77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[77Herford]

Well it ended up being nothing. Had a good night but a very windy day.

 

[elevan]

Yeah this wind is crazy! DH had to go fish a rain barrel out of the pond. I watched it go flying across the field and up the hill and straight into the pond. The top of the hot tub is plastered the the fence and the multi flora rose bush.

Just CRAZY!

 

[77Herford]

Yeah this wind is crazy! DH had to go fish a rain barrel out of the pond. I watched it go flying across the field and up the hill and straight into the pond. The top of the hot tub is plastered the the fence and the multi flora rose bush.

Just CRAZY!

Tell me about it. All the Goats hid inside their shelters. The Sheep huddled together. My Farm 2 friend convinced me to have Clove bred as they are the future Goat protectors of the main herd. The Llama stud is a big White one and very regal looking.

Heck its still kinda windy this morning. Anyone that lives in town or city can't fully understand a windy day until they go out into the country side and just stand outside for an hour or two and feel the complete difference in temp and wind speed.

 

[77Herford]

Well got my newer tractor and its better on hillsides. Has a much lower center of gravity.

We ended up hiring our first fulltime employee. Our neighbor kid is all grown up now and is taking an internship out of state, which make me very proud of him. So our new person for now is a grad student with a farming back round. My wife trained her on the equipment over the last week and how to work with the ladies "Cows". We will still milk on the weekends but not during the week, which will be a small blessing. I'm already up for morning milkings most of the time though I have alot of building repairs to take care of before the real snow comes.

 

[77Herford]

Oh, yeah put several of this years lambs in with the GP's and their bottle babies and all is going well. Got to start socializing the pups with other sheep.

 

[77Herford]

Tomorrow the new neighbors are going to be hearing ALOT of baaing and screaming lambs. That's right, its neutering day. Get the iodine and those scissors,...clip, clip and a blue dot on their butt. We will then seperate the boys in a another week and then plump them up in their own pen.

 

[Ms. Research]

How's the new tractor? Congratulations!

You meanie, making all those lambs scream. lol. Good luck with your work today. Hope all goes smoothly.

Good luck socializing your GP pups. They must be getting big.

K

 

[77Herford]

Was having a quiet day before a pack of Pit bulls came calling. I personally don't think any one should own this breed unless they pass a long test of their life style, their ability to control an animal with a strong mind and will and how much time they have to properly train these dogs.

My Jake, Marshmellow and Rolley were no match for these three brutal monsters. I was in the other barn working with an injured cow when I heard the whimpers and barks from the Pup's barn. I didn't think anything of it at first but when I heard the unfamilar barks of the Pits and then the muffled cries of my lambs and pups, I knew there was a big problem. I called out Raven and Chief and ran as fast as I could to the other barn. My wife was home for lunch and I yelled for her to get the shotgun.

Once I opened the door I saw the blood bath. The feral Pits weren't killing for food but just fun, it was sickining. I yelled at them to leave but they didn't even notice me as they did there work. My wife came running in and screamed at the sight of the carnage. ( I don't dare explain what happened as it is just to disgusting).

My wife's scream got their attention as it was a sign of fear so I grabbed the gun from her hands and without remorse shot two of the dogs point blank in the head. The other one went to take off as I reloaded as I dare not send Raven and Chief after him. I managed to get off another round and injure the Pit and then finished him.

Sadly the dogs had dog tags on and appeared to be owned by a family a few miles away. I waited several minutes and then called them after speaking to the proper authorities. The authorities have already come and gone and delivered the dead dogs back to their owners, who will have ALOT of fines and damages to pay.


Rolley, Marshmellow and Jake didn't make it as though young fought to protect their little lambs. All but two of the lambs in the pen survived and only have a few scrapes as they played dead.

I HATE IRRESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERS

 

[marlowmanor]

So sorry to hear about the deaths of the pups. They fought for their lambs though, which proves they knew what their job was. I understand your frustration with irresponsible dog owners. Pits get a bad wrap for incidences like this. We have a pit/boxer mix ourselves who is wonderful with our kids. I don't trust him with the chickens or goats though. He barks at the goats when he sees them out in their run. When he has been out of his pen he was very curious about the chicken lot. He's not a livestock guard dog though so I don't expect him to be good with the livestock. I bet if we worked with him he could be trained to be fine with our livestock though.

 

[daisychick]

That is TERRIBLE!!!! Poor Rolley, Marshmellow and Jake didn't stand a chance being so young. Did the authorities get to see all the damage?? So sorry to hear this.