Four Winds Ranch: " Life on the Farm "

[Pearce Pastures]

What a PITA. And now you have had to spend more time and money on feeding it and taking care of it---I'd be saying sure you can come get it but the price now includes a boarding charge. Actually, I'd probably just take it to be sold elsewhere and tell him I ate it if he ever called again.

 

[jodief100]

I tell people I will hold them X number of days and that is it. Nonrefundable deposit is required to hold it longer. I am a softie, I will refund the deposit if I sell whatever it was quickly.

I had a guy call me last spring, asking about chickens. He seemed interested, but made no commitments. I get calls like that all the time, most I never hear from again.

He called 6 weeks later. I told them I had sold them all. He was upset, said I told you I was interested in those hens! He said he wasnt going to ever buy from me again.

Ummmm- he never bought from me in the first place so no big loss.

I dont worry too much about it.

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

Thanks for all the ideas on how to deal with people!! I will definatly be trying a few!
Last Thursday, I am happy to say, the lady did come and pick up her rabbits!!!! Finally! Now I just have to figure out what to do with the lamb!
While I had the flu the other week, I sent my hubby out to look after the animals for me, and I know he tried his best and everything made it. It is just that he doesn't do the animal thing, so when a couple of the sheep had a out break of pinkeye, he never noticed!:/
When I was well enough to venture out of the house I was properly shocked at the look of the sheep!! My old girl must have come down with it the day I took sick and was over looked! A couple of the others had mild cases. I went into separation mode and got everything put in its rightful spot. I got to treating my old sheep with the eye spray!! Sadely, it was in both eyes and was really bad, so the next day I gave her some penicillan as well to go along with her purple eye spray!
This is day seven and she has started to eat a couple days ago, one eye has totaly cleared up, but the one is still cloudy and sore! It looks like she is going to be OK!!!
Other than this little setback, everything is going good and i am almost ready for Christmas! We have a 3 family dinners we are supposed to attend that all require at least 2 hours driving there and then another 2 home! I think it sounds like fun, but, I won't be the one that does most of the driving, so we see how it goes!

 

[elevan]

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

Thanks for the Sheepsmas card Eleven!!!!!!

My Christmas turned out awesome!!! As I hope, did everyone elses!
And, this morning!!!!!! Guess who FINALLY showed up???!!!! The fella that has been saying he wanted my meat lamb that he has left sitting here for the last 3 months!!!! I am no longer waiting on anyone, and I am definatly doing things a little different in that area next summer!
I have six rabbits ready for butchering, and I have found a market in the city for $25 per butchered rabbit! Only problem is that it isn't a very big market they only need 3 butchered/frozen rabbits a month, but it will pay for all the rest of the rabbits feed and my fuel!
Around the farm here, at this time of the year, things are pretty slow. Guess it is time to start looking through seed cataloges, and to plan out my veggie and herb garden! Just writing about it has me getting excited for the growing season to get here!
I am a bit discouraged with my 2, 8 month old LGDs!
It seems they have taken to chasing my sheep! They haven't done any serious damage, just a bit of pulled wool, and scuffed up ears. But, I don't want it to get worse so I have taken to having one tied while the other is loose. It isn't discouraging them, they still are at it solo!!!!! I am thinking maybe a shock collar, that way they won't see me???!!!

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

It was a beautiful day here today! Only -6 degrees C, and sunny!!
So, I put my past pink-eye victim ewe out of the barn with my feeder lambs, and one ram. This pen gets special feed, and the old girl lost a fair bit of weight during her bad bout with pink-eye. My "Special Feed Pen", consists of 2 white Kadahdin lambs that I bottle raised (they are now 4 months old), now my old girl, and my youngest Suffolk ram. Not quite sure what is up with my ram (Glen)!
I have had him since he was 4 month old, and he has always seemed to cough a little after he ran, sometimes his nose seemed to have a bit of clear discharge, but nothing too big, and most of the time you could hear him breath like his nose was a bit plugged or something. He is now 11 months old and still the same! He also, always seems to be on the thin side, thats why he is in the "Special Feed Pen", for the extra grain! I asked the vet about it, but they didn't seem too concerned, and said most likely caused by dust or something that is irritating. BUT, it is now winter, has been for the last 3 months, with snow, and there is no dust. He is still the same.:/
I was raised on a big ranch that was a couple days drive to the nearest small town, so we very seldom got to town. I know it sounds crazy, but there was a period where I hadn't went to town for almost 5 years!!! Usually my Dad would run in once to 3 times a year to pick up the things we couldn't do without, everything else we made. So, even now, when I have to go to town, I am a little out of my element! Lol, I try to get everything I need, and get everything done as quick as possible and get home! So, of course, in the stress of trying to hurry and get out of town, I ALWAYS end up forgetting things!
Ya, today was a town day! Now that I am home there is a number of things I was looking forward to grabbing that I forgot!
Luckly, I did remember the horse wormer!!! This year has been horrible for lice on the large farm animals! Everyone is saying the lice is coming from the large amounts of deer that are in the area this year! I don't know, but my horses sure got some!!!! Not for long though!!

 

[jodief100]

Sounds like a nice crazy day. I love the idea of almost never going to town. Too bad I have to go five times a week.

 

[Four Winds Ranch]

All my Sheeps, cows, llamas, donkeys, horses, pigs, dogs, chichens, rabbits and cats are doing good this slow time of year!
I got my new kitten today! I got him in payment for some herbs I gave to a fella to help him sleep! I am going to name this boy "Link", because with his six toes, his feet look big like a linx! I will see if I can get a picture of Link tomarrow, he is quite shy!
I am in the process of advertizing my Babydoll ram for sale! I have had a lot of calls, but, everyone gets dicouraged because he is registered in the USA and not Canada. I didn't realize it was possible to register an animal that lives in one country, to another country!:/ Oh well, if he doesn't sell I will keep him for a bit! The Babydoll Southdown ram, crossed will regular ewes actually throws some pretty meaty, fast growing market lambs! Just can't keep any of them back!

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"Gillagan" is a very PROUD, cute boy, as you can see!

 

[BrownSheep]

I think it's odd he's registered in the US instead of Canada. He sure is a handsome fella though.

 

[Southern by choice]

I am in the process of advertizing my Babydoll ram for sale! I have had a lot of calls, but, everyone gets dicouraged because he is registered in the USA and not Canada. I didn't realize it was possible to register an animal that lives in one country, to another country!

I wonder why they don't recognize the other. Nice sheep!