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@Mini Horses We have decided to put the jersey on hold for now. I am going to revisit it once my children are a bit older. I definitely still want to go that route eventually, I just want it to be the right time! @Mike CHS ah ok well guess im out of luck. Thats ok though, we are just going to...

@Mike CHS can you show unregistered ewes? Our commercial ones are not registered but their sire is and they have pretty good confirmation in my opinion but I would love to see how they stack up against others.

Finally got some rounds last night. one of them weighed so much we had to use our big truck to get it in the pasture.....yup we officially need a tractor lol In other news, me and the hubby have had some long discussions in regards to our sheep. Our two Katahdin ewes that we have right now will...

Im not opposed to shipping depending on cost, I know in the horse world shipping can get a bit crazy. I know there is one breeder near me that shows and I have seen them do quite well at the shows, but I would like to look at others as well. Im just trying to put together a good group of quality...

@Mike CHS yes I have checked, there are quite a few, im just not sure who is "good" and who isn't? Ill just have to start researching.

Can anyone recommend some good Katahdin breeders in the north East ? Would like to get some Show quality Ewes at some point and I don't even know where to start looking. :idunno

Welcome! :frow

yup, fall is busy around here with all the apple harvesting. trying to secure a hay supply for winter. its hard when no one calls you back or sends messages when they said they would :(

Im not an expert on cattle in anyway but We have beef cows and I plan to find a good source of quality hay to let them have free choice of all winter, they will also be fed a stocker and grower grain. Im not sure what types of grain they have for dairy cattle? maybe look in to that and good...

Well, its been a while but nothing much is new here.......the garden is growing great minus the mildew issues we are having on the squash plants. Hopefully we will get that taken care of soon. Other then that all the animals are doing well. Sheep are good, cows are good. one of our buff hens...

got 13 eggs yesterday instead of the typical 8 :rolleyes: huh wonder why.....maybe because now he gets a lovely Shock before he goes anywhere near the coop lol On a better note, I am hoping to make an appointment to visit a Organic Dairy either the end of this month or next month at some point...

yeah, no wonder he started to not want his dog food anymore.....he was having an all you can eat buffet of eggs everyday!

So we marked 4 eggs to put under our crazy broody buff hen. she has been sitting on them for maybe a week. Yesterday I notice they are gone, no sign of anything crunching on them, no egg shells anywhere ect. At first I thought....maybe rat...or snake. No i don't think its one of them, because...

Congrats! We have a Kangal as well. Best dog I have ever had! so smart!

We use the halters because the pasture is a bit of a walk back to the barn. They don't mind the halters usually, but with the fresh grass they get a bit crazy lol Our Livestock guardian is in the same pasture as the chickens and guineas. The attacked happened right in front of the chicken coop...

These sheep...oh these sheep..... They have plenty of shelter to get away from the sun, and instead they insist on huddling in the corner of their pasture not eating....just standing there with their heads down ....what gives? They have tons of fresh grass to graze on, but apparently standing...

ah ok thanks guys! If i can get my hands on some good quality hay, then I won't worry about grain so much!

Thankyou @greybeard you gave me a lot to think about. It helps to look at it from a different way. I am new to sheep, I was under the impression that while they were pregnant during the winter that I needed to grain them? Is that not accurate?

Yup thats our garden :)

we raised turkey once, hubby processed them. He said NEVER again lol. Im not the processor in the family...I get to emotionally attached to everything . Other then the guineas, those guys i would have to problem with :somad Finally some pictures :) First one is my favorite steer "Meatball"...