RAWESOME RAID by FDA Aug. 3, 2011

This is seriously sickening.

I'm deeply outraged by this right now, I can already feel a rant going on for days, weeks, months, and years until this is no longer an issue! We have rights people!

BIG AG NEEDS TO GO AWAY!

You did what?!

Since Saturday my husband SL and I have been running the farm solo :)
(With a little help from Mr. M)

The first few days were hectic. Seriously.

Waking up at 4:30am to milk wasnt too bad but it definitely made me miss sleeping until 7:00. Then going to the full time job (8:30am - 5:30pm) followed by evening farm chores which btw takes longer than morning chores bc you are feeding everyone and milking mostly everyone. Granted my dear hubby let me off work early Tue. and Wed. to get started on milking early since that is the most time consuming part of the chores...but feeding is the most labor intensive in my opinion of which hubby conquered! I showed him the first day what to do and he found the easiest way to do it for him. He worked super hard and I'm so proud of him for working so hard. He used the farm truck which is an old truck w/ a wooden flat bed on it (totally rocks my socks off). First he would load all the hay bales he could fit which is about 3, he filled all 8 buckets w/ the milkers feed, loaded all the pellet feed bags plus the 5 gal. bucket for the front pasture then he rides off into the sunset to feed the goats lol...and poultry whose feed is also loaded onto the truck. After he feeds he comes and helps me finish milking (on the days I didnt get off work early bc on them days I pretty much had it done by the time he got out there). Milking takes 2.5 hours - 3 hours solo but dually 2 hours (thats one mainly milking and one gathering goats <- me). Mornings take about an hour give or take a few minutes. Once milking is complete I at the moment dump the remaining bucket on the parlor floor and let it soak (milk cleans don't cha know) a few until SL is finished prepping for evening chores (loading the truck up ^^ like mentioned above) and then he would usually clean the parlor unless I finished first then I would. Time to clean the equipment :) by the time I'm done which takes me almost 20-30 mintutes SL is done. Time for work or bed.

I milked the goats bc I know the goats and they know me...it was too funny the first day the goats did not like SL so he had to hide partially behind the wall lol. I would be lying if I said I did not get aggravated at the ding bat nubians and the hard headed alpines! Did I tell you guys it rained/thunderstormed :( I already knew in advance what happens when it rains/thunderstorms...the goats are ridiclously frightened and stay bundled up in the barn which made me have to retreive them...but that didnt slow me down! I fed the milkers bc SL didnt have barn boots and that my friends was (and I know this already) the hardest part...they wedge you in between them and the troughs (we call that goat surfing here at LPF.)

Overall it was a great experience. I enjoyed it in a weird way...however...I'M SUPER DUPER GLAD S AND M ARE BACK! I'm tired. I have a deeper respect for them now that I did it for 5 days, morning and night. I learned alot about my hubby, the goats, and myself.

Cuteness: The turkies loved SL and rode with him on the truck so did the kittens. hehe. I wish I had my camera at those moments ;)

I'm all worded out guys and ready to shower after all that work so until next time 'I'm knee deep in sleep' later gators!

Farm progress from my eyes.

LPF is progressing at an alarming rate! Soon we'll be on top of the WORLD or at least the LOCAL WORLD anyways.

Saturday was 'Operation Clear Out for Construction' and it was A HUGE SUCCESS!

I want to personally thank everyone who came out to support a local farm. It made me smile on the inside seeing (even if was only a few people) everyone working so hard. My 'area' was the front of the barn...and everyone else tackled the 'soon to be' cheese kitchen. We knocked it out fast and then enjoyed some yumminess (frozen custard).

Community. I love it!

I took my niece and nephew too...they had a blast! MC wrote 6 sentences about the farm but I forgot the notebook this morning :( and camera.

Did I mention how I'm ready to be on the farm full time? I literally had a dream about it Sunday night. IT WAS AWESOME! The whole front (where the produce will be grown) was full of fruit trees, berry bushes, vegetables, herbs, and rabbits! It drives me insane to be in this office everyday when I could be doing what I love.

Kissing goats and growing vegetables!

'Knee Deep In' Progress.

Operation Clear Out for Construction

Operation Clear Out for Construction

Tomorrow from 2pm - 5pm

Look for a post and a guest appearance/blog from MC my niece. She will be sharing with you all her experiences and what she learned!

(Pictures will be taken by her to document the experience.)

'Knee Deep In'

Boot Burn //ouchie//

Long time no speak, I know.

Things have been rather crazy in life and life on the farm. New Parlor is nearing completion...

Now we are scrambling due to an unexpected change to get the cheese kitchen up and roaring :). We are all smiles though. BIG CHANGES!

As far as intern blabbering...well...

IT'S FREAKIN' HOT AS HADES! My boots were burning my legs so I decided to cut them..bad idea..bad idea.. (shakes head). Now I get debris in them aka poop/ice/ dirt/ water/ and everything else that deems itself bootable..AND..they still burn me! I'll do a post of its own on my boots. Perhaps a before and after shot. LOL.

Refer to our FB page for a more recent update about all the changes going on here.

When the sun goes down...

This post will start off by saying how awesome M & S are. You can tell by their actions how much they truly believe in what they are doing. I have a deep appreciation for them and the farm. I can't leave out little V for her hours of entertainment keep me/us rolling (laughing). Mr. M (M's Dad) b/c he helps w/ numerous projects on the farm and the barn expansion process..last but not least! (He even had on the right barn attire yesterday... boy, I wish I had my camera w/ me.)

(Enough of being sappy) :)

Animal updates: Holy moly we have new chickens, turkeys, and kitties (insert extremly happy face here).

Chickens: Coronations and Light Sussex, Blue and Lavendar Orpingtons, and more Buckeye chickens.
Turkeys: a pair of Narragansett turkeys
Kitties: 5 beautiful tabby cats w/ white paws and chest markings :)
(I feed them and even have Momma Cat coming to me)- S says, "They are going to bring their friends over". I'm just trying to keep some around to kill mice and snakes...but I wouldnt mind all of them staying ;)

Heat Advisory - is it insanely hot these days! I try not to complain but dang it is hard not too. The heat slows me down for some reason...maybe I should lose some more weight... I took 2 breaks yesterday during feeding (Thank the Heavens for the A/C in both the milk rooms). It is so crazy how much one can sweat. I drank 1.5 liters of water last night and didn't have to run to the restroom 100 times b/c it was leaving my body in the form of sweat!!!! I'm glad a/b that b/c of our friendly SPIDERS living in the bathroom (insert scary face here). I used to be extremely afraid of the 8 legged monsters but not so much now. (hehe don't let me lie I still run the other direction..sometimes :).. or I make S clean the boots out just to make sure there are NO monsters in there.)

DHEC gave us the green light to start building the new milking parlor!!!! You may have an idea how exciting this truly is! Now we are waiting on SCDA's approval for the kitchen to start making cheese, custard, and ice cream! :P As of this current moment the barn/farm is in transition..so, things can be at times out of control..fun part is working the kinks out.

I wish I had some pictures for you but I don't maybe next week :) Until then we are 'knee deep in' work!

Raw Intern Emotions

Sorry no cool pictures to add. My other lap top is on the fritz :(...say a little prayer for her.

Monday I spent most of the day on the farm. I picked up around and in the barn, and prepped for that nights chores (feeding & milking). Btw, in case you are wondering we are milking more than 50 goats 2 at a time. <~ crazy and time consuming. All that will change soon though b/c we are expanding and diversifying. New parlor, bigger barn, pasture chickens, turkeys, cheese, custard, produce and whateverrrr else we deem awesome and worthwhile. We (the whole farm including but not limited to the animals) are super thrilled for all the changes coming but with change comes the unknown. (dun, dun, dun, dunnnnnnnnnnn.)

It is rather hot?! Wouldn't you say? More humid than hot...but dang it is killer some days.

This is me keeping it real with you guys...being an intern sucks sometimes. You mess up things, you forget stuff, overflow the milk tank into the air compressor(?), teet dip the wrong goats, mark the wrong goats on the milking sheet, your ideas are that just ideas...and 9 times out of 10 you have no idea what you are talking about. Just smile and push through it b/c every farmer started in your shoes and no one ever truly knows it all (life would be very boring if you did). In other words it is easy for me to blog and make internship look and sound easy but truthfully this is the hardest work I've ever done for this long. Well, gardening is pretty labor intensive but this year is my 3rd one. (I'm working on my experience after all I'm only 23) With all that being said..I must admit I wouldn't change it for the world and it is the first thing I've ever stuck to for myself. I'm proud to be an intern. All the sweat and sweat to come will be worth it in the end b/c one day I'll be the teacher/ farmer. :)

Happy Friday!

Btw- We have a new kid whose name is 'Pinky' b/c she is PINK! How stinkin' cute..and if we ever get rid of our bulldog (to a good home of course)..I'm bringing her home..maybe I'll get Charm too, I love that goat!

Home Garden

Some photos of my home garden:

The process of layering :) Thats me!

Keep in mind that is only half of it. Layers complete.

One of the beds.

Still not the whole garden. I will have to take some more photos b/c everything is much, much larger now :)

Enjoy being 'Knee Deep In' :)

Just another blog in bloggity blog land.

So yeah, I'm going to do my very bestest to keep up with my blogs. :)

Yesterday evening we trimmed the little turkey's wings. Might I add the little tom needs an attitude adjustment! True story. He hissed at us and puffed his little feathers all up. I must make it a point to handle him every chance I get b/c I don't want him doing that when he is full grown. Mean little devil. They are growing like weeds in a fertile garden! Plus, little V's chicken whom she is yet to name (surprised it's not Chica b/c everything is Chica or Blanca baby). I'm ready to put them in the chicken tractor but this odd cold snap is preventing that. We are due to get a set of 10 turkeys next week sometime. :) Super excited! We plan to enclose a stall in chicken wire for them. Did I mention how much I hate the smell of poultry manure? Well I really hate/dislike that smell. Any manure for that matter but poultry manure is the most hated/disliked! I'll deal with for the sake of fertilizer though. ;) Crazy how much the sense of smell changes when you work around smelly animals. I can no longer tell if I smell like poo! Not funny btw.

This weather has the goats acting like goof balls. I tell ya the truth goats trip me out! I love them. Like I mentioned previous blog some days I dread going out to the farm but once I'm there in my routine I'm glad I came. The farm is a place I can surprisingly relax, not physically relax but mentally relax. I love petting the goats and loving on them even if they arent having it that day..I'm like Elvira I do it anyways..I think the goats expect it from me now b/c they all flock when I'm petting one! It's hard not to pet them all. There is not enough time in a day for all that now. I do have my favorites, but as new goats start milking I usually get a new favorite everyday. Before long they will all be my favorites. I'm a sucker what can I say?!

Well I plan to work all day at the farm Monday. Hopefully I'll have something to blog about. I really hope I don't see any large spiders or snakes :( Until then I'm 'Knee Deep In'.

I'm baccccccccck!

Lots of things have changed.

I know, I know... "Where have ya been?" you ask. Well, I've been 'knee deep in' don't cha know!

Garden update: I have decided to postpone the garden at the farm until Fall 2011. Why? B/c I had prior obligations to my own yard and to keep a balance I had to make a choice. Plus, it is helping me better the plan for the farm garden. I'll do a post all about my home garden though. :) Let's just say, "Poop Mountain is in good use". :)

Internship update: It is going along nicely. Everyday is a learning day. One thing I have learned for sure is: Change. Nuff said. I'm starting to feel like a part of the farm as if I'm finding my place in a chain of many links. :) I love it, but at times I doubt myself. It is hard work. S and M are Sm-awesome! I love them. I respect them highly for their dedication to their farm! I mentioned previously the hard work, yeah about that...my arms/ upper body is gaining from it! I can now shovel for long periods of time without pain or taking breaks :). Every chance I get I'm showing off my new muscles. Ha! Who'd a thunk it?! I'm learning goats names quite nicely..hehe..M has to ask me who's who sometimes..but shhhh, don't tell him I said that. I attempted to trim a hoof a couple weeks ago, it wasn't as hard as expected. The hoof is extremely soft and awkward. lol. We have since added turkeys to the farm. That is a post of it's own. Now that I think of it my camera didn't take some pictures of them that I remember taking. Oh well. The expansion loan went through and we will soon start the expansion process. Good times. I would be lying if I didn't say some days I dread going out to the farm...but as soon as I'm there feeding the goats and giving my routine of love to them..I'm happy, I came..and after a hard nights work I feel like I really accomplished something! Sorry this post is all over the place but that's what happens when you neglect a blog for like 2 months! Silly me. I made some goat cheese, not bad for my first run at it! I think next I will attempt yogurt! Stay tuned for that! I'm sure there is more to update but for now I'm all worded out!

Chicken Mansion.

And the boys and girls :)

Where ya' been?

Long overdue update on the internship, goats, and garden.

I just havent been motivated to blog here lately...

Blog worthiness: I hand milked a goat the other night. I had some issues at first but once I got my 'flow' it was easy...and cool...not cool if you had to hand milk more than one.

Internship is going awesome and I'm learning lots still (which will continue)! S and I went to an 'Open Forum' meeting this past Saturday (Neat but my butt is still hurting from the chairs). Stevie, A (an environment friendly friend) and I will attend a 'Marketing' workshop this Saturday. As much as I'm enjoying the networking and learning..I HAVE A TON TO DO! After this workshop I'm done for a while b/c I still have to get the front bed ready for planting.

Okay..

I'm am completely overwhelmed at times when I start thinking of all the things that need to be done before spring gets here! (Must remain calm and focused) <~ A little chant I frequently use...followed by 'you only have this to do'...collect old wood, limbs, leaves, newspaper, cardboard (like tons), kitchen scraps, and some earth worms...then lasagna it all to form a bed. Which will look like this... (Not the 'Mandala' in the center but the squiggly one on the bottom.)

Now, a little passion from me.

We as humans are so disconnected from..well..everything. It's no wonder the world is in the shape it's in. We have lost the connection some where along the way. We need to find it and IMO (in my opinion) it starts w/ a garden. :)

I'm 'Knee Deep In' AWE and needed action!

Introduction to Permaculture Design -Geoff Lawton

New Chicken Tractor and Goat Poop Mountain!

Hi, Intern Ashly here coming at you from the top of Goat Poop Mountain!

:)

I can't believe it but the top and sides are already dirt and smell rich like dirt no stinky smell which is a good thing. I was astonished. Although, the center is still breaking down...but you see the size of that thing!

Today, I had a helper..BL..she was a mean 'witch grass' ho'er ;) she also helped weed the herb bed. The compost pile was sarted. I layered dry carbon material (dried weeds/grass and vines), coffee grounds, topsoil, goat manure/dirt, eucalyptus branches w/ leaves. I felt awesome. We cleared a good bit of debris out of the garden area but it will take time. I want to refrain from tilling around the area bc tilling brings new weed seeds to the surface (that sprout and make more weeds). We (S, M, and I) decided that I will just grow the raised beds and start around the existing trees...and eventually it will all run together. I get caught up in planning sometimes instead of letting it happen. Start at your back door/front door is a starting point in permaculture...so I'm going to grow beds along the front of the house also. :) I'm so excited that S and M are excited ab the idea of an edible landscape! I like the fact they are giving me input, I think it is awesome..but I mean it is their yard.lol. I'm ready to start planting everything. I'm thinking of building the cold frame tomorrow..since all the tools are already out from doing THIS...

It isnt complete but it still looks fabulous! Our Farm has some talent I tell you...we all bring something to the table..even the little one V (she can fit/go into tiny spaces..like the chicken tractor to reach the egg)..

Welp, there is the update! Until tomorrow 'I'm Knee Deep In' preparation.

Greening the Desert - Permaculture in Jordan

Isn't this amazing :)

Are you 'milking' it?

I helped S milk the goats last night!!!!!! (you can tell I'm proud)

Milking isnt that hard but the Nigerians are another story. One gave me a 'run for my money' last night..silly goat..at least I wasnt being dragged through the barn this time. The other night I had to run to keep from being pulled down in the dirt. Poor S she was starving and so was little V (M & S's daughter) S was one stage from delusional...she had to pull mostly all of the Nigerians to the milking parlor (btw is a work out).

Nigerians are short demons in fur. :) but they sure are cute!

I FED ALL BY MYSELF AND WATERED! (well I lied S fed the milkers)

It took me like an hour or more (whose keeping track).

M got home and cleaned the equipment for us...bc S and V were starving! (they still didnt go eat!)

I showed them my vision for the farm (A food forest) and I think it may have excited them a little :) which made me smile on the inside! I gave M the seed catalog to pick out what he wants and a fruit tree catalog. We chit chatted ab the things I posted to FB and of the things we wanted to grow. I knew it was time for me to go :( bc I knew they were starving. S gave me the eggs the girls laid since coming to the farm for Stevie (my hubby).

Oh yeah, and I witnessed how to disbud a kid. I'm not ready for that...but I get the purpose.

Until next time yall..'Knee Deep In' designing this years garden.

The Goats, Hens, and Me.

This morning I traveled not very far to pick up our first 'girls' black australorps (a heritage breed). We now have 2 roosters and 4 hens in my chicken tractor but M is designing & soon building an A frame tractor..which looks sweeeeeet..

btw...they layed 2 eggs already!

Photo by M~

Once I got the 'girls' settled into their home. Operation: Tidy Barn. I didnt tackle all that needed tackling but I started. I loved on some goats, checked on some kids, and took all the feed buckets out of the pens/stalls (preparing for dinner). S rolled up on her way back to the office. We chit chatted a/b so many things mainly sustainable stuff :) I am so excited a/b the future w/ the farm. :) I'm ready to see the gardens flourishing the fruit trees blossoming, and the berry bushes abundant w/ fruit! Any who, let me wake up from my dream...I then checked out some old windows that M's dad, Mr. M collected. 'Ding' light bulb! ~DIY Cold Frames. (Awesome) S also told me I can use this trough/manger to plant stuff in which is going to be 'cute' ;) One day when we arent 'Knee Deep In' we can go exploring to see what 'hidden treasure' we can find in the woods. (Back to the program) I put some hay in the 'milkers' stall...Dinner time! The feed wagon's (how we haul the feed) axel snapped off ;/ UgH. I tried for 20 minutes to fix it...Mr. M rolls up as I'm dragging the wagon into the barn. fail. He pulled it the rest of the way in for me. Fed everyone. Almost got knocked down feeding the milkers..first bruise of the internship..and yes I only took one bucket at a time. Ring, Ring, Ring Hubby calling and it's time for me to go. Mr. M was busy trying to fix the barn bathroom for me and M was hauling in hay. I had a blast today bonding w/ the goats and the farm. I'm 'Knee Deep In' love :)

Ideas and garden/farm ramblings...

Here is the blue print for our first keyhole garden.

I shared w/ you what keyhole gardening was right? I'm sure I did in my last post.

I was researching companion plants for blackberries and I found tansy (IDK what that is) and garlic (which we will have more use for sooooo...that is the pick to grow w/ the blackberries).

Yesterday we moved the chicken tractor out to the farm. That was interesting. We had to turn it side ways (b/c it is huge) and I had to ride w/ it in the back of the truck (it was top heavy)..btw it was pretty chilly riding back there..but over all moving it wasnt hard. The poor thing needs some TLC before we get our BUCKEYES :) (a heritage breed chicken whos existence is critical..we are preserving a breed)!

At my house we are preparing for our garden which is in the old dog pen (empty for 1 1/2 years). We salvaged at least 200 ft. of usable fence to make tomato cages with. Talk a/b sustainable! Plus, some wood..that will most likely be used for chicken perches when we build on to the chicken tractor.

I'm done rambling :) until next time..I'm Knee Deep In...

Sustainable Garden Progress Report

I have locked down some compost worthy resources :)

Thanks Starbucks for giving me your used coffee grounds and cardboard boxes! I also, have a pretty steady supply of newspaper.

Today I weeded 2 1/2 out of 4 raised beds at the farm! I found some surprises: Blackberry w/ shoots, blueberry bush, a bunch of peppermint, spearmint, rosemary and lavender bush! I'd say I hit the jack pot. The soil was beautiful btw :)

I couldnt decide where to put the compost heap/bin or the future keyhole garden bed, but great minds think alike..S and I had the same idea..so I'm going w/ it! My first garden addition will be a 25 x 25 ft. keyhole garden bed done w/ the 'lasagna gardening method'. The soil is a tad bit sandy but not as bad as I was thinking.. thats why 'lasagna gardening method' is IT!

Tomorrow I will share some photos :)

Chicken tractor is moving to its new home tomorrow..the farm..for our future flock of heritage breed chickens. I'm also taking my compost to the farm to help get the new compost going.

Goodnight..'Knee Deep In...DREAMS! Holla <3

Day 2

2 posts in 1 day~ Say wha?!

Just getting it all out before I forget pieces of valuable info :)

I arrived at 6:45ish...I beat S there! YES!!!! That was my main objective to beat her to the barn so I could start feeding the goats. I like to figure things out for myself..like..what does the 'red switch' do? I was expecting to blow the place up but to my surprise it just turned on the middle lights. When I opened the gates of course there they were the 'escape goats' (literally). I was confused on what I should do.. try to catch them or go about my way. I went a/b my way (they all ended up where they needed to be). I decided to feed the goats their hay first. I used the left over hay from last night first...then...(I had to give myself a pep talk the whole way in..'have no fear, have no fear, have no fear') to get more hay out of the tractor trailer (18 wheeler trailer/storage)..it wasnt bad and I didnt die doing it! (No boogie monsters) I was proud! I chunked that bale out the door like a pro then chunked myself. Loaded the hay on the hay dolly majigger (thing). The next 15 minutes was spent looking for a sharp object. Got it! Did my thing..stuffed mostly all of the bins (forgot some but S took care of them for me). I lifted a whole bale (square) over my head into one of the end pen's hay feeder majigger (thing) scientific name unknown at this point. AS I was feeding the hay S rolled up. Long story short I 'think' I did well for my first feeding. I had a brain fart a few times but they passed. :) I then hung out w/ S in the milking parlor..we talked 'teets' and I applied the glycerin & iodine solution to a few 'teets'. I loved the fact that most of the goats knew what to do. After milking it was time to clean & sanitize the equipment. We chit chatted a/b markets and business stuff..let time slip away..10:00 pm I gotta go! Grab my wool coat, goat book, and I was gone w/ the wind! See ya next time until then I'm 'Knee Deep In...'

Notes: gloves rock, wool socks are a must in the winter time, goats trip me out.
Names I put a face with today: Smiley, Jose, and Isabella.

P.S~ I learned tons.

Day 1 of Dairy Goat Farm Internship.

I am doing this blog mainly for reference...but if you find it amusing please feel free to follow me!

Topics talked a/b:

~feeding (where everything is located)

*it is easier to feed if you take all the buckets out first
*hay is in eighteen wheeler trailer/ storage
*1 flake of hay per hay bin (which is in each pen) 2 outside end pens get a whole square bale.
*'cookie crumble' recipe (3 cups fat stuff, 2 cups of the other 3 buckets)
*only milking goats get the crumbles, will cause edema in dry goats
*custom feed 1/2 scoop per goat + 1/2 if they are growing or working. ex: 3 goats = 1 1/2 scoops (all goats get this)
*once the feed bowls are set you have to wait for a free space and drop it in! Viola! Dinner served!

~kidding/birth of a baby goat/kid

*if cord breaks kid needs to come out quick due to inhalation of fluid
*kids come out 'superman style'
*shoulders can be the hardest to get out
*if a stillborn kid is first to come out complications can arise b/c they don't produce the hormones a live kid would which could cause labor to stall or not come
*once the sac breaks kids must come out
*C-sections make a goat useless :(
*to be continued

~future garden plans (for me)

*chickens; we are moving our chicken tractors out to the farm this weekend b/c Ms. Chicken is getting some friends
*saw my garden area (well what the headlights could show)
*discussed compost/ goat poop mountain
*discussed grants
*possibly doing cut flowers
*more will come after Saturday when it is day light

~brutality of farm life (sometimes you have to make business judgements)

*sometimes animals have to be put out of their misery :( end of story.

~Tags
*LE (left ear- not as you are looking but as you are the animal) the farm they were born on ID ex: Lone Palmetto Farm could be LPF
*RE (right ear- ^^^) Letter provided for you (dont quote me) number given to the animal by the farm.
*2011 letter is A... and how our farm does the number is based on the number of kids born stillborn or alive. ex: A (year) 18 (# of kids born this year)

~Goat Names
*It will take time for me to learn them all but I remember 3 as of right now Charm, Nicole, and Peek A Boo. I remember the names but placing it w/ a face..I'm not there yet..

I shadowed... mostly got in the way but they said they expect that so I'm okay w/ that. I'm so eager to get the feeding down, they (S & M) really need a break every now and then. Plus, it will allow S&M to catch up on other barn chores that need to be done. I'm also eager to start building the soil up in my garden area! Oh snap diggity...I can't wait! Tonight my goal is to feed the goats by myself. I may need a little guidance but I dreamed a/b feeding the goats all night..process just kept repeating..we'll see ;) See ya tomorrow until then I'm 'Knee Deep In'.