77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[Ms. Research]

Omg a response, lol. Starting to wonder if I was talking to myself,...which wouldn't be unheard of as a farmer, lol.
I may of named my animals on BackYardChickens a sister site of BYH and just got the two confused so I'll name the animals again.

Blanche is one of my Hereford pig sows who should have December piglets. Dorothy is Blanche's sister and has ten piglets around two weeks old. Old Major is the Hereford Boar and currently in exile, lol. Raven is my female German Shepherd and her son Chief. Jack and Jill are our two Rat terriers who aren't quite one yet. Sugar is my black paint broodmare with an almost white S on her forehead front left sock and a white dot on her belly. Cassie is my mix/Gypsy Vanner and is black and white. Ashes is on fairly new mustang mare and a dark grulla.
Jim is my Hereford Bull and raised him up from a calf after his mother died after birthing him. He's a 2000 pound dog, lol.

Thanks for the reply. Congratulations on raising your 2000 pound dog. Love German Shephards. Never had rat terriers, but had Welsh an Fox before as a child. I enjoyed them, shame parents thought they should just be ornaments and stay quiet and nice. (Got my REAL training about animals from DH). Always wanted horses, but if parents thought dogs should be nice and quiet, well livestock was out of the question. Maybe one day.

Looking forward to hearing good news about Blanche. Understand you are not a pics person. Oh well, still like reading your journal.

 

[77Herford]

Yes, exactly thats what I like about my peeps on BYH. Its nice to see a little fire spirit in the mix every once in a while. Let's see if I can please another lady asking more pictures...

 

[77Herford]

The one on the left, no name yet but always willing to hear suggestions.

Just the mother Pygmy her name is Patches, wife has the info but I believe she is 8 years old.

Some of my purebred Herefords on spring pasture.

Jimmy my 2000 pound dog/bull.

Chief he's about 6 now

Raven is aaaa....wow 9 now,..sniff sniff and if Chief momma.

Momma llama she's starting to respond to this name, I REALLY need a better name

Daughter of Momma about a year and a half no name yet

Our fairly new Mustang.

Some of my Pilgrim geese with goslings a year back.

 

[marlowmanor]

YAY! I love the pictures! Patches is a pretty goat, I like her colors. Your cows look happy and the mustang is pretty too. That's a huge 2000# dog! The GSD are good looking dogs too. The llamas are neat, and I love the little goslings with the geese! I even showed the pictures to my boys which they enjoyed!

 

[77Herford]

Selling ponies off before winter comes. Going to a neighbors part of the creek and getting some boulders to put in the goat pen. The bandings are mostly off the bucks so I guess they are whethers now, not into Goat lingo. Maybe I could put them in with pygmies.

 

[elevan]

Chief is a lovely dog.

If the nuggets have almost fallen off of the bucks they are "safe" to put in with the girls. Heck once they've dried and shriveled I would have considered them ok to go

 

[that's*satyrical]

gawgeous animules....

 

[77Herford]

gawgeous animules....

Coming from a line of teachers,... not to be rude but please tell me your spelled that wrong on purpose and thank you.
I'm not changing the edit but I'm suppose to say "The Wife" smacked me up the back of my HEAD for saying that so I'm sorry, plus the brown goat is named "Brownie" as I forgot she named her....

 

[77Herford]

Chief is a lovely dog.

If the nuggets have almost fallen off of the bucks they are "safe" to put in with the girls. Heck once they've dried and shriveled I would have considered them ok to go

Well in that case I'll put a few whethers in with the pygmies since the boys are doing a great job on the weed situation.

Old Major got his own tiny pen today with the help of a handful of teenagers and lots of laughs. Herding a fat stubborn pig is alot more challenging than it looks. An old A-frame pig home with a trough and a suck waterer. Had to get Old Major out of the cattle barn since half of my cow's use it in the winter to get there water and have shelter from blizzards or freezing rain.
The other barn is also the hay barn were the rest take shelter with the help of a large pine wind breaker.

 

[Roll farms]

I would really like to see a pic of the Vanner cross when you have time, please.

I like that mustang, pretty color. All of your animals are beautiful.