77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[redtailgal]

Wow, I go away for a couple days, and your wife is beat all to snot, you have a bottle calf, and you get sick.

Pull yourself together man!

 

[77Herford]

Never really thought about it but out of boredom I went out on a walk around the farm at night with Chief. I heard some comotion in the pasture were the Goats are temporarily staying. Once I got over there I saw the kids playing with the Horse balls, lol. The smaller kids were ramming them with their little heads and the older ones were trying to kick them and lift them up with their teeth. I figured they slept or rested most the night but I was wrong.

So I went to see what the Sheep were doing, if the Goats played at near midnight surely the Sheep did something...nope they were huddled up in groups and sleeping or resting and wondering why I was there. At least Butch came over to investigate while Sundance laid on the ground just looking at me as if to say...SLEEP OVER. I pet Butch for a little while and then went back in with the Chiefester.

 

[elevan]

Goats definitely have a midnight party. Surprised the heck outta me the first night I happened upon them in the middle of the night.

 

[Mamaboid]

With the camera on Elsie and the kids over night, it amazes me how much of the night the kids spend playing and eating.

 

[77Herford]

Mind you I forgot to mention this was the Goats first introduction to Horse balls. I think I'll get some for their main pen. They are loving the extra space. They nibble on the hiding grasses and the weeds the Cow's didn't eat that are still green.. Our winter has got to be one of the warmest on record as over 55 percent of the winter days so far have been over 40 degrees F! We are probably getting a rain storm in the middle of the week, which will change over to slushy snow by night and plenty of Ice I'm sure.
I don't understand how some people still think Global Warming is a farce. If its not Global Warming then there is something else seriously wrong around the world. I guess some prefer to not believe in Science and believe in other unproven things.:/

 

[WildRoseBeef]

Heard on the news today that it seems that the oil sands aren't the biggest cause to global warming. According to new research from climatologists, it's the burning of coal that is the biggest contributor to global warming than the oil sands that so many environmentalists have been advertising as being Public Enemy Number One. According to this link, it seems more politically-driven than environmentally...at least from reading the title: http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/SciTech/20120219/coal-climate-change-study-120219/

Guess that's proof enough that global warming does exist...I agree that I dunno how people can be so ignorant about that. With winters getting warmer, summer storms getting more wilder, and summers hotter, not to mention the wide variances in precipitation in and around the world, its a wonder how that sort of thing gets denied so quickly and easily...

 

[77Herford]

http://www.sites.ext.vt.edu/newsletter-archive/livestock/aps-00_10/aps-0270.html

I use a very similar Corral and Chute system as on this site on Figure 1.

On a calving note. Ten more Charolais cows half calved successfully. One set of twins, which is uncommon. I have had some over the years.
My Herefords aren't showing much yet. The Simmentals are getting larger and the Galloways aren't showing too much yet.

 

[WildRoseBeef]

http://www.sites.ext.vt.edu/newsletter-archive/livestock/aps-00_10/aps-0270.html

I use a very similar Corral and Chute system as on this site on Figure 1.

Thanks for the link. It gets a bit harder to plan things out when I have to deal with real-type measurements, but maybe that's because a) I'm over thinking things or b) too dang tired to think anymore lol!

Congrats on the twins, hopefully you won't have to bottle-raise one of them...

 

[77Herford]

http://www.sites.ext.vt.edu/newsletter-archive/livestock/aps-00_10/aps-0270.html

I use a very similar Corral and Chute system as on this site on Figure 1.

Thanks for the link. It gets a bit harder to plan things out when I have to deal with real-type measurements, but maybe that's because a) I'm over thinking things or b) too dang tired to think anymore lol!

Congrats on the twins, hopefully you won't have to bottle-raise one of them...

Oh, I know how you feel. Its easy to picture it for me but figuring out how to explain it or put in the measurements is the hard part.
I've been trying to figure out how to fence off sections of Timber for my Goats. The terrain is difficult so its still in the planning stage.

 

[77Herford]

Well the wife is looking a little bit better. Facial swellin is all but gone and she got a couple chipped teeth fixed up. I quickly found out that my DW isn't interested in my humor on her condition and will fore go anymore to save myself further bruising. I'm already sleeping on the couch as her dogs are sleeping with her at night for comfort.....