little project in over a year working with bare bones infrastructure. I hope this photo loads because I've always had a bit of trouble getting them on here. Nothing fancy, but it was fun

My signal has been wonky the last couple of days. Maybe I can get a quick comment to go through. I made a hammer handle from Bois d'arc. I don't know how well it holds up to that application because I put a head on it that I ended up not using much. Not because of the handle, just don't like the head very well. I know it sure turns your hands and fingernails yellow but can be a beautiful wood

Wow great looking axe!

Haha!

Hello Frazer and thank you! Will-I-Am, no, he's Boer and Spanish that I know of. He's a mutt I got him for his color. His dam is nearly solid black and his sire is chocolate with a white belly band. Hoping he'll add some good colors to the herd. Plus, his mother is a good, well built goat who throws triplets nearly every kidding. Buck stink is not for everyone for sure!

Good morning IFI'ers Too bad the rooster isn't in the picture. I could have said rise and shine Will-I-Am, we raised ducks when I was real young. And a few years back, we were given a bunch of them when a neighbor was moving. I wasn't very fond of them. They were Muscovy and they just aren't my cup of tea. Nasty critters. We cooped the chickens when we started out because I was always afraid the dogs would hurt them. Then our neighbors' Guineas started coming over to our house and I noticed the dogs didn't bother them. So I took a chance and let the hens out and they chased them a little, but have never hurt them. Never lost any to predators until recently. Moved to a different area and there are coons, coyotes, fox, pigs, hawks, owls and a couple of Bobcats have been seen on the neighbors game cam. I think a coon got one on Christmas day and sign pointed to a coyote getting two about a month ago. We did a lot of shoring up on the fence lines and started shutting them up during the day. Set out a live trap and camera. Only thing I caught was a cat and only seen wild rabbits on the game cam. Our hens are a year old. I think I'm down to 48 now and we are getting about 31 eggs a day. As far as eating bucks, I can't say. Even though I raise them, I've only eaten one. It was a young wether pit barbecued and it was good stuff. I wouldn't think buck taint would be in the meat though. My thing would be how old is he? Might be tough and not very flavorful. If it's like rabbits, when they get past about 3 1/2 months, they start getting where they taste very bland unless you heavily season them. The young ones almost don't need any seasoning they taste so good. And nice greenhouse. We just set up a small one and are preparing a garden area. Frosty, I don't think I'll try castrating a goat like the shepherds you mentioned either... what a mental image that left in my brain

Will-I-Am, nice looking goats! Frosty gave a good class about these critters. What breed chickens do you raise? My life wouldn't be complete without chickens, goats and dogs.

Thanks JHCC. That's what I was hoping is I could put them to use. It's a heavy pair for sure. Like my old champion flat bit. Michael, nice find. Definitely usable in the shop I think. Use it for dishing