77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[77Herford]

She never did comment on the death of my animals, which is strange...must be her meds.

Well the Wife is still pretty upset with this whole thing and can't see a puppy without crying, which is a problem with her job so she's taking some time off work. She's needing alot more hugs and snuggles than normal. It should be said I get uncomfortable when anyone crying and only can do so much before it becomes too much. I know what your thinking but some people just don't do well in that department.
Twinkles is helping with her alot.
I admit to being sad but since adulthood I've been understanding I guess you could say about death. It happens no matter if its an accident or sickness or intentional. I do take human death worse but thats just my mind set.

 

[Ms. Research]

She never did comment on the death of my animals, which is strange...must be her meds.

Well the Wife is still pretty upset with this whole thing and can't see a puppy without crying, which is a problem with her job so she's taking some time off work. She's needing alot more hugs and snuggles than normal. It should be said I get uncomfortable when anyone crying and only can do so much before it becomes too much. I know what your thinking but some people just don't do well in that department.
Twinkles is helping with her alot.
I admit to being sad but since adulthood I've been understanding I guess you could say about death. It happens no matter if its an accident or sickness or intentional. I do take human death worse but thats just my mind set.

I have been thinking of your Wife during this. I was hoping she wouldn't have this reaction and affect her job. Glad to hear she's taking some time off and Twinkle is helping.

Everyone takes death and sadness differently, don't feel you need to explain yourself on how you deal with it. Just as long as you and your Wife know how to deal with it together. Looks like you are.



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[77Herford]

Seems to be a case of the sniffles going around with my Goats. Loading up their water with electrolytes but other than that I think I'll let them fight it off. For now its just a runny nose and fatigue. They are still munching on their Goat feed, hay, and minerals.
Sold off all but two wean piglets. I kept two cross sow piglets for future use.

My two Simmental calves are doing well with this spring/fall weather were having crazy as it is. They've been outside everyday this week in a half an acre mini pen/cow run.
The Beet pulp I'm feeding to the mother cows in the morning and evening is up to about 1 pound of dried pulp, which I then soak for around four hours and then feed and they both eat their rations down in a few hours and then they go outside .

I bought a bulk order of the pellets for a small silo of mine. So I got around 1000 bushels of pellets being kept dry and airated. I use a couple 4 pound scoops of pellets and soak them overnight and then feed that to my Sow's and Boar's, they really love it. Sometimes its mixed with slop, which smell foul to me but they get all gitty and dance at the fence as I haul it over.

The Hens are getting their winter feed of Layena (I may of spelled that wrong). I'm REALLY glad my Wife reminded me in the building process to put a Silo next to the production hen house! I didn't do that with my current purebred coop set up and now have drums of feed that I must manually refill with multiple bags of feed, ugh. Using a Tractor, Grain wagon and then auger is much easier. I have 3 months or so worth of feed in my newer Laying pen than my 1 month supply in the other.

Can't believe I forgot about my other feathered friends, haven't mentioned them in some time. I am down to 8 Pilgrim Geese with 4 Drakes and 4 Hens or Geese. They are fat and happy in their new digs and currently sunbathing on the pond shore in the grass. My two Mallards are fully grown and they think they are Humans I think sometimes as I did hand raise them. Daffy the boy isn't like the character on TV, he is rather sumbmissive to his lady Ester. Ester eats first, gets the best pond weeds first and sleeps in the best nest....poor Daffy.

 

[77Herford]

Well the Wife and I chatted this evening and she is still upset but more mad than anything. She wants me to get dogs if thats what I want for guardians and she knows thats what I want. She said, this time they will be right by the house when they are puppies until they reach adulthood and she wants them to be nasty enough to take on anymore monsters.

So I'm researching for breeds or mixes of dog.

 

[autumnprairie]

Well the Wife and I chatted this evening and she is still upset but more mad than anything. She wants me to get dogs if thats what I want for guardians and she knows thats what I want. She said, this time they will be right by the house when they are puppies until they reach adulthood and she wants them to be nasty enough to take on anymore monsters.

So I'm researching for breeds or mixes of dog.

I have a friend that has a Kuvasc and you don't go near the pen at all when she is on duty. Sweet if not on duty but takes her job seriously.
or what about one of the great huge dogs that I have seen posted on here? Could you even get one here in the states.
Good Luck and keep us posted.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

I like Boerboels. Nothing gets past them when they are on duty. They only concern is they don't have that super thick coat that the fuzzy guard dogs have.

 

[autumnprairie]

I like Boerboels. Nothing gets past them when they are on duty. They only concern is they don't have that super thick coat that the fuzzy guard dogs have.

What do they look like?

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

Kind of like a bigger version of a mastiff. They are used to guard livestock in Africa from predators. (Lions) Reported to be one of the more off duty non aggressive of the guardian breeds but will tear stuff up when on duty. Very good with their family, kids, etc. I have been looking into them as our next dog when our current guard goes. But we might be a bit warmer than Iowa. Boer meaning farmer, their name translates as Farmers Dog.

There is a Mastiff rescue near us that gets them occasionally and I'm supposed to start working with them this summer to see how I like the breed.

 

[autumnprairie]

Kind of like a bigger version of a mastiff. They are used to guard livestock in Africa from predators. (Lions) Reported to be one of the more off duty non aggressive of the guardian breeds but will tear stuff up when on duty. Very good with their family, kids, etc. I have been looking into them as our next dog when our current guard goes. But we might be a bit warmer than Iowa. Boer meaning farmer, their name translates as Farmers Dog.

There is a Mastiff rescue near us that gets them occasionally and I'm supposed to start working with them this summer to see how I like the breed.

I think we are still cooler than than Africa I am in Eastern Arkansas.
Do they have breeders here and could you post a picture

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

Oh yeah you can easily get them here.
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/boerboel.htm


And Africa is a pretty big continent. Areas of it can get quite cold when they have a mind to. Still warmer on average than Iowa though.