goosies

Well, I have been unsuccessful in the hunting my own food department this year. No deer for myself but I was lucky enough to get some from friends. No geese for me yet either. It has been a weird year for most hunters. However, my coworker/boss got 3 geese last night and brought them to me! He knows I like to use the whole goose, down, feathers and all. The leg meat goes to the Trollie girl and the breasts for dinner! Yumm yumm...this means I have my plans set for tonight though...with 3 geese to process and then clean up after (and going to make broth) I'll be busy with that all night. Tomorrow will be a definite reading geography/working on lab night!

so much for keeping up with this blog

Well, I made it through the holidays and had like one week off from school after the holidays, not from work. So, the break I was so looking forward to never happened. The first couple weeks of classes were insane due to issues with my computer and compatibility with the software at the school. Not fun. I finally got it sort of figured out...at least to get me by for now. The amount of work for my two classes is insane on top of everything else I need to do. But the classes are good, I am learning a lot, I just might not get my normal A's and I might go splat by the time it is all done!

On the homesteading side....things are going relatively well. I have had a bit of loss. One of my turkeys got out, my Royal Palm hen and she disappeared...of all of the turkeys I did not want to lose her. So, no Royal Palm babies this Spring. I still have my Buff and Standard Bronzes though and someone has started laying eggs! I think an incubator is in my immediate future. For now...the eggs are yummy!

Speaking of eggs, I have gotten 2 duck eggs this week, one blue, one white! And chickens...well, they have slowed down but my new girls are still going strong and my little Polish girls are doing their duty!

My rabbits are a source of aggravation. They do provide good poo for garden and such but no babies! *grr* I am getting 2 new rabbits next weekend with my tax return, a Standard Chinchilla pair - I have an American Chinchilla pair and a Silver Fox pair right now. Maybe I can get something going!

On another sad note, Rothy - my barn cat that came with the house - got hit by a car. He had become my summer garden and porch buddy, I am going to miss him so much.

All else is proceeding as usual for the winter (as odd a winter as it has been). I got the fencing up in the front yard area and will be starting my second garden there shortly. I am starting some seeds this week for early spring planting.

And I leave you with a pic of my Americauna girl Vivianne.