Wehner Homestead

[greybeard]

Gardens take a lot of time and work... Glad you enjoyed your vacation!! Everyone needs one sometime.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

Grabbed some escutcheon pics of Sparkle and CeCe before vacation but never got them posted.

@Southern by choice @Goat Whisperer

They were also glad when Mom came home and they got to go on walk about again!

 

[goatgurl]

glad youall got to enjoy some family time. taking time to unwind is important, especially with all you have on your plate and what you do for a living. goats are looking great and I just love ella's face. what a cutie

 

[RollingAcres]

Glad y'all had a nice vacation and happy to see your posts again. As always pics are beautiful!
Ella is very cute!

 

[Baymule]

Vacation time is needed to restore your self. Time away, going and coming is needed, just to have some fun. Glad you enjoyed yourself. The scenery was beautiful.

 

[Mike CHS]

You picked a beautiful place to have vacation. I'm still amazed at how fast Gatlinburg recovered from the fires there.

 

[Wehner Homestead]

It’s been a sad day. Just getting kids settled. Had to put Otis (bull) down. Long and short of it is that he’s been battling coccidia and we just tested him again and we were getting him in for another round of treatment. Couldn’t find him. DH went searching and found him on his side on limbs in the creek. It looks as though he fell off the rock ledge and injured his back. His rear right leg wouldn’t bend at all. Completely stiff. We got him unstuck and tried to get him right with ropes and the tractor but he started going into shock. His eyes rolled back in his head and we made the decision to stop the suffering. DH’s Dad and my dad both came to help. I came to the house with DH to get kids settled as my mom was with them but they were super upset. I heard two shots in quick succession but I’m not sure if one was an echo. I know DH used deer slugs. The tractor was then used to drag him the rest of the way out of the creek and he’s covered with a tarp for the dead wagon to pick up tomorrow. I’m supposed to work. Kids wouldn’t settle and are full of questions. Trying to explain suffering to little ones is hard. Youngest said she was going to drive the truck to get him back. She just turned 3. That’s when I lost it. He was a good bull. No attitude problems. Calving ease. Calves looked great and grow well. Tough pill to swallow. Breeding season isn’t over. Need a new bull ASAP. Ugh!

 

[Rammy]

Sorry to hear your loss.

 

[Hens and Roos]

sorry to hear

 

[Mini Horses]

That's a hard one -- in so many ways. I'm sorry.

Even "livestock" animals are honored on a farm and a good bull is not easy to find -- beyond all the breeding good, I mean rational and kind. If only a few left to settle, maybe AI? Then you can have time to shop around.