Goatgurl - life goes on at someday farm

[Bruce]

Some sort of wolf/coyote/dog hybrid??? Whatever it is I sure wouldn't want it anywhere near my place!

@Southern by choice I don't think you want to sit WITH your LGDs but SURROUNDED by them! Some sort of "carryable" personal protection wouldn't be a bad idea either. I don't have anything that would take that beast down but if they were around here I think I would modify that situation. Sure don't want to run into that on a dark and stormy night.

 

[lcertuche]

They say there aren't any true wolves in Arkansas anymore because of breeding with coyotes. I know it has been many years since I saw one but plenty of coyotes. They are the cockroaches of the bush around here.

 

[goatgurl]

@Bruce if I were a guessing kinda girl I would guess a hybrid coy/wolf/dog. you very seldom see any red wolves around here anymore and the coydogs are thick as fleas on a dogs back. @lcertuche is right they are the cockroaches of the bush in this area. that poor thing is a combination of scary and pathetic at the same time. makes me glad I have a couple of big barky dogs.
my friend was down thrusday evening and got another wild hog. boar this time, weighed in at 225#. strange thing is that he had a really small set. not much bigger testes than the bacon bit that I have left. hopefully that will make the meat not as strong as some boars have since the meat will be going to a homeless shelter this time.
went back up on the mountain today and picked enough blackberries for a cobbler and a couple of gallons of wild plums to make plum jelly. most importantly I found a place where we should be able to dig a few small plum trees this fall and set them out at the house. most of the blackberries aren't ripe yet so we'll make another trip in a few days and hopefully get enough to freeze for later use.

 

[Hillaire]

View attachment 35534 View attachment 35535 guys it was huge! took me two try's to toss it over the top of a 5 foot fence, I can tell you it was almost 8 ft long and weighed almost 25 lbs. I've seen a lot of big snakes in my time but I think that was the biggest I've ever seen up close and personal. hated that I had to kill it but also hated that it had eaten a nest full of chicks and eggs.
i'm babysitting the neighbors dogs this week. german shepherd mix and a black lab. sweet and goofy. only been one day and i'm already for them to come home.
we actually got a little rain this evening so I thought i'd share some pics of a soggy sunset. @Southern by choice this sunset is for you. also thought I show youall the pictures of the chupacabra that was on the game cam across the road across from my house. is he freaky looking or what. gives me the willies that he is that close to my critters.
nothing new here, youall have a blessed evening. View attachment 35532

appears to be a coydog and in the second picture of it looks kinda mangy. I've been noticing quite a bit of mange this year every time I see a coyote or fox out and about which is surprising as it's been a wet year (at least here in NY).

 

[lcertuche]

@goatgurl our blackberries are still red. Are you sure they're not Juneberries? I've never seen so much fruit set. I'm hoping the bear don't beat me to them (again).

We have a lot of wild hogs here too. I'm hoping someday we can get us some of it. I scared up a herd of deer the other day walking to the garden. A bunch of white flags (tails) bouncing into the woods. I should be getting elderberries soon. I need to start checking everyday on the ripeness.

 

[goatgurl]

just a little update of my world. getting tomatoes from the garden tubs, picked over a quart of cherry tomatoes yesterday and have been eating them like candy, sooo good. getting eating tomatoes from the mortgage lifters and better boys but not enough to do anything with except eat. not a problem with that but I would like to have some to put up. squash are coming along as are cukes and peppers. and @lcertuche I honestly don't know what kind of berrys we picked but I can tell you they were good. gotta go get more. i'm watching elderberries too. planning on both jelly and some of @Devonviolet's syrup for winter tonic. wild plums in the freezer for jelly later too.
dstr#3 has sold her 60 acres across the road and it looks like she will be moving to northwest Arkansas. and who says God doesn't answer prayers. I can't begin to tell you how happy I am about that. now if she can just sell the doublewide setting on the hill in front of my house that will be great.
all the goats and sheeple are doing well. seems so weird to have so few goats around. ahhh well, life goes on.
I've been having a lot of trouble with black snakes this year robbing the nests my broodies are on. I had two hen ducks setting on one nest with about 20 eggs under them and the day they were hatching the darn snake got in and there were only two to hatch. i'm snake hunting again sadly. dstr#3's dog got into the duck nest under the rabbit cages and ate all 14 of those eggs so my duck population isn't going to be what it should. did I shoot the dog, no, did I want to, yup! stupid cocker spaniel, hard of hearing, blind in one eye and has a cataract on the other but he can dang sure find a duck nest with his nose. he's lucky I feel sorry for him.
and what would a post from me be without pictures so... baby ducks are to big for mama's britches now a days. big fat fuzzies, make me smile. and I know you've heard of a blue footed boobie, how about a duck with black leggings and yellow shoes. and last but not least miss Felisha with her head stuck in a feed scoop I made from a tide bottle. marco had chewed it all to smithereens and she had to investigate. silly girl.

 

[Mike CHS]

One of our sheep was forever getting a bucket hung around it's neck by the handle. We use 20 plastic tanks cut in half for fresh grass and one day I was looking out over the paddock and the tank started moving. Stopped for a few seconds and then went scooting across the ground again. Finally the critter in it evidently jumped and the tank went flying off the lamb.

 

[goatgurl]

such goofs. she just stood their with her head pushed in as far as it would go and wouldn't move a muscle until I took it off, I bet your tank kinda looked like a turtle creeping across the pasture. don't they make you laugh.

 

[CntryBoy777]

I'd be looking for those snakes too.....we are waiting for ducklings ourselves, they should start anytime now. We have 4 KC hens setting on a nest mound that covers a 6' span in their pen....they have abandoned portions of the nest, so unsure how many eggs they moved before leaving. It is making for a very interesting situation, and this is our first ever experience with ducks so just watching to see what happens.

 

[Bruce]

You are happy that dstr#3 is moving? Maybe you don't like her much?? Hopefully whoever bought her land across the road from you is nice and keeps it agricultural.