77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[WildRoseBeef]

Finally found help for the Farm. I went with experience over youth this time. I got an older couple who will be milking both morning and afternoon. They are getting paid, plus all the Milk, Butter and Cream they want with in reason.

Great to hear! Hope they work out in the long run.

 

[77Herford]

Me too.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

Finally found help for the Farm. I went with experience over youth this time. I got an older couple who will be milking both morning and afternoon. They are getting paid, plus all the Milk, Butter and Cream they want with in reason.

Sweet!! I want to find some of those for here Except they'd get paid in all the eggs and goat kisses they want.

 

[77Herford]

Finally found help for the Farm. I went with experience over youth this time. I got an older couple who will be milking both morning and afternoon. They are getting paid, plus all the Milk, Butter and Cream they want with in reason.

Sweet!! I want to find some of those for here Except they'd get paid in all the eggs and goat kisses they want.

Unfortunately cash is part of the payment. Luckily they enjoy the work without the commitment. I guess they were both raised on farms and wanted to experience this again but didn't want to have to buy a farm to do it. This was a kinda nice start.


My Galloways are looking rotund. I wonder if that bull didn't sneak in a few times without the previous owners knowledge, lol.

John Smith the calf is a little under the weather and is gettin anti boitics. Man I spelled that wrong. I think soon I will be weaning Mulan and Red from their mothers.

 

[autumnprairie]

I hope your help works out for you. I love to read about your farm I am jealous that you have so much land. Maybe one day I will have the land too instead of just an acre.

 

[77Herford]

I'm continually surprised by how much you, Autumn and the others get accomplished on so few acres. Alot of people could learn from that.


This weekend I'm letting my horses roam a forty acre stretch of pasture. I have made an extension onto the goats pen for the warm months and will for now be opening it up for daylight hours.

I got Horse balls for the Goats to play with and they love them. I got some food balls with Alfalfa pellets for surprises and of course the kids love them to play with. I also we buying crazy at my local feed store and got food balls for all. The Pigs, Horses, Goats, Dogs, Sheep and Cows. The Sheep aren't really interested and only two of my horses could care ( Cassie, and Ash) but the other animals for the most part enjoy them. Even a few Cows which I least expected rolled them a few times to find a treat.

Red is proving to be one smart Cow. She is getting into more and more mischief. She got a food ball along with her half siblings and within a day figured out how to get all the food from said ball. She would roll it with her nose slowly into a corner and like a Polar bear smashing through the Ice, she would smash the ball until it popped open and free food.
The ball will detach in the middle to make to halves for refilling and you just put them together and snap them in place.
That Red is a little snot who will give her future owners a wonderful life, lol.

 

[autumnprairie]

THat would be fun to watch a cow playing with a food ball.

 

[marlowmanor]

I am curious about these feed balls? What do they look like and where can I get some from? I bet our goats would have a blast with one.

 

[77Herford]

http://www.sitstay.com/dog/supplies/servlet/product_10001_10001_116954_-1_IQ+Treat+Ball_13251_13360_

Some Dog toys really are best for just dogs.

 

[marlowmanor]

http://www.sitstay.com/dog/supplies/servlet/product_10001_10001_116954_-1_IQ+Treat+Ball_13251_13360_

Some Dog toys really are best for just dogs.

I bet I could find something similar at Petsmart.