CntryBoy777 - The Lazy A** Acres Adventures

[CntryBoy777]

I know getting in the ditch won't be a big problem, but may have to tie a rope to the trailer hitch and have Joyce pull me up.........there are some washes from the field that run into the ditch, so will be able to get out without much difficulty. I have some rolls of old rusted fencing that I have thought about putting in those runoff ruts to stop the washing away of soil.....maybe get some grass roots to bind into the fencing and slow down the wash a bit, hopefully without flooding more of the field. I could use a few truck loads of your rock over here, too....

 

[Latestarter]

Wow Fred, the pond looks really full! I'll bet the fish are pretty hungry now and you could probably stock up your freezer with some fillets. Man... Gabbie is going to absolutely LOVE living there! So much to explore and never a dull minute! A very lucky dog indeed. Love her build as well and those paws... I really love large dogs and she's going to be a beauty! Thanks for the pics. I don't envy you cleaning the ditch...

 

[CntryBoy777]

Yeh Joe, I should get some in the freezer....I just wish I liked eating them more than I do....but, I sure love catching them.....

 

[Latestarter]

I hear ya Fred... always loved to fish and spent my youth fishing fresh water. Then I discovered pelagic salt water species and was spoiled from that point on. Love salt water fish, especially the large ones, to catch AND to eat.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Since there is such interest in the Gabbie "Adventures", I will share with ya some recent developements. Joyce had to run to town today and so we were together alone here at the house. I went out on the porch and was looking around at things and thinking of the tasks for the day....Gabbie was waundering around and sticking her head between the ballisters and watching the birds, squirrels, and the goats....suddenly she began to bark...low sharp barks....I asked her what she was barking at and was fixing to quiet her, when I thought to myself...she is a dog and is suppose to do those things....remember, I haven't had a dog for 20yrs. Anyway, I walked to the end of the porch where she was and looked in the direction she was looking in....I saw Star in the duck yard and tried to tell her to get out....of course, she is a goat and they don't listen and mind so well........so, I told Gabbie we needed to go get her out of their yard....we came in and she beat me down the steps...which isn't difficult to do....I put the lead on her for control and we headed out walking behind the yard.....Star started coming towards the fence and Gabbie was barking with her head low to the ground and wagging her tail....Star stomped her front hooves and flashed her horns, Gabbie backed up and ran in an arch and kept attempting to get her to move....this went on for at least 3-4 minutes and I finally called her back and we walked towards the house....Star went straight to the access hole and left the yard. I was really proud and astounded at the same time and showered her with praise. I didn't have to struggle with her at all and there never was a tight lead on her....she did it under control and there wasn't any attempt to snip or snap at Star even though Star was flashing her horns and even bumped the fence a few times. She has really impressed us with her ability to recognize and react to things that we thought were to advanced for her to grasp....she really has some great instincts and I just hope that we have the ability to keep her improving and getting better. We are going to work with her on scenting and see if we can get her to search and find some things....just something else that can keep her busy.....
Oh, she is up to 32lbs now and can almost jump the barrier that keeps her in her room. She is progressing much faster than we had ever anticipated......

 

[Bruce]

Go Gabbie! And Fred, good of you to recognize that Gabbie might have a purpose to her bark other than just to hear her own voice.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Okay, here is a side of Gabbie ya ain't seen yet.....
she loves laying on her back and playing with the frisbee. Something else that she has developed is pushing the tennis ball around with her nose and paws while having a piece of rolled rawhide in her mouth....it actually looks like she is playing soccer....and the frisbee is used in a game of trying to get it past her sliding on the floor....like a goalie...using her paws and mouth to stop it....she is really good at it too....
This is a couple of pics of Soli hanging with his hatching "Mom" and a rooster....
....ya can see in this last pic the other ducks in the background....

 

[CntryBoy777]

Today I forgot to take my phone with me, so there aren't any pics to share on this one...ya will just have to rely on my storytelling to paint the picture for ya.....
Oh, and this does not include Gabbie, so something different to amuse ya.
I was on final rounds this evening and had made it to the duck pen....last on the list....and had completed taking care of the feed, water, and hay and was standing in their yard while they were billing around in the wet ground I had just made. All of the sudden there was a strange noise that froze the ducks and things went silent....I scanned around in the directions they were looking and searching for anything from fox, coyote, hawk, or owl...even coon....something....didn't see anything. I asked them what had them on edge and a few went back to billing, but several kept looking....I did too....I looked to the goat house and Star was in the back area and Lightning was on the deck standing in front of the side gate, but I didn't see Comet....I thought I saw some white between Lightning's legs inside the house on the feed side....there was more noise and it seemed to be coming from that direction and Lightning was looking and moving his head....I thought to myself that I sure hope Comet hadn't collapsed or something....I had just fed them and he was just fine....I went back to paying attention to the ducks and rounding them up to get in for the nite and looked up to see Comet out on the deck and he was stomping his front hoof on the deck and dragging it across something, but from my angle I couldn't tell what it was....then he started trying to butt whatever it was with his head and horns, but kept getting his horns in the fence of the side gate.....now, my curiousity is peaked and I have to go back over there to see just what it was....as I walked up to the gate I saw it lying there on the deck all beat up and it wasn't moving at all.....it was the broom that I use to sweep the deck with..... ...he had done all he could to tear it apart, but it is still in working order.....the "Adventures" continue here on a daily basis....

 

[Wehner Homestead]

I love how something that can seem like the littlest thing makes it possible to smile.

 

[Bruce]

Today I forgot to take my phone with me, so there aren't any pics to share on this one

Oh, and this does not include Gabbie

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