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Well I used my Shire team for the first time today moving trees cut down. I'm doing some thinning of one part of a forest patch but I'm keeping some patches of wind breakers. Bit and Mit are great workers though I still have a few kinks to work out. They each got a bucket of Oats after working so hard. We will be at it till a heavy snow comes. My hermit friend P as we'll call him is helping out as well. He brought a nice semi-portable log splitter, which makes loading the wagon ALOT easier.
Some of you maybe wondering why on earth am I using horses, when I have a perfectly good tractor at home. Well first its steep and rocky in some areas and not wide enough for a tractor with sufficent strength. Second I feel like younger generations as a whole are loosing touch with our past and I want to expierence what it was my grandpa and great grandpa worked on the farm. Thirdly if the world ever does go to pot, I maybe a hot commodity.
Some of you maybe wondering why on earth am I using horses, when I have a perfectly good tractor at home. Well first its steep and rocky in some areas and not wide enough for a tractor with sufficent strength. Second I feel like younger generations as a whole are loosing touch with our past and I want to expierence what it was my grandpa and great grandpa worked on the farm. Thirdly if the world ever does go to pot, I maybe a hot commodity.
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OMG that was sooo gooood. Didn't know Goat could taste so sweet and succulent. The juices, flatbread, rice, wide range of fruits and vegetables. Some dishes were spicy other a more mild sweetness. I'm so full.
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Glad you enjoyed your meal.
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It was wonderful, slow cooked for hours and then seered to get a great outer layer of goodness. I don't know all the spices used but I didn't care it was just fantastic. My wife begged for recipes, lol. They had this super Fruit drink homemade with Pomergranite, Lime, Lemon, Apple and others I can't remember.marlowmanor said:
Poor RedTail I'm sure you would of LOVED the super food,
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I forgot to mention, I had some good success with Cassie today. I was able to give her a full brush down. She twitched her muscles several times but I continued to talk to her and feed her sweet feed and she did fine. It is really a large improvement for her. Maybe I can try and trim her hooves without sedating her. I did attempt to untangle her mane but she wasn't having that after the brushing.
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Good for you for learning it the old fashioned way. And you had fun with it with your New Team. I know it was hard work, but admit it, you did have fun working your team.77Herford said:
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Holy buckets its cold out this morning. Yes, I'm texting while driving...horses, lol. I and P are bundled up and riding on the wagon while Mit and Bit take us out to the work site. Lots of frozen dew on the grass. The Goats were enjoying crunching the grass, well I should say the twins were as they jumped around hearing the crunch from the sibling jumping and then the other one doing it. 
They are sleeping now but did enjoy several minutes of crunching grass, while I geared up my team.
They are sleeping now but did enjoy several minutes of crunching grass, while I geared up my team.
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Thanks the God's for cell phones. Wife went out for a brisk morning ride and discovered TWO Jersey calves. They come from my wifes surprise purchase but its a blessing actually because I was looking for some milkers this time of the year. Now I'm going back to the barn.
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Snow White and Mrs. Potts are the proud mothers. The reason I hadn't noticed them getting large udders is they are out a ways from the house and were already fat. They had been with a bull but the previous owner didn't think they were pregnant. Will be movin all the Jerseys to there newly built pen for ease of milking.
Yes, the calves are sweet but a little chilly.
Yes, the calves are sweet but a little chilly.
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