Stormcrow's Hobby Farm

[U_Stormcrow]

Momma is well too - sorry about the fuzziness of the photo, goat was in motion (and my hands were shaking). Animal feed unloaded, off to the grocery

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Settled on the 6.5 Creedmoor.

Now need to settle on which goat(s) to send to freezer camp next.

 

[troyer]

The deer were grazing behind the house about dark last night. Among them were 2 new spotted babies!

I thought about your new baby. Have you thought about a name?
Would love to see her/him bouncing around!

Is it normal for fawns to be born this time of the year there?

 

[Molpet]

Is it normal for fawns to be born this time of the year there?

I was wondering about that too, up by me white tail are just going out of rut.

 

[NanaK]

Is it normal for fawns to be born this time of the year there?

I don't recall ever seeing such young fawns this time of year in the past. DH and I were just talking about this. We have been on this property for 32 years. I've been in the area all my life.

I have seen new babies in March but never January that I can remember. Our weather has been up and down a lot. From a few nights in the upper teens to 75f. There are tons of leaves and straw in the woods behind the house where they bed down. I hope they will make it. You can bet I'll be looking for them.

 

[Sally PB]

Now need to settle on which goat(s) to send to freezer camp next.

Whatever happened with tanning hides?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Whatever happened with tanning hides?

Fail. Fail, and Fail. I'll keep trying, but not in this weather

 

[Sally PB]

I'll keep trying, but not in this weather

"Finding success by learning from failure." Worthy lessons for those who will pay attention to them, IMO.

What did you do that didn't work, if you don't mind sharing it?

 

[U_Stormcrow]

"Finding success by learning from failure." Worthy lessons for those who will pay attention to them, IMO.

What did you do that didn't work, if you don't mind sharing it?

I don't know.

OK, I have some good guesses. One, I'm having trouble getting the fat scrapped off without either tearing the hide or scrapping too thin. Two, I tried smoke tanning, and got things too hot. Three, I had not enough salt.

I should proably build stretching frames, too.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

Another goat born last night (different mama of course)