Things since then have been kind of crazy around here! I didn't get blood drawn for preggo tests on the cows, I was extra tired from working and getting "labor updates". Oh well, it'll get done sooner or later!
To complicate things, we have Ecoli in all our water. It makes a chore time, a REAL chore time. I was given an OK by a vet to not have to treat the cows' water (I did at first) but have been boiling water and filtering it for the other animals. The dogs, turkeys and chickens drink the most. I refuse to buy bottled water for them, when I already have a water source that just needs "doctored".
I'm nixing the super-filtering, as it just takes the calcium (lime) settlings out of the water. (They'll be fine! ha) So now I'm using a hankie that is much, much faster.
I haven't been milking because it takes CLEAN water for an udder/teat wash, water for cleaning all my equipment, and it's ALOT more work to make sure no Ecoli water has gotten accidentally splashed on anything, or just out of habit rinsed off in the sink. Sigh. Fillet the foster calf will be fat and sassy by getting all the milk all the time!
We were going to butcher turkeys this weekend, but again, I'd have to bring in all "good" water--and tons of ice. It makes a simple thing 100 times harder, and boiling/cooling enough water AND keeping it all "clean" would be tough. Oh, we could do it, but....thankfully some friends of mine will take them and do the deed for us at their farm. The longer we wait, the bigger they get!
I did some canning earlier in the week, and followed normal protocol, so I do feel confident that they are safe to eat. But I won't let those jars out of the house until we eat some. I did run out of canning jars.....it's amazing how much gets canned and how fast one goes through jars in the height of 'canning season'. I will have to suck it up and buy more, because we have plenty more to can in due time.
Izzy the puppy is growing by leaps and bounds....I think every day she is bigger (just like the turkeys!)
Kyle and his GF are ready for school, and Kyle has been working quite a bit while he's on Honor Guard duty.
Jared has paternity leave for now (which is awesome!) and is enjoying time being at home with Chandra and TJ. I'm sure he's Mr. Go-fer for his wifey right now! :)
Janene, he sure is a cutie. September 21st my oldest grand daughter will be getting married in Las Vegas. Gracious how time does pass by. Enjoy your grand kids while you can cause sooner than you want they will be getting married. I shudder to think how close I am to being Great Grand Father. (Ugh)! :0)
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