Comments on: Will Play Saxophone For Protein

By: Annika

Annika — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:07:15 +0000

This sounds remarkably similar to when Will and I… you know.

By: OrgoCowboy

OrgoCowboy — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:15:52 +0000

You’re the second person to tell me that. And this posting has only been uploaded for an hour. Thus is Pan’s goat representation well-chosen by those Greeks.

By: Will

Will — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:34:38 +0000

Huh. Maybe you’ll wanna remember to keep the “Ranch” on the name if you ever package the cheese… I’m just sayin’, you won’t catch me buying Funky Butte Cheese.

Though when we flee from the city and hide in yr hills, I’ll change my tune.

By: OrgoCowboy

OrgoCowboy — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:02:37 +0000

I dunno, I think if you look at the focus group results, you’ll see that Butte Cheese comes out ahead of both Lake Michigan Bottled Water and Chinese-made Children’s Toy Paint. With those kind of numbers, I can’t see changing the name just because of a few squeamish supermarket shoppers (and mispronouncers).

By: Christy

Christy — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:45:42 +0000

Ever hear of “Udder Balm” hand cream? Folks were crazy for it back home. (Always gave me a pre-pubescent twinge of something to say it, though) I think there’s a market for Funky Butte Cheese!

God, my dad used to eat “head cheese”, which wasn’t really cheese so much as congealed brain, snout, hair, whatever. Could be cow or pig. I think the cow version was AKA Mad Cow Chowder.

By: OrgoCowboy

OrgoCowboy — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:57:54 +0000

Does anyone know, is bag balm/udder balm safe or toxic? My Natalie is suffering from some dry teats and as of now I’m using the human supply of calendula salve. Bag balm has been recommended to me, but then I hear it’s got some, ya know, industrial “things” in it…

By: Christy

Christy — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:10:30 +0000

I looked up Bag Balm and there is a chemical in it that is questionable! I think it is spelled hydroxyquinoline-8. It is antiseptic. I’m not sure what could be used in its place, if there are tears on the teat (again, I got a twinge–so immature!!!) Might be a necessary evil. I would worry more because it is near the milk source and might be bad for the consumer of the milk as well as the animal.

Will keep thinking about this, though. Maybe ask my anatomy prof. He’s about the smartest guy I know…..

By: OrgoCowboy

OrgoCowboy — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:17:33 +0000

Looks like it also has mercury. I’m leaning heavily toward calendula unless anyone has a better suggestion. Better, meaning “not poisoning my goat and me.”

By: bijou

bijou — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:18:38 +0000

What about shea butter?

By: OrgoCowboy

OrgoCowboy — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:21:28 +0000

Is that leftover from what they sell where the Mets play? Actually, that sounds like a great idea.

By: Christy

Christy — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:22:30 +0000

Here’s a good site.

http://www.nofamass.org/programs/organicdairy/pdfs/tech_livestocklist.pdf

Calendula is a good way to go.

I THINK they took the mercury out of the Bag Balm, but I could be wrong.

I think shea butter sounds great to combat the dryness.

By: bijou

bijou — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 01:04:59 +0000

Man, do we live in different worlds!

I use the shea butter regularly for my cracked fingers from all of the chalk dust that comes with teaching elementary school…

My latest blog entry shows some views of my world. Don’t forget to check it out from time to time…It’s kind of like traveling to the other side of the continent.

By: Marsha

Marsha — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:34:28 +0000

My sons & I laughed pretty hard (out-loud) with all the twists & turns this story took. I’ve been trying to find help in locating a good home, or a proper method of de-horning, for my billy goat, “Tooter-Poot”. He was orphaned at 2 days old & bottle-raised. I bought him @ a month of age & continued to bottle-feed far too long, just because I was so attached (haha). The old country boy who “banded” him thought he was old enough @ the time. Obviously, something wasn’t done right. One of his little jewels popped back & made quite a comeback indeed. Now, he’s a big billy goat with horns that could send a buffalo runnin in pain. I can’t control him at all any more & he has now matured…hence the lovely stench & disgusting process of urinating all over his face (egads), rubbing it on everything. He’s spoiled & wants to be loved. Any ideas? I’d love to find a home where he can live with a lady or two - he deserves that. He’s black & has long hair coming-in also. I think he’s gorgeous. If I could just get past those doggone horns. He doesn’t try to hurt anyone; it just happens. Any suggestions or info will be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Marsha

By: OrgoCowboy

OrgoCowboy — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:59:59 +0000

Oh, man, what a dilemma. Assuming Natalie is pregnant, I sure hope it’s a girl. The way you describe Tooter-Poot resonates strongly (not just in scent) with my ten days dealing with Walt — disgusting in habits but needy of attention. He had this wimpy plaintive whine for attention (higher pitched than the females) when he wasn’t assaulting my nanny or slashing at me with his scimitar horns. I really don’t know what to suggest for your situation except maybe posting “smelly, violent (but really nice) billy goat available” on Craigslist or in a local feed store. Good luck and keep me posted.

By: carla

carla — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:19:05 +0000

douglas,
you are a funny one.

By: wes boyett

wes boyett — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:52:12 +0000

I have a way for you to get that all natural protien that you want but seem to have a hard time hunting down. 1st, make friends with the local game warden. 2nd, ask him to call you the next time a deer gets hit but not too damaged by a car. This seems at first to be a major redneck joke to you huh? Weeel my family and I are dining twice a week this winter on (dare I say it?) roadkill. The animal in question was hit by a car and had a broken back. The carcass was remarkably clean otherwise and I lost a total of about 2 pounds of meat to bruising. during the winter you dont need to worry about spoilage iether, and hey! it’s you or the coyotes right? I am of course one of those new mexico natives who loves his guns etc, but I do have a practical side and definitely wont look a gift deer in the mouth. You will probably need to pay the game warden about $20 for “processing” (translated = beer). But you will eat well all winter!

By: OrgoCowboy

OrgoCowboy — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:05:10 +0000

Indeed, I believe you about the roadkill option as I was on the moose list once during my Alaska days. Didn’t realize we could do it in the Land of Enchantment. It makes total sense to me, and even as a new Alaskan I didn’t feel like a Beverly Hillbilly signing up for the list. The problem is, they call you and you have like 30 or 90 minutes to get to the meat, or else they go to the next person. I seem to remember not being able to drop everything and start hacking moose flank some February last century.

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 22:14:46 +0000

hey Doug, too bad you guys down there in the middle of the desert don’t do crab pots. You could put the whole goat (dead, one hopes) in one king crab pot and kill a whole bunch of problems at one go. (: sally ps, that was one killer funny story.

By: OrgoCowboy

OrgoCowboy — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:08:39 +0000

Thanks! Well, I’m actually glad to hear that Walt is still alive. When I passed him to the next sucker (I mean rancher) in the caprine pyramid scheme, I asked, “Who’s next after you?” She hesitated, then accurately told me I wouldn’t like what I heard. There would be no next for Walt. Now, he might have injured and terrified me, but he couldn’t help it, and he WAS partly responsible for all the local, organic, healthy dairy products I’m going to be enjoying for several years. A day or so later Walt’s would-be executioner called me back and said she’d “found a nice home on a ranch nearby here he could roam forever.” This sounded a little like the famous “we killed your dog” euphemism endured by so many credulous children, but I chose to believe it.

By: cruiscin

cruiscin — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:22:36 +0000

Bag balm does have antiseptic, but in this case, that’s a good thing. I would not mess around with trying to come up with a more natural way to accomplish that particular function (I know, sounds ridiculous), bag balm works very VERY well and the last thing you want when you’re in the middle of milking season is an irritated udder. calendula and shea butter might be all natural, but that does not mean they won’t cause problems! and yes, the mercury is no longer in bag balm. i had goats for ten years and used this stuff the whole time; i believe this is a case of if it’s not broke, dont fix it……
good luck!

By: SafePetHaven

SafePetHaven — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 06:11:48 +0000

Doug, don’t be hesitant about using Bag Balm; the mostly lanolin ingredient will do much more good than harm, and my veterinarian of 25+ years [one of the best docs ever for my pets — wish he was an MD, for all my med needs!] approves.

I’m about 1/3 through “Subaru” — thoroughly enjoying it.

Based upon your Pan girls’ voices I thought of some more potential female kid names based on same: Macy Gray, Dusty Springfield, Janis Joplin, and Melanie, all husky-throated vocalists. Oh, and “Barry White” if there’s a male kid.

Some time ago while scouting for acreage myself I saw nline a goat ranch for sale at Kerens, TX [s.e. of Dallas]. Owed by the Robisons; have Nubians and Boer goats. I’m very ignorant about the breeding terminology, but they appear to have some lovely stock. You know they care deeply when they all are named, decribed lovingly, etc. Hugs to all the four-foots.

Take care,
Critter-caregiver in Carrollton TX