77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[77Herford]

Got a Turkey today, it was a big ole Tom. My buddy M got two, which was annoying. M and I really just hunt together lately but used to hang out alot as kids. M is an ultra nerd who you would never peg as a hunter in his real life as a Chemist.
Red has been up to no good this last week as she thinks herself Princess of the Snot's, lol. We started halter training her early as she is such a challenge when her mother milks. Her mom almost seems thankful when we tie her up as she seems to test her mothers patience out in the field straying far from mom.

We finally got some regular milk customers, who are mostly seniors but they like our milk so thats all good. A local bakery has also started buying small amounts but they also buy our eggs.

 

[elevan]

Congrats on the turkey. Will it be dinner in a short while? My turkeys went to freezer camp last week.

 

[77Herford]

Ham is enjoying his new home and wallowing in the mud. He LOVE's the left over cream and milk from the cows each day and waits by the trough for the daily treat. Brat is doing great and has matured alot over the week.
Clove is busy lately as the neighboring Coyote pack has decided to take up residence in my forrest and try and raid my sheep nightly so I put Brat in with Clove and the sheep. I was happily surprised to see Brat chasing off a Coyote a few days back as she no longer seems affraid.

Yes, you will see many updates in sections as I remember to tell you.

 

[77Herford]

Went back to working Mit and Bit most of the week but made it light duty stuff. Problem trees removed and a few wagon loads of cut up limbs and small branches from a few years worth of storms out in the pastures. Moved the Sheep into an adjacent pen for possibly the winter, I can't decide, which pen to put them in. One pen is around twelve acres with an old Pig shelter which can shelter them all but the other pen is closer to twenty acres with an old storage shed thats empty but not able to hold all of them. The pen with the Pig pen is harder to get to for hay feeding, which is another thing to consider. Right now there's still grass but I'm starting to throw in a few square bales to get them use to it.

Out of kindness I'm housing my friends twenty mares for the winter. I ended up buying a Buckskin I've had my eye on for a few years, but she'll need alot of work. They had her for sale for a few hundred bucks, which is rediculously low and I refused to pay that low as her bloodlines alone warranted more. I hope the Horse market starts to improve around here.

The Buckskins barn name is Emily and since she's around five years I won't change it. I already worked her some this morning. Oh, she's around 15.3 hands tall with a very light yellowish cream base color with black mane and tail and black socks, just beautiful.

Rolly, Marshmellow and Jake are in with the lambs full time now. I moved them to a half acre pen with a stall attached to get them some exercise and for the winter. Now the pups and the lambs have proper romp room.

 

[elevan]

Hmmmmmmm.....a calf named Red and a mare named Emily... :/ I'm gonna keep my mouth shut on that one

 

[77Herford]

Hmmmmmmm.....a calf named Red and a mare named Emily... :/ I'm gonna keep my mouth shut on that one

People that don't even know you named her...

 

[elevan]

 

[77Herford]

Farm 2 is showing real progress. About a dozen or so previously bred Kiko's have birthed twin and some trips. The kids are a Kiko/Myotonic so it should be interesting to see future visits.

 

[redtailgal]

The calf was named after me...........cuz she is spectacular.

 

[77Herford]

The calf was named after me...........cuz she is spectacular.

Yes, thats it.
Had some family over for dinner and we watched Amazing Race, they were in Denmark and we saw the Danish Lop rabbits, OMG everyone loved them. We had Duck, mmmm.

I'm not sure if I mentioned it but the Wood burning Cooktop came in and P really likes it. It took the backhoe and lots of team work to get that heavy sucker inside P's house. P has agreed not to shoot the trophy buck on my property for another year. I saw the buck a year ago and he is impressive and I want him to spread his genes around, plus there are PLENTY of other young bucks around.
Saw that P already has a hug doe hanging in a tree. I just haven't had time lately for Deer hunting but maybe some early morning.