77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[autumnprairie]

Well Mr. Buck tried to gore me today..twice. Good thing he makes a big T and isn't accurate with them. Now he has been humiliated and has nerf mini basketballs on each end, lol.
Butch and Sundance followed me around for chores today, around the main grounds. I took the Llama's out of the Sheep pen for a little bit and put in Butch and Sundance one at a time. They loved it but some of the sheep weren't too keen on it. Not all have had LGD's with them in the past so it will be a learning curve. Its only a handful of Dorper crosses that are freaked out by the dogs and they have had their lambs all rams so I could just sell them. I got some lamb in the freezer now and already had some roasted lamb, mmmm.

That would be a nice picture Pics please

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

He's mentioned before no actual photos so I always assumed he posts approximations of what his animals look like.


77 if when you do post photos you could mention something along the lines of "Not the animal I bought but it looks like X" just so that new people coming on the thread aren't confused. Privacy concerns can be a serious issue and not one to be taken lightly. I had some one actually stalk me from an ebay transaction about 5 years ago and now no longer use my real name on the internet at all. It is always the same name but it is not my birth name.

 

[77Herford]

Well unless they are mine I will not be posting pictures anymore.

Mr. Buck which looks extremely close to his cousins picture is improving his attitude.

The wether boer that was specially selected for a wedding meal is enjoying his fattening diet.

Had some snow and now its nearly all melted with renewed spring like weather. Next week its suppose to be freezing again and snow.

Rolley is coming around. Infections are all nearly gone. He's on painkillers but no longer sedated. We may get to take him home soon.

The Animal clinic that my wife works at is having money issues thanks to the recession and will be laying off a doctor and a few techs. My Wife is obviously worried about her job as she is on the lower end of the totem pole for seniority. They've all but told her that she is one of the possible people on the block, so she is starting to look around for another job.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

SO glad that your dog is coming along. I do hope he makes a recovery.

 

[daisychick]

I bet since he is young, Rolley will make a quick recovery. I hope you get to bring him home soon.

 

[77Herford]

My White Royal Palm turkeys are growing.

I miss that old RedTail and hope she gets better.

 

[77Herford]

I didn't mean to bite anyones head off earlier buts typed words don't convey your emotion or expressions at all.

Some words were removed by the Gods. Some Gods may be angry or tired. I'm glad my God and Goddesses are good with me.

Butch and Sundance did great today. I let them both in with the Sheep for the afternoon. They settled in nicely and the handful of frightened Sheep did eventually calm down. Neither of the dogs wanted to leave when I came to get them.

Mr. Buck's beard is longer but thinner than the now deleted photo. His coat is the same color but his a bit chunkier and his lovely horns are that long and tough to cage in the bed of my dually.

My Spanish Mastiff mixes who are twin brothers are near spot on the color of the Mastiff showen before a nice creamy white. They are huge and out weigh many people I know but not me...DOH. Butch weighed in at 192 pounds of muscle and 38" at the shoulder. Sundance weighed in at 188 pounds and 37" at the shoulder. They are 4 years old now and I will soon have them with the Sheep full time.
I learned something about their litter and parents, which I like to know. Both their parents were this creamy white color and huge. Their Sire and Dam were over 200 pounds by the end of their lives. The brothers litter size was 6 pups of 4 boys and 2 girls. My twins were creamy and the others a fawn coloring.

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

I hope the new dogs are able to bond with your herds and are good protectors for you.

 

[77Herford]

I think my wife and I will be having a neighborhood get together sometime soon or maybe spring time as we need to educate some of our neighbors. A few people won't be invited obviously but most the people in a five mile radius will get a mailed invite. My wife thinks if we clean up the main barn well enough we could have a large meal there in the main walkway. It could be done but it might be a tight fit and alot of cleaning.

Baby bunnies are getting less pink, lol. Their mom is taking good care of them.

Egg production is down but thats nothing new.

We got more snow last night, which means its headed your way Elevan.

My Goat Dairy op started off pretty good but now I'm having trouble getting others to buy. Midwesterners just aren't familiar with Goat products and are stubborn on change. I have a mainly foreign customer base for my Goats, which is fine but many of them are high turnover as they are on limited visa's or may move for jobs elsewhere type of things.

Oh, my wife was told to expect a pink slip at the end of the week. Her and two other people one other vet tech and a doctor will be getting the axe.

 

[marlowmanor]

Sorry to hear about your wife losing her job. I hope she is able to find something else quickly. I know how hard it is to find jobs in this economy. My Dh has been looking for something different for a while, but he's been doing it while keeping the job he has now. He wants to find something with normal hours. He just recently got called about a new job oppurtunity, it's still night shift but he is looking into it anyway. I know I've been looking for a job myself, but with my degree it's hard to get back into the area I was working in and hard to get into something different because all of my last 5 years of experience has been in one area of work. Hopefully your wife can find a new job soon.