That was the question that was asked to the little science class today. What is the difference between a dog and a goat? Since people are most familiar with dogs, I didn't have us look Buddy over too closely. But, we did look Ruby over. Poor thing was terrified and shaking like a leaf. But, she is just over a week old and still has comical ears.
I showed the umbilical cord still attached. I showed where he udder will fill in when she is older and bred. I showed where her horns will be coming in.
Then, I asked the question. What makes them different? They both have four legs and fur. They are both mammals. Other than Buddy being a boy and Ruby being a girl, what makes them different? I broke my "Human DNA" rule and had both in here so they could see and tell me what makes them different. Then we discussed the diets of the different animals. Dogs are omnivores with carnivorous leanings. Goats are herbivores. We also briefly discussed pigs (gross, disgusting creatures) and chickens (omnivores with canibalistic tendencies.) Personally, I think we are doing chickens a favor by eating them. Same thing with pigs. I can not wait until August.
Actually, we will be taking the pigs in sometime in July and they should be ready by the time August rolls around and the pork fast ends. (April 15 to August 15.) I can not wait.
I went over to my SIL's today and helped her do a bit of moving and cleaning of MIL's computer room. There were a LOT of food scraps and scattered pills under the desk and stuff. There are still a bunch of things to go through. I have some stuff. Mostly pictures and papers pertaining to George's father. Plus, a bench that George had made for his mother about eight years ago.
We placed our bird order today. We ordered the hens from http://www.moyerschicks.com/ and our turkeys from http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/
I have heard good things about both places and am really looking forward to their arrival. Although I don't know how the post office will like it.
Anyway, I have laundry to hang and some exercising to do. I went over by four points today.
2 comments:
Do they have a minimum order on those sites? I really need more like a hole in my head. haha! I've thought about incubating some eggs but I have a hard time telling if they are fertilized or not. The candling method just doesn't work well especially since we collect them everyday and put them in the fridge.
We have one Turken and she lays the biggest eggs I've ever seen. LOL
Are your hens still not laying?
~Ashley
The hens are laying, but not very much. Or we aren't finding all of them.
Candling wouldn't work if you collect everyday. If you have a good broody, mark a few eggs and let her nest and raise them. Other hens will continue to lay under her, so you will need to collect from under her. She will have to be thrown off the nest once a day anyway to eat and drink. Otherwise, she will eat the eggs she is hatching for her own survival.
Minimum order for chicks is 25. Turkeys is (I think) 5. Different places have different stipulations.
They go out by mail and the psot office will call when they arrive so you can pick them up.
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