Coffee anyone ?

[Mini Horses]

The dog loves you BUT your sit around recovery/bad days seem to exhaust his patience Time off for good behavior . A walk on the wild side, so to speak! Glad he worked well for you. Another thing, do you find a difference when he's wearing his work harness? Most service animals detect a difference in expectations. Even horses -- a show halter or not, etc. manners change.

 

[Alaskan]

Getting a portawell for my springs. Little pump in a 5 gallon bucket. Anyone heard of it?

Not sure what that is....

First place we had up here in Alaska... by the creek a hole had been dug, 8 feet deep at most, a culvert, that was full of holes, had been set into the hole, standing up. The underground creek flow would fill up that standing on end culvert... small pump in that well, and pipe to the house. (All of the above enclosed by a small well house)

Even in deep winter, when the creek was fully frozen, the well would fill just fine.

 

[SageHill]

Working on laying out my handling system - I've worked the sheep through the new chutes some and they are getting used to it - I was going to get it all ready to go for tomorrow - but we've got rain predicted. Geeze - every single time I have outside things to get done it rains. I shouldn't complain, rain is needed - I'm beginning to think that my planning is kind of a rain dance. Thinking now that I should set it all up in the barn aisle.
On another note, I seem to be running into people who want lambs for meat. I have no idea what to charge for a lamb - ~3mos old +/- I haven't put them on the scale yet - that's in the plan from above. Thoughts anyone??? My gut feel based on nothing at all is $125 but I seriously have no clue.

 

[Mini Horses]

Not enough for the lamb. $4-5 per# live weight is a fair start. Young, milk fed at least $5. Hey, in store you talking $15# (lamb & goat) -- yeah, butchered, but. Duck breast, sliced & frozen, in walmart--$15.49# today. Surprised to even see that

 

[farmerjan]

Agree with @Mini Horses . Figuring they weigh ???? 40-50 lbs? $200 minimum live weight and they pay processing... even more if they weigh more...
I know, you don't want to charge people too much.... if they go to the store to buy, they are going to pay, dearly, for it..... time to get paid what they are worth... otherwise, sell live at the auction....

 

[Baymule]

Working on laying out my handling system - I've worked the sheep through the new chutes some and they are getting used to it - I was going to get it all ready to go for tomorrow - but we've got rain predicted. Geeze - every single time I have outside things to get done it rains. I shouldn't complain, rain is needed - I'm beginning to think that my planning is kind of a rain dance. Thinking now that I should set it all up in the barn aisle.
On another note, I seem to be running into people who want lambs for meat. I have no idea what to charge for a lamb - ~3mos old +/- I haven't put them on the scale yet - that's in the plan from above. Thoughts anyone??? My gut feel based on nothing at all is $125 but I seriously have no clue.

Check auction prices in your area. Auctions post a market report. That will give you a basis to start figuring out your price.
Keep in mind the customer will pay processing. You want a fair price for yourself but you also want a fair price for your customers so that they will come back.

 

[SageHill]

You all are awesome!!!! Thank you!!!!

 

[Baymule]

The Hamilton market report is priced by the hundred weight.

 

[farmerjan]

Looks like from those market reports that at least $3.00/lb live weight...

 

[SageHill]

Anxious to get them on the scale now.