Song of the Month: Baby, it's cold outside

Not much more you need to say here - it was cold, then mild enough to melt all the snow and then COOOLLLLDDD up here. V'ry cold. So here is our song, at least for now as sung by Johnny Mercer and Margaret Whiting.

Time to go haul in some more firewood.

Goats in the News: January 2010

It should be a quiet month here on the farm - breeding season is pretty much over (there is a buck in with the herd batting "cleanup" right now, but everyone appears settled). Time to start pouring over the seed catalogs, planning the fruit bushes to buy, etc.

But this edition of goats in the news has some actual timely, useful stuff. Trust me.

1. Done with your Xmas tree? Feed a goat with it! - Trust me, ours appreciate the tree a lot, especially now that there is very little green in the world.
2. Keep a herd of goats on 1/2 an acre? In town? - Maybe this guy will win his zoning board appeal, it helps that he has so much public support. Watch the video.
3. New, fast test for Barber Pole worms - Should help folks who use the FAMACHA test for barber pole worms - this is a diagnostic test that we can't do here, but it does light up the barber pole eggs super-fast. Great for separating barber poles from other worms.

And finally, how could I pass up the chance to show the trailer for "The Men Who Stare At Goats". The goat part is the best bit and doesn't last long. Sigh.

Happy New Year's Day 2010

And to celebrate, we have U2 singing "New Year's Day", live at Red Rocks in 1983.

"All is quiet on New Year's Day
A world in white gets underway
I want to be with you
Be with you night and day
Nothing changes on New Year's Day"

Guess nothing really changes... on New Year's Day!