Re: weather

PLEASE post the pictures if and when you get a chance. I would love to see
this. What hard work it must be, but how CUTE! 
A


Andrea H
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> [Original Message]
> From: Jesse Bell <jesserenebell@hotmail.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 1/13/2005 5:22:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] weather
>
> LOL..no, no, no.  It was one of those "I told you so" things.  My husband 
> doesn't do anything half-way.  When he jumps in....he does a cannonball.  
> Well, he did NOT realize how strong a billy goat is..especially when
there 
> are a BUNCH of nannies around and he wants to be in there with them.  One
of 
> the billies broke a fence so my DH put him in with about 12-14 nanny
goats 
> while he was putting up a hot wire fence...which took several days.  I
told 
> him..."do NOT put him in there...we'll have babies during the dead of
winter 
> and that is SO hard on the little ones".  His response, "Oh they won't
get 
> pregnant that fast...it takes days for them to go into season once he's
in 
> there..."  Right.  He's talking to me....the farm girl.  So now he is
paying 
> for that decision.  They ALL got pregnant.  You are supposed to stagger
the 
> breeding so they aren't all popping out at once...like they are now. 
But, 
> DH was new to this and didn't want to listen to me.  So, for the last two 
> nights he's been out in the barn in very cold temperatures, building more 
> stalls for the babies and mommas.  He was overwhelmed last night...I just 
> looked at him and said, "they can't all get pregnant that fast!" and
rolled 
> my eyes.  Eight nannies had twins and one had triplets.
>
>
>
> Jesse Rene' Bell
> Claremore, OK
> Zone 6
>
>
>
>
> >From: Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> >Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >Subject: Re: [CHAT] weather
> >Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 10:53:05 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >Jessie, are you saying one goat had 19?!?!?
> >
> >Donna
> >--- kmrsy@comcast.net wrote:
> >
> > > 19!  Was this an intentional thing?  Breeding,
> > > selling? Sounds like you have your hands full,
> > > Jesse.
> > >
> > > Kitty
> > >
> > > -------------- Original message --------------
> > >
> > > > Same here. It was downpouring rain yesterday, 32
> > > degrees last night but the
> > > > ground did not freeze because it was so warm the
> > > two days before (62-70
> > > > during the day). Crazy weather. And since Monday
> > > we have had 19 baby goats
> > > > born, so we are trying to keep all the new babies
> > > warm. We have five heat
> > > > lamps in the barn!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Jesse Rene' Bell
> > > > Claremore, OK
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >From: Aplfgcnys@aol.com
> > > > >Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > > > >To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > > > >Subject: Re: [CHAT] weather
> > > > >Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:04:55 EST
> > > > >
> > > > >We're getting the same sort of thing here, Donna.
> > > Crazy! It's been in the
> > > > >30s for a week - even at night. About three
> > > inches of snow fell Monday,
> > > > >with the temperature at 34 degrees. It's still on
> > > the ground, and still no
> > > > >freezing. Crazy! It is supposed to get warm and
> > > storm tomorrow, and
> > > > >then fall to the single digits. I think this is
> > > the nastiest sort of
> > > > >weather.
> > > > >I don't really mind bright, clear cold weather,
> > > especially if there is a
> > > > >snow cover, but I loathe this gloomy miserable
> > > mess. And I hate to
> > > > >think what it is going to do to next spring's
> > > flowers.
> > > > >Auralie
> > > > >
> > > > >In a message dated 01/13/2005 8:57:48 AM Eastern
> > > Standard Time,
> > > > >gossiper@sbcglobal.net writes:
> > > > >well yesterday it was 60 here, by the weekend it
> > > is
> > > > >supposed to be 6 if we are lucky. hum....
> > > > >
> > > > >Last night we had a thunderstorm that woke me
> > > up..
> > > > >this is Illinois in January.. hum....
> > > > >
> > > > >Now wondering how my plants will survive this
> > > crazy
> > > > >weather without cover and lotsa wet!
> > > > >
> > > >
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