77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[Ms. Research]

Sick munchin make me sad. Hope she feels better soon.
For now I will admire the Black Welsh sheep from afar.

Is your niece sick? Hate to see little ones feeling yucky too. Hoping she is feeling better so she can enjoy Santa.

Admiring something from afar? You? I guess some things we want just don't fit in the plan?

K

Ain't that the truth. Well it sounds like the fever has broken and little one is up to no good again. Got to see her yesterday when she was just starting to feel better. The ages of 9 months to about two are awesome. Then they are crazy but around 8 years old they seem to calm down a bit. My oldest niece is a wild child one hour with her and I .
My oldest nephew the 8 year old is REALLY big into football now, which is great. My little nephew and younger brother to the 8 year old is a sweety but cautious not like the youngest of all my nieces and nephews shes a social butterfly. She hugs every kid when they come into class at day care, it is adorable. She likes to snuggle babies, lol and anything fluffy and soft.
Then theres my eldest siblings little boy who is probably the most up beat child I've ever met and a tough kid.

Glad to hear your niece is feeling better. Have to agree loved Henry's age from birth to 2 years. But when he hit that 4 mark, they get that "I can do it stage" and it does get frustrating. But when Henry hit that 8 mark, it was such a pleasure. 10 years old was the toughest and was his "bringing back to earth" year. Lots of life lessons there. But after that, Henry was such a big part of what we do here.

Regarding girls, never had one, but I did have nieces. Unfortunately they took after their mother (my sister) and very bratty, very condensending, and very sneaky to a point they would do stuff to just blame Henry. Well, I didn't expect much from them because they are my sister's kids and they take after their mother to a tee. I don't see them anymore. Had to cut ties with all my family because of their views of my Son.

But so glad to hear you are close to your nieces and nephews. Kids are fun.

K

 

[77Herford]

The GP puppies are really growing fast. They are in their goofy stage of growth. The kids are all doing well and enjoy their afternoon play time. Little Lady is getting more confident by the day and learning fast. Her last sibling left today to his new home.

 

[Ms. Research]

The GP puppies are really growing fast. They are in their goofy stage of growth. The kids are all doing well and enjoy their afternoon play time. Little Lady is getting more confident by the day and learning fast. Her last sibling left today to his new home.

Glad to hear the GP Pups are doing well. I love that goofy stage when Ice went thru it. They don't know what to do with that growing body. Such klutzes.

Congratulations on Little Lady's confidence growing. Glad to hear she's learning fast.

K

 

[77Herford]

Yes, they are clutzes but funny ones.
Wethers are starting to pack on the pounds again and a really getting back on track. Since their hay isn't as good as pure alfalfa I had to boost Alfalfa pellets. Now they get an all day creep of it. Plus the have their minerals and salt block, which the Nub's really like to lick in the morning, lol. Then they sip at the water trough for the next ten minutes. I swear they do it just cause they like the tast of the water better after licking the salt.

The Beet pulp experiment is proving popular but time will prove if weight gain is better.

 

[Ms. Research]

Glad to hear your goats are back on track.

Hoping your Beet Pulp experiment is a success. Will look forward to hearing the results.


BTW, how's your friend P doing on your Family Farm? Hoping all is well there as well. That's the farm with the goats right? Or do you have some where you are?

K

 

[77Herford]

Glad to hear your goats are back on track.

Hoping your Beet Pulp experiment is a success. Will look forward to hearing the results.


BTW, how's your friend P doing on your Family Farm? Hoping all is well there as well. That's the farm with the goats right? Or do you have some where you are?

K

P is the Hermit friend who lives on the edge of my land in the forrest. My other friend is at the family farm and Yes, thats the one with lots of Goats. I think there is around fifty kids on the ground right now, mostly Boer or Boer crosses. They will be phased out thanks to the knowledge of either 20KidsonAHill or someone else I can't remember. Kiko mothers are suppose to be better and provide more milk than Boers.

Roll Farms that who it was.

 

[77Herford]

Sorry Ms. Research I figured I should continue my story in my journal so I don't fill up yours, lol.

Anyway the first meeting of the Rat Terriers and Bunny was interesting. The dogs had no idea what to do, attack it, play with it or lick it or all the above. After a few more attempts by my Wife the Rat Terriers seem to like the Bunny well enough but my Wife keeps close watch. We keep the Shepherds out when my Wife brings in the little Rabbit as Chief and Raven growled with my wifes first and only attempt.

 

[jodief100]

You never know what dogs are going to do. Outside my female greyhound chases everything. She has caught squirls, rabbits and mice. Inside she just lays there and will even snuggle with the cats. Yet my cat brought her a mouse once in the house and she snapped it up an swallowed it whole faster than anything I have ever seen. My male greyhound won't chase anything. He will run with other dogs but not to catch, just to run.

I would certainly keep a close eye on them with the bunny.

77- Hubby asked how many people you have working for you. He can't see how you get everything done by yourself. I told him I think you have a bigger tractor and well...... He got really upset.

 

[77Herford]

You never know what dogs are going to do. Outside my female greyhound chases everything. She has caught squirls, rabbits and mice. Inside she just lays there and will even snuggle with the cats. Yet my cat brought her a mouse once in the house and she snapped it up an swallowed it whole faster than anything I have ever seen. My male greyhound won't chase anything. He will run with other dogs but not to catch, just to run.

I would certainly keep a close eye on them with the bunny.

77- Hubby asked how many people you have working for you. He can't see how you get everything done by yourself. I told him I think you have a bigger tractor and well...... He got really upset.

Ah tractor envy is difficult. I have a person that collects the eggs but I do the rest.

 

[77Herford]

Well I've had better days. Tipped over in my tractor today, I'm fine but my tractor has seen better days. I've had near misses with this tractor before on hills and I think its time to trade this one in and look for something else.
For those concerned the hill was that large just slippery and the tractor slide a ways and then hit a rut and tipped over on its side.
Gonna get something with a lower gravity, maybe a CaseIH Farmall C series.