Sum...sum...summertime!

With less than two weeks left in the school year, we are planning our summer activities. It's nice to be in education with the summers off. This year we have an additional two weeks due to a new state law governing starting dates for school districts. Kind of nice for some additional days.

We are watching our pregnant does get bigger and bigger from week to week. July and August will be busy for us with the prospect for a load of bouncing kids. After our kidding and weaning this summer, we will be liquidating about 75% of our herd. If you are looking strong and healthy brood does and herd sires, consider coming to the farm and reserving your buck or doe; and even reserve a kid. Now may be your best opportunity to get a terrific deal on an animal to improve you herd and make a splash in the showring. We will be putting out public flyer of our available animals in August, but if you would like to get on our private emailing list, please drop use a note and we will get you all the information on our herd first! Take advantage of our 19 years of experience. We will "deal" and starter herd packages will be available.

Finally, it is officially rain dance time. Wow, we need recover some pasture and in a hurry!


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So Where's the Fire?

So where is the fire? Apparently too close for my taste....or smell. An idiot smoker apparently threw their butt out the window on I-75 this afternoon and stated a brush fire in the median that because of the wind, hopped over the highway and got about 200 acres going aflame. We had ash falling on the house and the pastures. Twenty four homes were evacuated closer to the fire zone. Almost all of the horse owner got their animals out. Fortunately the fire was quickly controlled by the local fire departments, state forest firefighters and air water drops from our Sheriff's Department and state helicopters. It was a smokey and scary afternoon. All is bright and sunny now.....we just need a good amount of rain to feel really better.

Speaking of heat.....I have not cooled off regarding the hiring of a registered sex offender as a judge for the last FPGA show. I strongly feel that he should not be judging anywhere, let alone having the club fund his travel expenses and judging fee. All of the club membership should have been notified of his backround....period. It is a family event....right??!! Go read Megan's Law.

So I out of here and let's say a prayer for rain and common sense.

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