frustratedearthmother
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Teresa & Mike CHS - Our journal
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Mike CHS
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@Devonviolet - that wouldn't be a hard trip.
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Mike CHS
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We never did clip the wings on E.D. so she has been flying out every day and laying her egg in the flower pot. After she is done she will wander around looking for bugs until she sees one of us and she will then fun by us toward the pen so we can open the gate and let her back in. I have no idea what the thought process is but she has figured out how to get back in.
I tried to upload some pictures but the site won't let me.
I tried to upload some pictures but the site won't let me.
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Mike CHS
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About a half hour ago Maisy and Thor were barking like I have never heard before so I grabbed my pistol and went down to see what was going on. By the time I got there they had settled down but my normally calm girl Maisy was jumping up and down like she hadn't seen me in weeks. I see them off and on all day long during the day and she is all calm and slow moving plus they are always nearby when I'm working out there.
The puppy bark is history and Thor sounds vicious so I think and hope if I was a coyote I would avoid this place. I got him on the scale this evening and he has put on 19 pounds in the last month (48.5) (14 weeks old). He has outgrown both of our herd dogs.
The puppy bark is history and Thor sounds vicious so I think and hope if I was a coyote I would avoid this place. I got him on the scale this evening and he has put on 19 pounds in the last month (48.5) (14 weeks old). He has outgrown both of our herd dogs.
Baymule
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Wow! Will you come and do our fencing??? You can sleep in the guest bedroom & I'll cook you anything your pea pickin' heart desires! Pretty please???
You can bring Theresa & we can kibbutz in the house, while you & DH work on fencing.
Bruce
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You sure he isn't going to grow up to become a moose??
Good place for another gate
When you say "fastening it to the corner post" you mean all wrapped and wired in? If so
but I guess since you could splice another piece on the "free" end, it wasn't wasted work.
Good dogs!
When Mel really lights off I also load up and go check if he needs backup. Mel does the same thing... I'm not sure but feel/think it's a combination of things... hold over "fear/adrenaline" about what just happened, and happiness/looking for approval for what they did. Either way, I'm happy to praise my big fella and give him scratches/hugs. It's a little daunting when my 140lb boy is jumping (well) higher than my head... - Thread starter
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Mike CHS
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I got started this morning and got the insulators attached for the upper electric wires attached and went into town to pick up the gates that I ordered. Got home and then it started raining. We are about out of the pups food so decided it was a good day to go into Nashville and do a bit of shopping at Costco. They only carry puppy chow in 30 pound bags so we got 4 of them for the pup and 2 big bags of dog food for the 3 adults so we won't have to go back for a month or so.
I'll put the other 2 gates up in the morning and let the sheep have at it while we run hot wire to split up the pasture. It was going to need to be cut soon so I'll let the sheep do it for me.
I'll put the other 2 gates up in the morning and let the sheep have at it while we run hot wire to split up the pasture. It was going to need to be cut soon so I'll let the sheep do it for me.
CntryBoy777
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It is nice to have such dependable "Assistants" that do such a good job....
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Mike CHS
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We got the last of the gates installed and latches installed on the 3 single gates. The other two gates are double 8' gates so no latches. The insulators for the top wires are all on and ready to pull the hot wire tomorrow.
I'm always amazed when the sheep try to "protect" me from our dogs. I was walking across their bedding pen which is about 300' to get another of my home made PVC feed troughs and the dogs were walking along with me trying to get my attention. The flock was right at my heels knowing that it was time for their little bit of feed they get as a bribe for coming back into the night pen. Several of the sheep I guess thought the dogs were being aggressive to me and several of them head butted both dogs enough that they backed off.
I'm always amazed when the sheep try to "protect" me from our dogs. I was walking across their bedding pen which is about 300' to get another of my home made PVC feed troughs and the dogs were walking along with me trying to get my attention. The flock was right at my heels knowing that it was time for their little bit of feed they get as a bribe for coming back into the night pen. Several of the sheep I guess thought the dogs were being aggressive to me and several of them head butted both dogs enough that they backed off.
