77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[DKRabbitry]

HAHAHA Oh sheesh. Glad a truce was called, these things can go on forever. That is hilarious that you put her car in the loft though genious! You and DH would get along too well. I am so glad he is not on here to get any ideas... oh wait... I tell him your stories anyways LOL

 

[77Herford]

64 degrees outside, this is just rediculous weather. This has to be close to a record temp in January. My Fruit trees are all confused, should we bud or not bud. I have a feeling this years crop will suffer. Not to mention we really haven't had a good week long freeze yet.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

I hear you. I live in the middle of apple, pear, peach, cherry orchards and they are all really confused. And we have not had a hard freeze either. The bugs are going to be really bad. Need to breed more Guineas.

 

[77Herford]

I hear you. I live in the middle of apple, pear, peach, cherry orchards and they are all really confused. And we have not had a hard freeze either. The bugs are going to be really bad. Need to breed more Guineas.

I HOPE your wrong. I hate bugs...well mainly the bitting flies and those jiggers as we call them. Our Chickens have greatly reduced the amount of bugs we get every year, which has really helped the animals keep on weight. I've heard alot of good things about Guineas but I've also heard about their constant squawking.

I have a Bat home set up on two of my old barns that sit out in pastures so hopefully some are living there and eating lots of bugs.

 

[elevan]

They are already predicting Spring flooding and bug issues for my neck of the woods. My biggest fear is coccidia for both the goats and the chickens... I'm gonna have to treat most of the year I think. I think I've got enough poultry to deal with other kinds of "bugs".

 

[77Herford]

They are already predicting Spring flooding and bug issues for my neck of the woods. My biggest fear is coccidia for both the goats and the chickens... I'm gonna have to treat most of the year I think. I think I've got enough poultry to deal with other kinds of "bugs".

They are predicting drought for us this spring. We are already way behind in precip this winter. Last spring I was swimming in flooded ponds but this year I think they may be mud holes. We do have two ponds that stay fairly full with natural springs under them, plus another spring for the creek that runs through some of my land but if the drought is bad I don't know if it will be enough.

 

[autumnprairie]

They are already predicting Spring flooding and bug issues for my neck of the woods. My biggest fear is coccidia for both the goats and the chickens... I'm gonna have to treat most of the year I think. I think I've got enough poultry to deal with other kinds of "bugs".

They are predicting drought for us this spring. We are already way behind in precip this winter. Last spring I was swimming in flooded ponds but this year I think they may be mud holes. We do have two ponds that stay fairly full with natural springs under them, plus another spring for the creek that runs through some of my land but if the drought is bad I don't know if it will be enough.

Last May, we had record floods where my area made National News. Our rivers are still high and so I expect us to have record flooding again this year. OUr buffalo knats are already out now

 

[77Herford]

Yes, I remember. We have some friends near Tulsa and they're basement flooded but that was just from constant rain. Not houses washing away in other area's. I know some people in Kentucky, Missouri and Arkansas along either the Ohio river or the Mississippi that had severe flood damage and they lived what they thought was far enough away from the river. It was crazy last year with all that spring rain. Probably a quarter of my land had standing water on it.

Besides thinking about precip. I've been hankering for some hunting but I just don't have the time and I want to go to the Rockies some day and hunt some Elk and Mountain Goats like my grandpa did.

The two Simmental calves are growing fast. They are enjoying pasture time with all the crazy spring weather. I think I'll put them back into the main herd once I snip the bull calf. They will stay with the herd through spring calving and summer I think.

 

[77Herford]

I still remember the old bull my Uncle had on the Family Farm. He was a grand grey bull. He was either a Limousin or Simmental cross but man he was impressive and served many years on that farm. Of course he was the one that I tempted fate with as well. I still want a bull like that someday though hopefully one that won't try and kill me.

 

[77Herford]

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