autumnprairie
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I am so sorry to hear that
BrownSheep- It's been a while
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I haven't been super active on here as of late. 
I am out of school and will just be working at home for the time being.
Bought two old ewes and their twins. Paid three hundred for the six of them, so 50 a head. It was a great deal and I should have bought more. The ewes are Ramboulliet and their lambs are crossed with Suffolk. Only downside is I had to shear them. We also sold four lambs to be 4-H lambs. We know they are sure to get at least a third place ribbon. There are only 5 kids showing lambs in that county and three of them got their lambs from us!
Nothing's changed with the yaks. Sophie is a little turd who love to run around flaunting her cuteness. Her horns are starting to come in. We learned that there is a good chance that the three news heifers we bought are actually bred. The couple we bought our bull from also bought a cow from the same people and were told it wasn't bred. Just in case they had her preg tested and the vet said there would be a calf within a month. She calved two weeks later. The vet actually happens to be married to a distant family member and told us she would bet that ours were bred as well. I am pretty certain I've seen hints of an udder on one of them.
that they are!
I suspect the renters,who are,thankfully, gone, poisoned my turkeys. One died after having extreme gastrict melt down. Another had the melt down and his face swelled horribly. His snood was literally the size of a sausage. Luckily, he pull through and none of the others were affected. His snood is now black and dead looking in places.
One of my broody hens hatched out 1 chick...just one. I have three others sitting. Unfortunately their nest either a) get dirty or b) destroyed. I leave them however till the bird decides to quit. Does anyone else have extremely mean buff Orpington broody hens?
I am out of school and will just be working at home for the time being.Bought two old ewes and their twins. Paid three hundred for the six of them, so 50 a head. It was a great deal and I should have bought more. The ewes are Ramboulliet and their lambs are crossed with Suffolk. Only downside is I had to shear them. We also sold four lambs to be 4-H lambs. We know they are sure to get at least a third place ribbon. There are only 5 kids showing lambs in that county and three of them got their lambs from us!
Nothing's changed with the yaks. Sophie is a little turd who love to run around flaunting her cuteness. Her horns are starting to come in. We learned that there is a good chance that the three news heifers we bought are actually bred. The couple we bought our bull from also bought a cow from the same people and were told it wasn't bred. Just in case they had her preg tested and the vet said there would be a calf within a month. She calved two weeks later. The vet actually happens to be married to a distant family member and told us she would bet that ours were bred as well. I am pretty certain I've seen hints of an udder on one of them.
that they are!I suspect the renters,who are,thankfully, gone, poisoned my turkeys. One died after having extreme gastrict melt down. Another had the melt down and his face swelled horribly. His snood was literally the size of a sausage. Luckily, he pull through and none of the others were affected. His snood is now black and dead looking in places.
One of my broody hens hatched out 1 chick...just one. I have three others sitting. Unfortunately their nest either a) get dirty or b) destroyed. I leave them however till the bird decides to quit. Does anyone else have extremely mean buff Orpington broody hens?
autumnprairie
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I hope they are bred to then we get to see lots of pictures 
I have 6 broody hens and one is really mean they all are buff orps I can't touch anything near her without her pecking at me
I have 6 broody hens and one is really mean they all are buff orps I can't touch anything near her without her pecking at me
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That's how mine are too.
Unfortunately the chick died. I also had one hen the passed for unknown reason.
Ruby our 1/2 yak is coming into heat. I wonder what a 3/4 yak 1/4 hereford looks like.
Unfortunately the chick died. I also had one hen the passed for unknown reason.
Ruby our 1/2 yak is coming into heat. I wonder what a 3/4 yak 1/4 hereford looks like.
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Yay more babies, I would love to have a yak but I don't have enough land
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Just remember they only take 1/3 of what a cow does!autumnprairie said:
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I thought they would use more due to their size.BrownSheep said:
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They are actually much, much, smaller than cattle. The bulls can get large though. Most Herefords tower over ours.
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Not much to report. Sheep are still escaping, but heck they're trained to wait at the gait.
We have been living without grass for the past 7 years when we moved down to our bunkhouse in hopes of remodeling our big house. Then the economy tanked. Finally, gave up on seeding a yard and bought sod. Laid down 11,000 sq ft today. Took 11 people 6 hours.
Went to a play with my friend. She wanted to set me up with a friend of hers from school. He sounded like a nice enough guy, but a) I don't know him b) he lives in another state and c) Internet dating is no bueno for me.
Killed the skunk finally! I feel bad but the bugger was eating my eggs and birds.
My great aunt from Colorado came down with my grandma. I drove them around because two almost 90 year old ladies really shouldn't be driving. Took them to the cemetery, the farm, and the house they grew up in. The lady who lives in that house was actually nice enough to let them come inside. I saw the room my Grammy was born in!
Thats all I have to report.
We have been living without grass for the past 7 years when we moved down to our bunkhouse in hopes of remodeling our big house. Then the economy tanked. Finally, gave up on seeding a yard and bought sod. Laid down 11,000 sq ft today. Took 11 people 6 hours.
Went to a play with my friend. She wanted to set me up with a friend of hers from school. He sounded like a nice enough guy, but a) I don't know him b) he lives in another state and c) Internet dating is no bueno for me.
Killed the skunk finally! I feel bad but the bugger was eating my eggs and birds.
My great aunt from Colorado came down with my grandma. I drove them around because two almost 90 year old ladies really shouldn't be driving. Took them to the cemetery, the farm, and the house they grew up in. The lady who lives in that house was actually nice enough to let them come inside. I saw the room my Grammy was born in!
Thats all I have to report.
autumnprairie
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It is nice when you get to hear the stories first hand from family members. My Grandfather has actually started to talk about his time in Germany during WW2.
I am glad you had a good time
I am glad you had a good time
