77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[Royd Wood]

Congrats on the baby. Now wheres the pic? *taps toe impatiently

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Yes please - pics - get some practice so when the Galloway calves hit the deck you wont be camara shy

Still looking for a good ratter dog but I'm wittling it down

We have Border Terriers - highly recommend

 

[77Herford]

Congrats on the baby. Now wheres the pic? *taps toe impatiently

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Yes please - pics - get some practice so when the Galloway calves hit the deck you wont be camara shy

Still looking for a good ratter dog but I'm wittling it down

We have Border Terriers - highly recommend

http://www.backyardherds.com/forum/uploads/1463_snow_feb_3rd_015.jpg

They look pretty sweet. Border Terriers are on my short list along with Airedales, Irish Terrier, Manchester Terrier, Norfolk and Norwich Terrier. Yes, Terriers are the entire list, lol. They throughout the ages have been proven vermin hunters despite their recent years of Lap Dog status.

For all the picture requests you know perfectly well what the answer is... shakes head.

Sugar is doing very good with her lovely daughter. She would really like to go outside but though I hate to they will be staying at least another day in the barn.
I was kinda hoping for a painted foal but knew several options could happen.

At last count I had about twenty lambs running around so the "about" statement is appropriate. Some of the lambs are brown or a light brown. So the Sheep herd is RAPIDLY growing. Many trips this year, which is great and what I culled for last year. If the thirty or more Ewes all have trips that will make 90 lambs....
I think I'll be rotating them more often.

 

[autumnprairie]

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Yes please - pics - get some practice so when the Galloway calves hit the deck you wont be camara shy

For all the picture requests you know perfectly well what the answer is... shakes head.

Sugar is doing very good with her lovely daughter. She would really like to go outside but though I hate to they will be staying at least another day in the barn.
I was kinda hoping for a painted foal but knew several options could happen.

At last count I had about twenty lambs running around so the "about" statement is appropriate. Some of the lambs are brown or a light brown. So the Sheep herd is RAPIDLY growing. Many trips this year, which is great and what I culled for last year. If the thirty or more Ewes all have trips that will make 90 lambs....
I think I'll be rotating them more often.

That must be a sight to see

 

[77Herford]

Its baby central here. Had a few more Herefords today and had to assist one.
One of my ewes had a quad and I helped her with the last as she was exhausted. The four tiny lambs a cute but small.
One of my Simmental cows had a calf and I expect the others to be birthing any day now.

My Chickens are laying like mad now with all this crazy warm weather. It is saving on heating the hen building though.
Ducks and Geese are thoroughly enjoying the ponds and all the tasty pond weeds and bugs.

Had to pull out on my sale of Little Red after a inspection of the farm. I have in every one of my contracts the option to pull out if the situation warrants it. Such as the property not being up to basic Cattle standards. I usually don't inspect every place I sell to but I heard a few rumors and decided to check them out. The only pasture they have is practically a junkyard. Just on my brief walk over I found several small pieces of metal and nails that could be ingested or embedded in a hoof. They have an older milking cow on their property and it didn't look healthy so I called the humane society on them after getting home. Unfortunately all that will happen is a few warnings and maybe a fine, if they don't kill her first to save the trouble.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

That is very sad.

 

[elevan]

It's a shame that people keep animals in those conditions.

 

[77Herford]

It's a shame that people keep animals in those conditions.

It is a shame. One of my truck tires was flat the next day too with a sharp piece of metal inbetween the grooves. Imagine that jabbed in your cows hoof or side if she laid down.
I have to admit now I couldn't sleep well last night thinking about that farms conditions. I do know the county humane group went out and cited him and I believe he is giving up the old cow he has. I think I'll adopt her if she lives long enough.

 

[autumnprairie]

It's a shame that people keep animals in those conditions.

It is a shame. One of my truck tires was flat the next day too with a sharp piece of metal inbetween the grooves. Imagine that jabbed in your cows hoof or side if she laid down.
I have to admit now I couldn't sleep well last night thinking about that farms conditions. I do know the county humane group went out and cited him and I believe he is giving up the old cow he has. I think I'll adopt her if she lives long enough.

I am glad that you will adopt her I wish people would open their eyes and be aware of what they do THank God for people like you that are willing to save the animals

 

[77Herford]

It's a shame that people keep animals in those conditions.

It is a shame. One of my truck tires was flat the next day too with a sharp piece of metal inbetween the grooves. Imagine that jabbed in your cows hoof or side if she laid down.
I have to admit now I couldn't sleep well last night thinking about that farms conditions. I do know the county humane group went out and cited him and I believe he is giving up the old cow he has. I think I'll adopt her if she lives long enough.

I am glad that you will adopt her I wish people would open their eyes and be aware of what they do THank God for people like you that are willing to save the animals

Well I didn't adopt her but bought her as the county was going to let her stay. I know what many are thinking why would they let the Cow stay there but there's rules and laws for this. The property owner gets so many chances to change their ways and then if the county isn't satisfied they will act.
I paid a half of one side of beef in my freezer and two gallons of milk a week for six weeks. I probably over paid but after some conditioning I might be able to get a few more calves out of her and some milk. The old Cow is a mix of roughly 1/4 Black Angus, 1/2 Hereford and 1/4 Holstein. The County extension estimated her age to be in her early teens but the former owner was adiment that she was just ten. We figured with poor enough forage her teeth could of woren down that much.

So I hurried up and got that old cow already and have her in a stall with a run and some fresh grass. I'm only letting her a little bit of time on the grass at a time so her system can get used to all this good stuff. I'm feeding her some grass hay and plenty of clean water. I also had her get lots of shots and she's on antibotics because she has a few infected scrapes on her ankles. I can tell she's happier at my place but the way she nibbled on the grass just showed me how careful she had to be at the old place.
Records on her...the few there were showed that she hadn't been wormed in a few years and her hooves needed some serious attention, which I will address tomorrow. We did worm her though.

 

[autumnprairie]

It is a shame. One of my truck tires was flat the next day too with a sharp piece of metal inbetween the grooves. Imagine that jabbed in your cows hoof or side if she laid down.
I have to admit now I couldn't sleep well last night thinking about that farms conditions. I do know the county humane group went out and cited him and I believe he is giving up the old cow he has. I think I'll adopt her if she lives long enough.

I am glad that you will adopt her I wish people would open their eyes and be aware of what they do THank God for people like you that are willing to save the animals

Well I didn't adopt her but bought her as the county was going to let her stay. I know what many are thinking why would they let the Cow stay there but there's rules and laws for this. The property owner gets so many chances to change their ways and then if the county isn't satisfied they will act.
I paid a half of one side of beef in my freezer and two gallons of milk a week for six weeks. I probably over paid but after some conditioning I might be able to get a few more calves out of her and some milk. The old Cow is a mix of roughly 1/4 Black Angus, 1/2 Hereford and 1/4 Holstein. The County extension estimated her age to be in her early teens but the former owner was adiment that she was just ten. We figured with poor enough forage her teeth could of woren down that much.

So I hurried up and got that old cow already and have her in a stall with a run and some fresh grass. I'm only letting her a little bit of time on the grass at a time so her system can get used to all this good stuff. I'm feeding her some grass hay and plenty of clean water. I also had her get lots of shots and she's on antibotics because she has a few infected scrapes on her ankles. I can tell she's happier at my place but the way she nibbled on the grass just showed me how careful she had to be at the old place.
Records on her...the few there were showed that she hadn't been wormed in a few years and her hooves needed some serious attention, which I will address tomorrow. We did worm her though.