Another Busy Day

Today was another one of those days where we didn't do much but actually did a lot. 

The goats spent their first full day outside in their new pen, and it was a hit! They loved it. 

We had 2 trips, the first was to run errands. First stop - Tractor Supply in Mauldin, to get the feed for the goats, and the stray mama dog. I had a $58 balance with Rakuten, so used that for a TSC gift card and that worked out nicely to cut what cash we needed.

We decided to grab Zaxby's for lunch, I am a House Zalad addict, and I always eat half and put half in the fridge for another meal. Plus, I save calories, fat and salt by not having the bread/toast. After that, we hit up one bank to deposit 2 checks for my book sales, and then the credit union to withdraw some cash. Then it was home for a break before trek 2, and to let the dogs out for a run while we were there.

AFter resting for a bit, my blood pressure was AMAZING! Actually low! 106/58 ... a big wow for me! Excellent! 

My Temu order of Sloth bird feeders (my great-grandson is a sloth fan) arrived so I set up one here so that Daniel could see it every day, and put one in my car to take with me down to Belton.

Next - trip 2 - down to the property, hubby drove his truck with a bed full of gleaned wood from one of the local building sites and the chicken's hutch from their old run. He's been getting very lucky the past few days with raiding the site bins. 

In my car, I had the dog food for the mama dog, a bag of sugar for the bees sugar water, a sloth bird feeder and a bird seed block, chicken feed, cold water and another bowl for the mama dog as another bowl had disappeared, and some stuff for the compost pile.

Hubby got there before me. I almost had an accident where somebody pulled out in front of me. I was on a main road, keeping up with traffic at 45mph, and with maybe 3 car lengths between me and the car in front, a car at a stop sign on the right just decided to pull out in front of me. They didn't even try to whip out either, just pulled out slowly, I had to slam on brakes and swerve so as not to t-bone them. Everything I was carrying shot forward in my car, and my heartrate went crazy for about 20 minutes as my body decided not to calm down immediately the incident was over. UGH!

Once there, he got the chicken hutch inside their new pen and set it up on a pallet just in case it rains real heavy, and maybe puddles in there, at some point. They'll be able to be dry.

Then he unloaded all the bits of wood and put them in the barn.

Mama dog was wandering around so we put out food and water for her, and she snuck in and ate while we were busy doing other stuff. She watches us, and feels safe on our property but is not people friendly, she's very timid. She ate so well that we refilled the pans again before we left! With feeding her puppies somewhere (we've not seen them) she eats more than our 3 dogs combined (and ours aren't starved by any means).

Hubby washed out and refilled the bees water trays, after I made up their gallons of sugar water. Both hives are doing very well. 

While he was at the hives he watered the dormant hummingbird vines that we planted last week. I can hardly wait for them to start growing, I so want the bees to have their beautiful flowers close by, and for the hummingbirds to come.

I got the Sloth bird feeder set up with a birdseed block in it and hubby hooked it up on a post near the side of the building. When I sit on the front porch, we have a few birds flying around, so I figured that would be somewhere they'd easily find the seed.

It was all good.

When we got home, we took a quick rest, and then I set about cleaning the goat pens indoors. Their bedding went in a black trash bag to be taken over to the compost heap, over at the property, tomorrow.

Hubby took the base trays outside and hosed them off, and then swept and mopped the floor under the pens. Once the floor (and trays) were dry, he put the trays back into the pens, and then I re-bedded them with fresh hay, and we put fresh water in each pen, and their evening feed. 

When he went out to get them, he carried Sunshine in, and then went to get Solomon. He decided to run off, leash trailing, but Mark managed to catch him and lead him in. He doesn't walk well on a leash at the moment, he's not used to it so it's a learning process. 

Tonight, we have 2 tired and happy goats. And 2 tired people!