lol it was so nice to meet you!
Bridgemoof--Sheep & Wool festival
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lol it was so nice to meet you!
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
Well our great weekend went sour tonight. 
Today we went to a local community fair in Bluemont that was just great. Lots of very good artisans, artists, alpacas, food And there were a group of spinners there that were from the Blue Ridge Spinners and Weavers Guild. I knew there was group somewhere around here, but I hadn't quite located them yet. So I talked with them for a long time and they were so nice and welcoming. I found out when their meetings were and they get together right around the corner form me once a month. I was ecstatic! I'm going to join for sure. It will be great! Especially because I realized this weekend that I have only made one friend down here since I moved here. 
I'm not a horse person, and I am surrounded by them. But I just can't wrm up to them. But the sheep people are a whole different thing, and now I've FOUND them! I need some more friends around here!
So after a nice weekend of fairs and critters and food and all things woolie, we came home this afternoon and vegged. We were going to finish things up early tonight and have a nice evening. Then things went awry.
I was becoming increasingly concerned over Beastie, he has lost his appetite now and just seems depressed. Now we're not sure if its that Tendon Repair herbal thing or something else. Being locked up in the barnyard? Not being able to roam out in the pasture? Eating more grain than usual, since we've been putting the herbal supplement on it? I took his temperature and it was 103.5. Slightly elevated. We gave him some Banamine. He's just laying out in the barnyard. He pooped okay, but looked like he wasn't peeing all that well. So I don't knwo what else to do for him.
Then as we were wrapping up, I looked down into one of the pastures and saw one of our 2 year old colts, Thunder Bob, laying down. I didn't think much of it, but Tim looked down there after I mentioned it, and thought something wasn't right. Thunder Bob was getting up and down and pawing at the ground. He is an appaloosa, and we just lost an appaloosa 4 year old this past spring from colic. So Tim wanted to bring him up. He's not halter trained yet, so it is a little bit harder moving them around. I had to her my sheep out of the pond area so we could get through there with the horses. That's when I noticed my Tunis who had been limping (nothing unusual for them) but she was really struggling, and her knee looked all out of whack and red! I thought maybe she had broken her leg or something it looked so bad. But she hobbled along, and then I realized she had been kneeling so much since her feet hurt, that her knee was probably sore form that. So tomorrow we will have to treat her feet again. It's a constant battle with those Tunis ewes.
So we brought Thunder Bob up and put him in a stall, and Tim gave him a shot of something. Oh, but when he went to put him in the stall there was a chicken in the doorway and Tim closed the stall door on the chicken's leg! Agh
So then the CHICKEN was limping around and had blood on his leg. Another animal down 
So anyways, we are now struggling with multiple animal problems. I am praying that Thunder Bob doesn't have the same thing happen to him that happened to Omelet. Omelet suffered an agonizing end and we couldn't do anything about it. His intestines got wrapped around and it took him about 24 hours til Tim had to just put him down. He stayed with him all that time and kept him moving, but he just couldn't do anything. We had the vet out to help numerous times and he couldn't do really do anything either. He gave him some kind of activated charcoal and some other drugs, but besides doing a very expensive surgery that is only abut 50% successful, there was nothing we could do. So keep your fingers crossed for Thunder Bob. He hasn't pooped since we brought him up which isn't a good sign.
And keep your fingers crossed for Beastie. And the chicken. And the Tunis.
Now we are just waiting for Tim's daughter to call us to pick her up from a horse show she was riding in today. She was supposed to be with her mom this week, but her mom called Tim and asked if we could get her because it was going to be so late. Yeah, thanks.
Today we went to a local community fair in Bluemont that was just great. Lots of very good artisans, artists, alpacas
, food And there were a group of spinners there that were from the Blue Ridge Spinners and Weavers Guild. I knew there was group somewhere around here, but I hadn't quite located them yet. So I talked with them for a long time and they were so nice and welcoming. I found out when their meetings were and they get together right around the corner form me once a month. I was ecstatic! I'm going to join for sure. It will be great! Especially because I realized this weekend that I have only made one friend down here since I moved here. I'm not a horse person, and I am surrounded by them. But I just can't wrm up to them. But the sheep people are a whole different thing, and now I've FOUND them! I need some more friends around here!So after a nice weekend of fairs and critters and food and all things woolie, we came home this afternoon and vegged. We were going to finish things up early tonight and have a nice evening. Then things went awry.
I was becoming increasingly concerned over Beastie, he has lost his appetite now and just seems depressed. Now we're not sure if its that Tendon Repair herbal thing or something else. Being locked up in the barnyard? Not being able to roam out in the pasture? Eating more grain than usual, since we've been putting the herbal supplement on it? I took his temperature and it was 103.5. Slightly elevated. We gave him some Banamine. He's just laying out in the barnyard. He pooped okay, but looked like he wasn't peeing all that well. So I don't knwo what else to do for him.
Then as we were wrapping up, I looked down into one of the pastures and saw one of our 2 year old colts, Thunder Bob, laying down. I didn't think much of it, but Tim looked down there after I mentioned it, and thought something wasn't right. Thunder Bob was getting up and down and pawing at the ground. He is an appaloosa, and we just lost an appaloosa 4 year old this past spring from colic. So Tim wanted to bring him up. He's not halter trained yet, so it is a little bit harder moving them around. I had to her my sheep out of the pond area so we could get through there with the horses. That's when I noticed my Tunis who had been limping (nothing unusual for them) but she was really struggling, and her knee looked all out of whack and red! I thought maybe she had broken her leg or something it looked so bad. But she hobbled along, and then I realized she had been kneeling so much since her feet hurt, that her knee was probably sore form that. So tomorrow we will have to treat her feet again. It's a constant battle with those Tunis ewes.
So we brought Thunder Bob up and put him in a stall, and Tim gave him a shot of something. Oh, but when he went to put him in the stall there was a chicken in the doorway and Tim closed the stall door on the chicken's leg! Agh
So then the CHICKEN was limping around and had blood on his leg. Another animal down So anyways, we are now struggling with multiple animal problems. I am praying that Thunder Bob doesn't have the same thing happen to him that happened to Omelet. Omelet suffered an agonizing end and we couldn't do anything about it. His intestines got wrapped around and it took him about 24 hours til Tim had to just put him down. He stayed with him all that time and kept him moving, but he just couldn't do anything. We had the vet out to help numerous times and he couldn't do really do anything either. He gave him some kind of activated charcoal and some other drugs, but besides doing a very expensive surgery that is only abut 50% successful, there was nothing we could do. So keep your fingers crossed for Thunder Bob. He hasn't pooped since we brought him up which isn't a good sign.
And keep your fingers crossed for Beastie. And the chicken. And the Tunis.
Now we are just waiting for Tim's daughter to call us to pick her up from a horse show she was riding in today. She was supposed to be with her mom this week, but her mom called Tim and asked if we could get her because it was going to be so late. Yeah, thanks.
Straw Hat Kikos
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Just wanted to say I really enjoy reading your journal. Defiantly one of my favorites.
Sorry about all the misfortune. I'm hoping for the best, for all of them.
Sorry about all the misfortune. I'm hoping for the best, for all of them.
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Roving Jacobs
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So sorry to hear about all your misfortune. Hope things start turning around for you 
What lines are the PA Jacob ram you're looking at from? All my foundation ewes came from PA, mostly from Hickory Hill, and there are a lot of great breeders there.
What lines are the PA Jacob ram you're looking at from? All my foundation ewes came from PA, mostly from Hickory Hill, and there are a lot of great breeders there.
autumnprairie
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
Thanks everyone and thanks Straw Hat Kikos for your compliments on my journal as well! I try to read a lot of journal son here, there are a lot of good ones.
So good news this morning. Thunder Bob pooped last night and is feeling better!
Beastie is still laying down in the barnyard but he is aware and moving his head around. The chicken is limping but is getting around. Annie, Tim's daughter, came home from the show with grand champion ribbons! I haven't checked the Tunis yet, but saw her laying down in the pasture. We'll deal with her this morning.
So, on the Jacob ram front, it's from a farm in New Tripoli, PA, near Allentown. Not sure of the name, but they got the sire and dam from Painted Rock Farm in West Virginia. So he's from that line. But the bad news is they wrote to us last night and said they "Couldn't catch him." Oy. I guess their sheep are out in a 16 acre pasture and he hasn't been handled hardly at all, so I'm not sure if we want that wild beast here, lol. I googled Hickory Hill in PA, Roving Jacobs, and came up with a whole bunch of farms. What town are they in?
So I hope today goes better, especially for Beastie.
So good news this morning. Thunder Bob pooped last night and is feeling better!
Beastie is still laying down in the barnyard but he is aware and moving his head around. The chicken is limping but is getting around. Annie, Tim's daughter, came home from the show with grand champion ribbons! I haven't checked the Tunis yet, but saw her laying down in the pasture. We'll deal with her this morning.So, on the Jacob ram front, it's from a farm in New Tripoli, PA, near Allentown. Not sure of the name, but they got the sire and dam from Painted Rock Farm in West Virginia. So he's from that line. But the bad news is they wrote to us last night and said they "Couldn't catch him." Oy. I guess their sheep are out in a 16 acre pasture and he hasn't been handled hardly at all, so I'm not sure if we want that wild beast here, lol. I googled Hickory Hill in PA, Roving Jacobs, and came up with a whole bunch of farms. What town are they in?
So I hope today goes better, especially for Beastie.
GoatCrazyLady
Ridin' The Range
O' WOWZA! Lots going on. Prayers being sent your way. Hope all goes better today.
Roving Jacobs
Seeing Spots
Ugh, wild unhandled Jacobs are no fun. I would pass on him for sure. I'm not sure Hickory Hill is breeding anymore, I got my HH ewes from a lady outside of Hershey who was switching to Icelandics instead.Bridgemoof said:Thanks everyone and thanks Straw Hat Kikos for your compliments on my journal as well! I try to read a lot of journal son here, there are a lot of good ones.
So good news this morning. Thunder Bob pooped last night and is feeling better!
So, on the Jacob ram front, it's from a farm in New Tripoli, PA, near Allentown. Not sure of the name, but they got the sire and dam from Painted Rock Farm in West Virginia. So he's from that line. But the bad news is they wrote to us last night and said they "Couldn't catch him." Oy. I guess their sheep are out in a 16 acre pasture and he hasn't been handled hardly at all, so I'm not sure if we want that wild beast here, lol. I googled Hickory Hill in PA, Roving Jacobs, and came up with a whole bunch of farms. What town are they in?
So I hope today goes better, especially for Beastie.
The Unzickers in Sellersville PA usually have nice sheep if you're looking in PA. I wish I had a ram for you, I'm going to VA for some goats and would drop one off but I just had one boy this year and castrated him because he had SUED. Good luck with your Beastie boy!
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Bridgemoof
Overrun with beasties
I think the Unzicker line is already in my line...one of my sheep that I got in Maryland has a pedigree and there was an Unzicker sheep in it. I wonder if that matters if it's really far back in the lineage?Roving Jacobs said:
What is SUED?????
