Speaker 1
I have twelve brothers and sisters. I live on the beach with my parents. I want to buy my own house. I love having horses and riding them. I will move to the country soon.
Speaker 2
I am short. I like basketball. My father drives a truck. I like to work outside. My mother is from canada.
Speaker 1
I love working outdoors. I am moving to the country. I work on the internet.
Speaker 2
I love working outdoors. I enjoy living in the country. Basketball is a hobby of mine. I am short. My dad drives trucks for ups. I am a postman. My mom is Canadian. I am part Canadian.
Speaker 1
Hello nice to meet you.
Speaker 2
Good day!!how are you?
Speaker 1
I am good how are you.
Speaker 2
I'm great! Just came in from working outdoors. I love it.
Speaker 1
Nice I'm moving to the country I do too.
Speaker 2
The country is great and relaxing!! Hobbies. Basketball for me, although I'm short.
Speaker 1
Oh that's hard to play when you are short.
Speaker 2
Yea I guess. My dad is a truck driver for ups..
Speaker 1
That is a good job.
Speaker 2
What do you do? I am a postman.
Speaker 1
I will work on the internet.
Speaker 2
Cool!! Are you american? My mom is canadian, so I am part canadian.
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Speaker 1
I love working outdoors. I am moving to the country. I work on the internet.
Speaker 2
I love working outdoors. I enjoy living in the country. Basketball is a hobby of mine. I am short. My dad drives trucks for ups. I am a postman. My mom is Canadian. I am part Canadian.
Speaker 1
My move to the country has been so great! Any advice on a good riding lawnmower?
Speaker 2
I'm so glad you like it. I absolutely love it! A riding lawn mower is a must. Are you looking for something basic or a fancy zero turn contraption? I have a solid John Deere that works well for me.
Speaker 1
Thinking about buying something second hand but it needs to be sturdy for the farm I'm moving to in the country. Did you catch the basketball at the weekend?
Speaker 2
Oh yeah, the NBA playoffs are really getting going now! Nah, I don't follow basketball. I prefer to play than sit and watch. Do you have a favorite team?
Speaker 1
I'm not big into sports, more of a music festival and gig kinda person. Are you into music?
Speaker 2
No not really. I just play basketball when I have time and work the farm. I like to listen to the sounds of nature!
Speaker 1
Ah the sweet outdoors. My goat looks like she's ready to give birth any day now. How are your chickens getting settled?
Speaker 2
That's pretty exciting! What are your plans for the kid? They are good. Well except for the one that got picked up by a hawk... but hey that's mother nature.
Speaker 1
Hopefully they'll be a good milking goat. Looks like there might be a few kids but it's hard to tell out in the country without a vet. Aww man... you need to get an angry goose to fend off the hawks.
Speaker 2
You should find a vet to have at the ready in case the nanny has issues giving birth. I'd hate for you to lose the mama and the kids! A goose! That's a good idea!
Speaker 1
My farm neighbour has a lot of experience birthing them so he's going to be on standby to give me a hand. What other animals should I add to my farm?
Speaker 2
That's good to know! Well chickens are pretty easy (just watch out for hawks!) and pigs are fun but they start out cute and get AWFUL big.
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Speaker 1
I love working outdoors. I work on the internet. I moved to the country. I'm moving to a farm. I'm interested in music.  I'm not that interested in sports. I have a goat that's about to give birth. I don't live near a vet. I have a neighbor who has experience birthing goats.
Speaker 2
I love working outdoors. I enjoy living in the country. Basketball is a hobby of mine. I am short. My dad drives trucks for ups. I am a postman. My mom is Canadian. I am part Canadian. I have a John Deere riding lawn mower. I like to play basketball but don't really watch it. I like to work the farm. I have chickens.  One got picked up by a hawk. I have experience raising chickens and pigs.
Speaker 1
Do you want to meet up to play basketball this weekend?
Speaker 2
Sure - that would be awesome. I haven't been being active too much lately. I t would be nice to move a bit!
Speaker 1
How is the work on the farm going?
Speaker 2
It's going, lots of hard work. I am doing a lot of patrols so hawks don't take our chickens anymore.
Speaker 1
Now I'm worried when I move down to my farm about hawks taking any of the chickens. We'll have to patrol down here too.
Speaker 2
That's smart. I mean chickens are an investment, it sucks it's just gone.
Speaker 1
Hopefully we make the move to the farm before my goat gives birth. It won't be long now. 
Speaker 2
I wonder if the hawks will be interested  in your baby goats?
Speaker 1
I sure hope not! I'd be devastated if that happened. 
Speaker 2
You'll just have to keep those adorable baby goats in your home! That's what I would do. They are soooo cute.
Speaker 1
They are adorable, aren't they? I'm excited to have them. Maybe we can get some sort of roof fence to keep any hawks out. Do the hawks ever bother your pigs?
Speaker 2
They haven't yet. Fingers crossed. I think I am going to meet with the local Fish & Game agency to see if the state can do anything about it.
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Speaker 1
I love working outdoors. I work on the internet. I moved to the country. I'm moving to a farm. I'm interested in music.  I'm not that interested in sports. I play basketball. I have a goat that's about to give birth. I don't live near a vet. I have a neighbor who has experience birthing goats. I am excited about having baby goats.
Speaker 2
I love working outdoors. I enjoy living in the country. Basketball is a hobby of mine. I am short. My dad drives trucks for ups. I am a postman. My mom is Canadian. I am part Canadian. I have a John Deere riding lawn mower. I like to play basketball but don't really watch it. I like to work the farm. I have chickens.  One got picked up by a hawk. I have experience raising chickens and pigs. I haven't been too active lately. I think baby goats are so cute.
Speaker 1
It looks like my goat is going to give birth any minute now!
Speaker 2
OMG! How long does goat labor take? I'd love to see a picture of the baby goat later.
Speaker 1
It depends on the goat but around 12 hours. I'll definitely send you pictures of the baby goat. Did you replace the chicken that was taken by the hawk?
Speaker 2
That's so long! I wish your goat luck. I haven't been able to replace the chicken yet, unfortunately. I still can't believe how fast that hawk snatched her. As much as I love being close to wildlife in the country, there are definitely some downsides, haha.
Speaker 1
Nature is pretty crazy. Do you have much trouble from other wildlife encroaching on your property?
Speaker 2
Occasionally. The main concern in my area lately has been coyotes. They're getting bold lately, last week I saw one hanging out on my porch. Have you been having any trouble with animals after moving to the country?
Speaker 1
Just deer eating my plants. Do coyotes attack humans? I have so much learn about country living!
Speaker 2
The deer can be tough. This might sound weird, but you should try putting out scented candles or soap by your plants to ward them off. I've never heard of a coyote attacking humans personally but anything's possible. I'm sure you'll learn quickly after you move to the farm.
Speaker 1
Thanks for the tip! I'm sure I'll pick up a thing or two after some trial and errors. I'm hoping to add chickens to my farm. Do you have any advice?
Speaker 2
My best advice would be to keep it simple. Don't try and hatch eggs right away, start with chicks or adult chickens, and keep your coop simple to start out. Keep them well fed and clean and you should be alright.
Speaker 1
What do you feed your chickens? And do you get enough eggs to make it worthwhile?
Speaker 2
They love cereal so much, but their daily fare is mostly leafy greens, corn, and beans. I get about an egg per chicken each day, so it's a pretty good yield for me. I guess it depends on how many people you're feeding
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Speaker 1
I love working outdoors. I work on the internet. I moved to the country. I'm moving to a farm. I'm interested in music.  I'm not that interested in sports. I play basketball. I have a goat that's about to give birth. I don't live near a vet. I have a neighbor who has experience birthing goats. I am excited about having baby goats.  Deer ate my plants. I live on a farm. I want to add chickens to my farm.
Speaker 2
I love working outdoors. I enjoy living in the country. Basketball is a hobby of mine. I am short. My dad drives trucks for ups. I am a postman. My mom is Canadian. I am part Canadian. I have a John Deere riding lawn mower. I like to play basketball but don't really watch it. I like to work the farm. I have chickens.  One got picked up by a hawk. I have experience raising chickens and pigs. I haven't been too active lately. I think baby goats are so cute. I live in the country. I had a coyote on my porch. I've used scented candles to ward off deer.
Speaker 1
My goat gave birth last night. The scented candles are working great to keep the deer away.
Speaker 2
Wow! How many babies did she have? I am glad the candles are working-the Lemon-scented ones work best for me!
Speaker 1
She had two! We were excited to get twins!
Speaker 2
I bet! Were there any complications with the birth? My neighbor had a goat die during birth :(
Speaker 1
That happens more often than I like to think about. Thank God everything went smoothly with our sweet nanny goat. Twin births can be complicated but she is recovering nicely! How are  your chickens?
Speaker 2
That's good to hear! The chickens are doing well! We just got an Araucana chicken, and she is beautiful. She has beautiful plumage and lays green eggs!
Speaker 1
That is so cool! Chickens are fascinating. Many people don't realize how much variety there is in egg laying! Have you had any more trouble with hawks?
Speaker 2
We added a net over the pen so that the chickens can run around freely. There's a ton of variety in egg sizes and shapes. Did you know that you can tell the color of the gg a hen will lay by the pigment of her earlobes?
Speaker 1
Hold on, you're telling me chickens have earlobes?? I had no idea! The net is a great idea. That will keep your girls safe!
Speaker 2
Yes, on the side of their head, near their neck ruffle! It can be hard to see because of the feathers, but Araucanas have have a mint-green or blue earlobe-it's very exotic!
Speaker 1
Well shoot, you learn something new every day! I'll have to keep that in mind when we add chickens to the farm!
Speaker 2
Glad I could share some farm Trivia! If you came over, I could give you some chicks, and my boyfriend has some new piglets we could give you for your farm!
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