Promise Acre: Our Journey

[goodolboy]

Man, those chicks are producing eggs already. Nice eggs

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Yeah, our chicks our just that good

They look all cozy and happy in their new place. Hope they turn out to be mostly girls for you. It was so fun to have you all out for a visit and we should definitely get together again sometime. The kids had a blast. And DinDin is a pain, isn't he. I am weighing him again this weekend and I think he is about good to go.

 

[promiseacres]

Ha ha! Ya, now Pearce can get a $100/per chick since they're laying at 2-3 days old! you guys crack me up!

 

[promiseacres]

Update my website the past couple of days. It had been A LONG time over due. I still want to upload some more photos....but will probably do that another day. Well the commitment is made so on Sunday we're going to go pick up 2 black mini jennies....we were debating but have had a stray dog hanging out and seeing Pearce's post about the coyotes....well it'll make me feel better especially with so many babies this year. (ok 3 sheep 1 mare is a lot for us) I know the minis can't do a ton but they can chase dogs and that's my main concern. My stallion is pretty good at it too but still have not talked DH into gelding him. I LOVE my horses just not sure we need to keep breeding with the current market. See so many unwanted and cheap horses mini and otherwise. I still haven't talked to DH about a riding horse....guess I'll just keep it on the back burner for a while.

In 2-3 weeks Treya should lamb. She's been gaining steadly so pretty sure we've got a lamb in there!

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[goodolboy]

Find a new place for the stray. If you lose one lamb, it would be 15%-20% of your lamb crop. Call the pound.

 

[Southern by choice]

checked out your website... all the pictures are coming out "skinny" maybe a settings issue???

 

[promiseacres]

it's really hard to "size" them on the sites...IDK maybe I should just have a FB farm page..... I really need to figure out how to resize the photos from my pc to the internet as it's eating all of my data..... :/

oh and stray seems to be gone... he'd have to go thru a gate to get to the lambs as it's HOT! with the wires pretty close at the lower levels just for this reason. So far just coming out and checking things when my dogs bark seems to be working as he takes off. I'm not opposed to getting a gun out either if I have too. Last time I called animal control they didn't do much b/c she reconized the dog as a neighbors dog ....that time I finally got a hold of the neighbor after the dog took to sleeping in the middle of the road? and barking fearfully at me when I came outside.....dumb dumb dog!, they didn't realize their invisible fence had been turned off. And ended up very apologetic. he never got close to the fences BUT.... I don't trust any dogs! I've let the neighbors know I will not tolerate their dogs on my property harassing my animals....so far that seems to work. I lost a 4H lamb years ago due to dumb dog owners.... Indiana has a leash law but good luck getting in enforced.

 

[CocoNUT]

What a SHAME it would be if that dog just happened to disappear.....
I hate to say that...but our neighbor's dog almost attacked my daughter's face...a few months after we moved in. Fence went up...if the dog came over....dead. Period. Not taking any chances. I catch Summer running around in our pasture...we'll be fencing that soon too! Nice dog...doesn't belong on OUR property!

 

[promiseacres]

So because of my CL browsing habits I came across a couple of mini donkey jennies....they were not to far from my cousins and so....we went and picked up Isabelle and her foal Bell. Isabelle is a reg. mini donkey 10 years old. Her foal is about 6 mos. They are both in need of some groceries but hooves good and they are fairly friendly. Isabelle (Izzy I am calling her to avoid confusion since John named the foal Bell) already brays when she catches sight of me. With the snow storm I put them in blankets and they did pretty good considering I doubt they've ever worn one. (Despite me not wanting donkeys these two seem special.... DH says they are not his.... whatever....

Chicks are GROWING fast! most do not have much of comb so am hoping that means they are hens! See if you can count them...

Then here is "junior" trying to push over my post for tying up the equines....LOL he's growing good and plan on weaning him soon. I had to move him & Mom away from the other ewes because he was chasing Smoke SO much she was losing weight! I could see Treya's udder today so she's closer! (my ewes seem to have tiny udders and I couldn't see it at all before....

 

[Shelly May]

Cute Donkeys, DH will claim them sooner or later, they always do!!!!, Glad to see under fed animals go to places like yours and people like you are able to give them what they need. As for the chicks, I guess 1 dozen.........Love the sheep most of all