Baymule
Herd Master
Good to hear from you, next time you get sick, take a little better care of yourself! More animals, that's what everyone needs! LOL LOL
High Desert Cowboy- How far is it up north?
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Ridgetop
Herd Master
Pneumonia can sneak up on you when you try to push through. I have had it until suddenly you can't breath, walk or anything. By then it is really bad. On the other hand, go to the doctor too soon and he sends you home with a warning to drink fluids and take an aspirin. 
Meal worm farm to provide treats for the chickens!
The chickens will adapt to farm life soon enough. And now that you have a coop, you can continue getting eggs. I wonder what the Prop 12 space requirements are for mealworms? Oh right, lucky for you, you are not in California.
On the other hand, that stupid proposition prevents the sale in California of any animals or animal products not produced according to California's Prop 12. Yes that means our eggs and meat will go sky high. Sadly, I have an allergy to bird dander so we gave up keeping chickens 10 year ago. Cleaning their coop would have me coughing for 3-4 months! We called it lung rot. Then my mother was diagnosed with bird lung and I figured out that I probably have the same lungs. However we may have to invest in a coop and chickens. I won't be able to clean it, and the grandkids will have to gather the eggs every day! That might work. I have seen plans for a bottomless coop on wheels that you move around and then plant your garden on the space where the coop was parked. Might work. I wonder what soy eggs taste like?
Meal worm farm to provide treats for the chickens!
The chickens will adapt to farm life soon enough. And now that you have a coop, you can continue getting eggs. I wonder what the Prop 12 space requirements are for mealworms? Oh right, lucky for you, you are not in California.On the other hand, that stupid proposition prevents the sale in California of any animals or animal products not produced according to California's Prop 12. Yes that means our eggs and meat will go sky high. Sadly, I have an allergy to bird dander so we gave up keeping chickens 10 year ago. Cleaning their coop would have me coughing for 3-4 months! We called it lung rot. Then my mother was diagnosed with bird lung and I figured out that I probably have the same lungs. However we may have to invest in a coop and chickens. I won't be able to clean it, and the grandkids will have to gather the eggs every day! That might work. I have seen plans for a bottomless coop on wheels that you move around and then plant your garden on the space where the coop was parked. Might work. I wonder what soy eggs taste like?
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High Desert Cowboy
True BYH Addict
Well we’ve had lots of snow and rain lately, and our snowpack is slightly above average which I’ll call a win. Work and kids have kept me so busy I haven’t had much time to get on and say hi to everyone, but I promise I’m still alive. Critters are all good, though my chickens are currently freeloaders. I need to get a light out there soon. I’m thinking of moving the coop and digging a trench this spring to lay some water and electrical out to my corrals with a stop at the chickens.
If it continues to stay this cold I may harvest cowboy in the next week or so, depending on what free time I can find.
So I’m here, I’m alive and I’ll try to jump on and update with a little more regularity
If it continues to stay this cold I may harvest cowboy in the next week or so, depending on what free time I can find.
So I’m here, I’m alive and I’ll try to jump on and update with a little more regularity
greybeard
Herd Master
probably can't keep them in any kind of container as it seems they, like everything else will have to be 'free range' meal worms. (are meal worms gluten free?)
I noticed that veal calves now have to be raised in a box 3' x 15' or 4' x 11 1/4"...
Rammy
Herd Master
Glad your doing ok. I was wondering how you had been. Hope your still taking it easy, though, since you are probably still getting over that pnuemonia. Running electric and water lines is a good idea. I have it run from my house to the barn and it sure saves time. And your back from having to haul water!
Baymule
Herd Master
Running water lines is a luxury that you don't realize how wonderful they are, until you actually have them. We had 1 faucet at the front of the house and 1 at the back of the house. We ran water lines to the sheep barn, horse barn and garden. What a blessing!
CntryBoy777
Herd Master
Glad all are doing good there for ya and hope ya get the moisture that is needed.....
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High Desert Cowboy
True BYH Addict
Hauling water buckets gets old fast! So hopefully it’s my last year doing so. It’s cold and going to stay cold for the rest of the week, and if a last minute offer falls through I plan on harvesting Cowboy the wether lamb tomorrow. That way he can hang a few days and I’ll butcher him up this weekend. Now a disagreement has come about and I’m hoping someone has answers. When butchering a deer I generally give my dogs some organ meat (livers mine, everything else is fair game) and the lower leg portions to gnaw on. I got friends who say that’ll teach the dogs to kill sheep, I say where there was no “hunt” before they got the goodies that won’t cause them to kill sheep. Anyone have experience in this?
Bruce
Herd Master
I have no experience but it sounds like an urban myth to me. I assume you are giving them the leg after the sheep has been skinned. It should not look like "on the hoof" dinner. I am, however, willing to be told I'm wrong.
Wehner Homestead
Herd Master
Just saying that when we castrate calves and dehorn with scoops, we throw the dogs the parts and they don’t attack the cattle. We’ve also had dogs clean up any leftover afterbirth and even helped dry kids/calves without eating them. I think it’ll be fine.
