Baymule
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I miss her too!
Goatgurl - life goes on at someday farm
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Senile_Texas_Aggie
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Miss @goatgurl,
I know you are busy nowadays working at the museum, but could you please let us know how you are doing? We're wondering...
Senile Texas Aggie
I know you are busy nowadays working at the museum, but could you please let us know how you are doing? We're wondering...
Senile Texas Aggie
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goatgurl
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awww thanks for worrying about me. weird spring and summer and have been crazy busy. still working at the museum 4 days a week which 1 or 2 days to get caught up here and do my shopping and 1 day to polish rocks. these are a few I did last weekend. still enjoying the heck out of it.
the rains and flooding here this spring have caused so much damage and the cleanup and rebuilding will take years.
I lost my katie girl about 2 months a go and am broken hearted. she was my 1st maremma and probably as good a livestock guardian as I've ever had. I took her and had her spayed, she didn't do well with the anesthesia and i'm convinced that he missed a bleeder. she died late that evening with me beside her. and before you ask, no I didn't take back for a necropsy. she was 140# of dead weight and there was no way to get her in a vehicle. dd and sil came later and between the 2 of them they got her in the back of his truck for burial. it makes me so sad, I loved that girl. I still have marco and the boys, junior and jake so the stock is well covered but I sure miss that kind, loving girl. the pups are a year old now and have become excellent at their job. I love how they work in shifts. one of the 3 always feels the need to stay in my back yard at night and bark to keep me and the house dogs safe from boogers while the other 2 work at keeping everybody else covered. I keep waiting for them to hit that stupid teenage stage but so far they are both great dogs. i'll keep watching them tho and waiting for stupid to pop out. I get tickled at JJ, she bosses them both around and treats them like stepchildren. she doesn't let them get by with any silliness.
don't know about your house but the snakes have been out in full force this year. have killed 4 copperheads so far and sadly 3 black snakes. 2 of them were eating me out of house and home with duck and chicken eggs, some of which were ready to hatch. the 3rd was about a 3 footer that was climbing up my back screen door on the INSIDE. its good when you have an old wooden door and the rat shot in the 22 doesn't do much damage, just a few little holes, lol. I don't know what i'd do without JJ and her alarm system. poor Emma is now 15 and her hearing and sight are both a little worse for wear so she isn't much of a critter watcher anymore but she is still is the light of my puppy world. she is even grayer than she is in my avatar and I now take her to work with me every day. so far no one has griped at me for it but frankly it probably wouldn't do them much good.
the goats and sheep are doing great, fat and sassy. went last week and picked up a new ram for the breeding season. nice looking guy, 10 months old purebred katahdin but he is a boring lilly white and youall know how I love me some colored sheep. I know the rules and I should never have mentioned him until I have pictures in hand, forgive me @Baymule . and girl friend that was an awesome score you made on your sheep working equipment. good job. and i'm tickled that ringo is doing so well at your house. he's gonna give you some pretty babies for sure.
@CntryBoy777, look what I have at my house. 3 khaki campbell hens, 2 welsh harlequin hens, 1 cayuga hen and 2 welsh harlequin drakes. I love my Muscovy ducks and still have a yard full of them but really wanted ducks that weren't such seasonal layers so I went duck hunting and this is what I came up with. they should start laying in the next month or so. you ready for chickens yet??? don't answer cause I already know it... no not yet. but sooner than it has been, right? gabby has grown into a beautiful lady. looks like you guys are settling into your new place quite well. i'm sure glad you had to pick up all those rocks instead of me.
@Senile_Texas_Aggie hope you and your beautiful gal are doing well. looks like you've been working hard. and as always @Mike CHS things look great at your house and you always make me hungry. youall take care and i'll check back soon. one last picture just because. heading up the road from my house.
oh and I almost forgot, @misfitmorgan the problem you found with Arkansas is that you looked in the most expensive chunk of real estate going. do the names Walton, Tyson, and the like tell you why you should stay away from that area. you need to look a little further south where senile texas aggie and I live. beautiful area and soo much more affordable. and if he's going to work in texas we are lots closer. boston mountains are pretty but so are the ouachitas. that is pronounced wash-a-taw by the way. look at the state some more but stay away from northwest Arkansas. all the way down the Arkansas/Oklahoma line is some pretty country.
the rains and flooding here this spring have caused so much damage and the cleanup and rebuilding will take years.
I lost my katie girl about 2 months a go and am broken hearted. she was my 1st maremma and probably as good a livestock guardian as I've ever had. I took her and had her spayed, she didn't do well with the anesthesia and i'm convinced that he missed a bleeder. she died late that evening with me beside her. and before you ask, no I didn't take back for a necropsy. she was 140# of dead weight and there was no way to get her in a vehicle. dd and sil came later and between the 2 of them they got her in the back of his truck for burial. it makes me so sad, I loved that girl. I still have marco and the boys, junior and jake so the stock is well covered but I sure miss that kind, loving girl. the pups are a year old now and have become excellent at their job. I love how they work in shifts. one of the 3 always feels the need to stay in my back yard at night and bark to keep me and the house dogs safe from boogers while the other 2 work at keeping everybody else covered. I keep waiting for them to hit that stupid teenage stage but so far they are both great dogs. i'll keep watching them tho and waiting for stupid to pop out. I get tickled at JJ, she bosses them both around and treats them like stepchildren. she doesn't let them get by with any silliness.
don't know about your house but the snakes have been out in full force this year. have killed 4 copperheads so far and sadly 3 black snakes. 2 of them were eating me out of house and home with duck and chicken eggs, some of which were ready to hatch. the 3rd was about a 3 footer that was climbing up my back screen door on the INSIDE. its good when you have an old wooden door and the rat shot in the 22 doesn't do much damage, just a few little holes, lol. I don't know what i'd do without JJ and her alarm system. poor Emma is now 15 and her hearing and sight are both a little worse for wear so she isn't much of a critter watcher anymore but she is still is the light of my puppy world. she is even grayer than she is in my avatar and I now take her to work with me every day. so far no one has griped at me for it but frankly it probably wouldn't do them much good.
the goats and sheep are doing great, fat and sassy. went last week and picked up a new ram for the breeding season. nice looking guy, 10 months old purebred katahdin but he is a boring lilly white and youall know how I love me some colored sheep. I know the rules and I should never have mentioned him until I have pictures in hand, forgive me @Baymule . and girl friend that was an awesome score you made on your sheep working equipment. good job. and i'm tickled that ringo is doing so well at your house. he's gonna give you some pretty babies for sure.
@CntryBoy777, look what I have at my house. 3 khaki campbell hens, 2 welsh harlequin hens, 1 cayuga hen and 2 welsh harlequin drakes. I love my Muscovy ducks and still have a yard full of them but really wanted ducks that weren't such seasonal layers so I went duck hunting and this is what I came up with. they should start laying in the next month or so. you ready for chickens yet??? don't answer cause I already know it... no not yet. but sooner than it has been, right? gabby has grown into a beautiful lady. looks like you guys are settling into your new place quite well. i'm sure glad you had to pick up all those rocks instead of me.
CntryBoy777
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Well, just look at ya!!....get ready for eggs...cause the khakis are like clockwork....will lay 300-320 eggs per year and they will sure warm the heart and keep ya chuckling....
....so sorry to hear about Katie and hopefully the boys will not act out too much since they have a full time job....
.....your stones are much prettier than the chunks we got and I bet they are much lighter to lift, for sure....
.....it sure was good to hear from ya...and so thankful that ya are doin good.....
....so sorry to hear about Katie and hopefully the boys will not act out too much since they have a full time job.........your stones are much prettier than the chunks we got and I bet they are much lighter to lift, for sure.........it sure was good to hear from ya...and so thankful that ya are doin good.....
Baymule
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A snake on the inside of the porch door! I can just see you shooting it! We found a rat snake in a chicken coop, I pinned it with a shovel, BJ held it down while I went to get another shovel to chop it up with, but it got away. We were looking for it and I heard Paris whining I the sheep lot. I let her out and she ran to the coop, had that snake in no time and killed it over and over again. LOL
A new ram! yup I want pictures! Your rock polishing is gorgeous. I think you have found a lovely art form. You do some awesome work.
I can just see you shooting it! We found a rat snake in a chicken coop, I pinned it with a shovel, BJ held it down while I went to get another shovel to chop it up with, but it got away. We were looking for it and I heard Paris whining I the sheep lot. I let her out and she ran to the coop, had that snake in no time and killed it over and over again. LOLA new ram! yup I want pictures! Your rock polishing is gorgeous. I think you have found a lovely art form. You do some awesome work.
Baymule
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Good Paris!
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So sorry about Katie. Really hurts to lose them to anything - but to a possible medical mistake...
My gal Maddie will be 10 in a few months. Time will catch up with her eventually.
Really hurts to lose them to anything - but to a possible medical mistake...My gal Maddie will be 10 in a few months. Time will catch up with her eventually.
OneFineAcre
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I'm sorry about Katie. I'm still really struggling over losing Angel.
Baymule
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Paris, my snake killing Queen is 10 or 11 and I see her slowing down. Why do they have to leave us so soon?
Why do they have to leave us so soon?
Senile_Texas_Aggie
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Sorry for your loss of Katie. Dogs give so much love and ask for so little in return. 
My Beautiful Gal and I are doing OK. We work a couple of hours in the morning and then knock off for the rest of the day. We can do that since we are "retarded".
Miss @misfitmorgan,
Only recently have I started stalking you -- er, I mean reading your journal. I am only up to page 30 or so, so I didn't even know you have been looking at property in Arkansas. Miss @goatgurl is right -- NW Arkansas is expensive, but south of Fort Smith or east of Harrison, land is a lot cheaper. I think we live in one of the most beautiful spots in Arkansas, and there are plenty of other such properties like the one we have. If you would like, feel free to stop by, or we can put you in touch with a good real estate agent.
Senile Texas Aggie
My Beautiful Gal and I are doing OK. We work a couple of hours in the morning and then knock off for the rest of the day. We can do that since we are "retarded".
Miss @misfitmorgan,
Only recently have I started stalking you -- er, I mean reading your journal. I am only up to page 30 or so, so I didn't even know you have been looking at property in Arkansas. Miss @goatgurl is right -- NW Arkansas is expensive, but south of Fort Smith or east of Harrison, land is a lot cheaper. I think we live in one of the most beautiful spots in Arkansas, and there are plenty of other such properties like the one we have. If you would like, feel free to stop by, or we can put you in touch with a good real estate agent.
Senile Texas Aggie
