Combine in a 16 oz bottle:
15 drops lavender oil
3-4 Tbsp of vanilla extract
10 drops of citronella oil (or eucalyptus oil)
1/4 Cup lemon juice.
Fill bottle with water.
Spring is coming (I hope, it is still cold here despite the calendar saying FIRST DAY OF SPRING!!), and with it come the bugs. Give this natural spray repellant a try, and save yourself from willingly spraying chemicals all over yourself and your family. I feel guilty everytime I spray OFF all over myself, so if this concoction works, I will be thrilled.
Combine in a 16 oz bottle: 15 drops lavender oil 3-4 Tbsp of vanilla extract 10 drops of citronella oil (or eucalyptus oil) 1/4 Cup lemon juice. Fill bottle with water.
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When we bought our little Nigerian Dwarf doe back in November, we didn't know that she was already pregnant. She was only five months old at the time, but apparently had found her way to the ND buck at her previous home prior to coming to us.
We have been watching her closely for the past few weeks, knowing that she was close. By Monday evening, I expected her to give birth in the next few days, but her behavior hadn't changed at all so I went to bed. Woke up Tuesday to twins out in the barn!! Our little Hazel had given birth in the early morning hours, with no problems and no assistance, and both babies are healthy. Both are male, and are pure Nigerian Dwarf that will be for sale in 8 weeks. Annie and Silas, our two new Anatolian LGDs. This photo gives a little insight into their personalities; Annie is agile, smart and has boundless energy. Si is completely laid back, and mostly just wants to be loved on. They will make a great pair.
Why, why, WHY do people write programs just to mess computers up??!! This problem has taken me almost two weeks to resolve, but thanks to the folks at www.majorgeeks.com and www.bleepingcomputer.com, my laptop is back up and running.
I do apologize if I have disappointed any of you by not posting for so long. We hope we didn't lose anyone for good. Onward with spring, babies, and lots of photos! If you follow the page on facebook, you might know that my mom's computer has been hi-jacked. She cannot seem to get it fixed, so I am filling in for her right now. I usually write on the Kid's Blog, but right now I am writing for both. She will be back soon! - Grace WELL, there is certainly a lot going on here! We found out that our little Nigerian Dwarf doe, Hazel, is pregnant. I had noticed for about 2 months that she was developing a small udder, which I figured might be a precocious udder, as I didn't know what else to think about it. I figured I would contact Hazel's previous owner to be sure of what was going on, and she answered with a very surprising email! She said that our tiny little Hazel was pregnant! She looks fairly big in pictures, but if you are right next to her, she is very small. I have been thinking about how many kids she will have, and I believe she will have twins (doelings, I hope!). That would be so much easier on her. The buck she is bred to is a Nigerian Dwarf (VERY thankful for that!), AND, he is spotted and polled! We should actually have some neat little babies from her! She IS showing a few signs of impending labor, such as her raised tail-head, sunken hips, and... okay, fine. That's all... BUT, some does show no signs at all and out pops a kid, so I will be going out to check on here in a bit! So, here are some pictures of our little Hazel, who could be due anytime: |