the belly of teh goat groweth large.... you don't notice it until she lies down and it all shifts to one side in a huge lump--- i think i aGREE SHE WILL "KID" SOON. AND IF ANYONE SUGGE4SWTS WE MILK HER-- I WILL PROVIDE A BUCKET... I INVITE YOU TO HAVE AT IT;.... the whole business is aqbout 6 inches off the floor unless you build a milking stand for goats. it's not on my list
NOW... I REMEMBER.... A WOMAN JUST UP THE STREET-- SHE HAD A BAD TIME WITH ARTHRITIS IN HER HQNDS, SO HER SONS BOUGHT HER A NUBIAN GOAT-- SLIGHTLY LARGER... EAars hanging down... her sons were in the construction business, i have never seen such a solid goat pen all 2 x 5's 6 feet high... and with a goat that jumps... it is needed... so the fact that she had to milk that goat twice a day was a huge help for her hands ( and she did go back to making wonderful quilets---) in the meantime goats don't give milk for fun... they have to have a baby to get them started--reproduction being what it is... she ended up with 3 milking goats and a 4' tall liquid nitrogen taqnk in her hall closet... this took the place of needing a daddy goat on the property.it also meaqnt that she coudl have super daddy sperm and her goats became well known for their milk production... ( which she used to give up by the gallon)- because she had such super goats, she donated the kids to the hieffer project-- where her "offspring" were flown to africa to be donated to anyone who needed a goat in aftrica.
-- HER ARTHRITIS WAS A BENEFIT TO SOMEONE !! proving once again that there ARE WAYS FOR ANYONE TO BE GENEROUS SOMEHOW.
I HAVE ZERO INTENTION OF GOAT MILKING-- HOWEVER.. TEHRE ARE A FEW THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO PASS ON.. IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE A ONE GOAT MILKING MACHINE-- FROM WALMART-- IT CAN BE GOOGLED "FRUIT JAR GOAT MILKER" MADE FROM A FOOD SAVER VACUUM PUMP $16 AND sOMNE 1/4 TUBING-- IT WAS FASCINATING !! WHICH THEN BRINGS ME TO GOOGLING DAIRYMASTER GOAT MILKER- TURNTABLE... WHICH CAN DO 1800 GOATS AN HOUR IN A VERY ORGANIZED FASHION-
APPARENTLY THAT DARIY MASTER ALSO MAKES TURNTABLES FOR COWS TOO... TALK About automation...
that is worth seeing---
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just when you think you have heard it all......
this BRINGSW ME TO .... THE HARVARD EMGINEERING STUDENTS WHO CAME HERE YESTERDAy-
they are desiging a robotic doggie poo picker...- being the helpful type, i did take about an hour helping the student with the various perspectives.. my first being the interaction between a robot and an animal might not be very ggod for the robot.- it was a very intellectual discussion -- shall we say "quantitative analysis of consistancies" - it was a veryt creative - stimulating conversation. and i did suggest he consult other inventions... like teh chunky vomit picker from britain..
so i went to google and searched "chunky vomit picker"--- and there--- third one down was teh " dialy doggie"- now that is frightening-- in thei entire world-- this internet is keeping track of something as minor as how to picking up vomit... if "they" are keeping track of all the topics in teh daily doggie, maaybe that is why i get so many strange ads.
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i hear some folk are coming to dog fest early----let us pray they bring their work ethick with them... there are a few thiggs left undone..... mentally i thought i had one more week--
bud put in a full day yesterday- and we have lovely evening lights in teh donk cafe now.
we are suposed to have good weather !!!!
