high winds & babydoll southdowns

bernie and i were laying in bed this morning listening to the wind... talking about lawn mowers
and sheds
he wants a bizillion horsepowered lawn tractor that does everything including plow
i want a shed and something a lot more GREEN.
i am debating on putting up privacy fence and getting babydoll southdowns......
i would have preferred mini tunis but the southdowns may be easier to get.
and the best thing is...... small.....really small, the size of maybe a cocker spaniel? or a bit bigger.
no more lawnmowers!!!
AND THEY EAT POISON IVY
but to insure that i would also need to tiny goats..... like kinder or pigmy goats
how about that?
i have the land
we could put in a small barn nothing elaborate
maybe what? 10X12.......that would work very well
with a second hay barn
hmmmm
our property is got the on 550 foot line already fenced..... the back line is over 700' so if we fenced that and the other side..... (which is partly fenced) we could let the tiny herd graze down the brambles and the ivy
the chickens would take care of the ticks
but we won't have deer much anymore......and there is a HUGE buck out there....feet the size of cow hooves..... we saw his prints in the snow along with a ton of tiny yearly doe prints
i am a bit worried about the bear and the coyotes though
the small goats are prey for them i think but i imagine that roofed over dog runs would work well
with hot fencing for temporary pens around the brambles etc- like i did with the movable duckling pens
the goats would have to freshen yearly..... we could get them serviced though, i think i saw pigmy bucks around here close
the sheep....well there is always AI
i also was looking at micro mini jersey cows........ one would work here, we have enough land for all these guys and to graze
imagine how great the garden would be

bernie just informed we need a chipper....... ok add that to the spring list
he also told me that it's amazing that the tree that came down didn't take the wires down
i saw that too
it just looks like someone plucked it and laid it down-it's perpendicular to the tree
if you saw how it was you would think the same thing.........it's amazing-just amazing.

(now we're talking about the laundry, and figuring out what to wash for the indoor line today
and do towels for out door lines tomorrow when it's not as windy)

i have also decided we need two more laying hens.....orps this time
most likely buffies but i could also get a third ......if a lavender needed a home...... my speckled sussex crosses are nice but i really miss my buffs (my two buffs are 1000100 years old now)
as an aside, henrietta is no longer crying since she got back in her chicken pen and the ducks were evicted...
that chicken is a piece of work.....she lays and egg and crows like a rooster...... then she cries like a baby for weeks when the ducks tossed her out of the chicken pen
she's happy now but pecking at the sussex crosses- good thing they're young and agile

so that's this weekend
oh and i am getting a package from the post office today
valentine, st pats and easter decorations... from oriental trading
i need a tote for them to store in up in the attic but i can pick that up this coming week
i'll switch out the hearts today for the shamrocks i think
no?
anyone want to help string plastic eggies on ribbons?