77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[77Herford]

Well the three remaining High Schoolers are proving to be pretty good workers.

 

[20kidsonhill]

I love the pigs.

 

[77Herford]

Digging up manure today and all week around the cattle barn or what we call "The evil Elevan/RedTailGal Plan". While they do that since I'm impatient, I will be using my tractor and bucket to clean up around other areas. I think I'll cut them loose sooner than expected and just keep them around for bottle feeding the lambs.

 

[daisychick]

I think I would let them off the hook early too, it seems the ones that have stayed have done a really good job. It would be interesting to see who would return, if you made it optional ?????

 

[77Herford]

I think I would let them off the hook early too, it seems the ones that have stayed have done a really good job. It would be interesting to see who would return, if you made it optional ?????

Yes, now that my wonderful wife is back from her visit with her parents, she agree's they've done just about everything one can do without machinery. The tractor I could do the job in one good day of work and back fill with fresh dirt. Then let some grass grow back maybe.

 

[77Herford]

Lots of rain so only got limited manual digging done. I ended up getting out the tractor and just doing it. The kids cleaned up cobwebs and cleaned my outside office, lol. Pretty lame I know but it was pouring rain.

 

[77Herford]

Well I told the kids this morning to just come to take care of the lambs and that would be it from here on out. If they want to come back and learn more, they could call.

Twin doelings are growing fast as they are running around for and hour at a time then nap, then back at it. The boys don't know what to think about them but they know to stay clear as Brownie made a point of giving them the message. Patches is the only goat who can come near Brownies kids. I'm allowed to pick them up but she runs off my wife, lol, which make my wife sad as she missed the birth.

The GP pups are showing some promise. Rolly the chubby one and my favorite 101 Dalmatian character, is really warming up to the lambs giving them kisses and getting some supervised cuddle time. Marshmallow likes them enough but he more enjoys running and playing with them right now and the smallest one of the brothers is Jake. Jake likes to follow me around along with the rest of them. On Jake's one on one time with the sheep he at first, like the others had to be corrected a few times about bouncing on them or trying to chew on their wool. The oldest of the lambs is ram and when Jake got a little rough actually kicked him, lol. Since its just a lambs there wasn't any real harm done but Jake has learned not to mess with sheep,

Brat is back with us for a day now. She's in the former bucks pen, which is away from the other pens. She is doing pretty well for what happened.

Lets see, enjoyed a lone ride in the back of my pasture on Sugar. I wish I would of had my camera as there was a great sunset.

 

[daisychick]

Sounds like a "picture perfect" day (too bad you didn't have your camera )
Glad the puppies are enjoying their training sessions and also good to hear that Brat is back home.
We have had the most colorful sunrises lately but the neighbor has a really ugly shed right in my way of taking a great photo! :/

 

[77Herford]

Well Farm 2 has 3 more farm dogs to protect the Goat herd. They are Australian Sheepdog mixes and I guess doing well with the Goats. He sent me some videos of them working and they do a great job, they can also herd if commanded to, which is better than my dogs....grumble. We got two herds going right now. The fifty Boer does with two Kiko bucks on one side of the house and the almost two hundred Kiko does from Purebreds to commercial and 5 Boer Bucks and 3 Kiko Bucks.

At my place I caught a bug and didn't do more than chores. Will be taking it easy for a while. I had my very good friend transport six laying hens and four roosters along with nearly a semi trailer load of hay down to Farm 2 today as well. Glad I know at least one person with a semi, of course I still pay him but thats just the right thing to do.

Puppies send their puppy kisses.

Thought you should see the rest of them.

 

[marlowmanor]

Sorry you have been feeling bad . I hope you get to feeling better soon . Nice herd there!