norseofcourse
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Woohoo great score on the wood and fencing!
Goats&moregoats: KickinUpDust Farm Journal
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goats&moregoats
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So staying as busy as ever. Fencing is coming along. I have finally almost reached the corner marker a crossed the top. I have been putting up the top hot wire as I go. Need to get more wire. Will do bottom hot wire when fence is complete. This project is taking a lot longer than I thought, but will be well worth it in the end.
Found an apartment. Will be moving on the first. So add packing and disassembled living to the already chaotic routine. Back to apartment living is not something I am looking forward to but it is what it is. I will adjust. Now just waiting on the other part time job to come through.
Got an e-mail last night and it is looking good for acquiring two more working 2 1/2 yr old female GPs.
Once again getting them from a farmer who has to shut down due to illness. Hopefully will know more later today on them. Worked out great getting a second pair of eyes out there for me.
Once fence is done & moving is done I will start working on another barn. Hoping to get most of this done before I am called to start other part time job.
So for all those LGD breeders & enthusiasts how does one go about introducing the young dogs to the older dogs. Older ones are 7. They seem to be ok with most of the house dogs that live on the property. Never have shown any aggression toward dogs at vets. However, that being said these new dogs will be working a pasture right next to the older ones with fence/hotwire dividing the pasture. Also would like dogs to get along in case they are ever together for any reason. Opinions are welcomed!
Found an apartment. Will be moving on the first. So add packing and disassembled living to the already chaotic routine. Back to apartment living is not something I am looking forward to but it is what it is. I will adjust. Now just waiting on the other part time job to come through.
Got an e-mail last night and it is looking good for acquiring two more working 2 1/2 yr old female GPs.
Once again getting them from a farmer who has to shut down due to illness. Hopefully will know more later today on them. Worked out great getting a second pair of eyes out there for me. Once fence is done & moving is done I will start working on another barn. Hoping to get most of this done before I am called to start other part time job.
So for all those LGD breeders & enthusiasts how does one go about introducing the young dogs to the older dogs. Older ones are 7. They seem to be ok with most of the house dogs that live on the property. Never have shown any aggression toward dogs at vets. However, that being said these new dogs will be working a pasture right next to the older ones with fence/hotwire dividing the pasture. Also would like dogs to get along in case they are ever together for any reason. Opinions are welcomed!
goatgurl
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catching up on your journal, so sorry for the loss of your mil and the all the all the ensuing chaos in your life. glad the fencing is coming along. now about adding the two new dogs all i can say is time will tell how they do. i will be anxious to see how it works out.
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goats&moregoats
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OMG!
What a wonderful ending to the week!!! Moving to new apartment tomorrow and I just got the news that I am definitely picking up two female GP's. Never thought I would get a second set of working dogs for free! Up to date on shots, need to be spayed, working with goats, cows and chickens. These girls are 2 1/2 years, so I know there is still some training, right? Wonderful. Hoping Yukon and Tahoe accept them fairly easy. That is the big concern for me right now. Soooooooo excited!!!
Pictures as soon as possible. However, because of my move I don't know how soon I will have internet.
What a wonderful ending to the week!!! Moving to new apartment tomorrow and I just got the news that I am definitely picking up two female GP's. Never thought I would get a second set of working dogs for free! Up to date on shots, need to be spayed, working with goats, cows and chickens. These girls are 2 1/2 years, so I know there is still some training, right? Wonderful. Hoping Yukon and Tahoe accept them fairly easy. That is the big concern for me right now. Soooooooo excited!!!Pictures as soon as possible. However, because of my move I don't know how soon I will have internet.
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Other set of dogs fell through. Poor babies had a terrible panic attack and they could not get them loaded. Hoping something is worked out for them.
August 1st brought us a moving day
. From 7am until 2am I was packing, moving or unpacking & cleaning
. Except for 6pm until 8pm
. That was dinner at a local pizza shop thanks to our Pastors. I big thank you went out to my pastors, my daughter, soon to be son-in-law and their blended group of eight children
. We got it done in one day and one load with two vehicles and a trailer. It is a small two bedroom upstairs apartment that allowed the two cats and the dog. Also it includes heat and trash.
August 8th, 2015…Larger pasture is fully enclosed for the goats & sheep. It is not 100% dog proof. Temporary netted plastic fencing on one corner. Still have a few more pallets and hot wire to finish. Attempting dogs with what I have. The goats, sheep and dogs love this larger pasture. I actually get to see them work the fence line and then check on their babies again. Unfortunately I do not have a watcher and patroller. These two do absolutely everything together.
August 12, 2015.
I finally finished unpacking boxes and totes. Tomorrow I will start hanging pictures. I still have two large outdoor items and fencing to get from my other place. I am hoping this weekend.
Dogs got out of the fence the night of the 10th. The morning of the11th my sister-in-law called to say the dogs had a meeting with a porcupine. They came up to her when she got home from work in the am, went right to the gate to be let back in the pen. When I got there I could see why. They looked so sad and miserable. Yup, a vet visit. Well actually an overnight vet visit. What a mess, quills all over their muzzles, in their feet and legs. Then it was discovered that both had quills inside their mouths as well. Tahoe got the worst in her left front leg. There were over 100 quills the vet said. They were in very deep. So she has staples for a week. He is sure there is nerve damage, but unsure as to how bad. Both are on soft food for 4 days, three different meds (one for 4 days, one for a week and one for 28 days) they are also confined to a small area for a few days. As of this morning the total vet bill is 1196.00. We have a recheck on Monday and Tahoe has to have staples removed.
Goats and sheep are turned out to pasture during the day and closed into the dry lot at night. This will continue until I get hot wire top and bottom all the way around. Hard lesson learned for both dogs and owner. After getting the news that the dogs would be at vets over night, I took the time to walk the fence. LOL, it was not the plastic fencing that they got out of! Made repairs and I am moving forward.
8-13-15
Yukon & Tahoe took their meds with no problem last night. They spent the day lying around recovering. Yukon started barking at dusk. Just a little show of I am still here, I think. I am going to get pictures of Yukon & Tahoe in their recovery to share in my journal.
This morning will be meds again, twice daily they are. Then after I feed, water the chickens & collect the eggs (if not already done for me) I believe I will start working on that other barn. My brother is picking up a few supplies for me today. I am hoping I can get his and my brother-in-laws help on the new barn. This woman is starting to run low on fuel. I want to have everything done before winter, and hopefully no major projects for Spring, other than adding one more additional pasture. That however will be done with electric fencing on three sides and using the pallets already in place on the fourth side. That however is nothing I need to worry about right now.
This morning both dogs were ready for their breakfast. After, Yukon was ready to go back to work. Tahoe was not, she returned to their recovery area with no problem. I had to call Yukon back from the entrance of the pasture and tell him to go in with Tahoe. I am thinking I will let him be with the goats a bit tomorrow under my watchful eye. We will see how he is.
pictures of animals in their greener pasture, then Yukon & Tahoe's war wounds, then home again eating dinner & taking meds, resting in dog house.
August 1st brought us a moving day
. From 7am until 2am I was packing, moving or unpacking & cleaning. Except for 6pm until 8pm. That was dinner at a local pizza shop thanks to our Pastors. I big thank you went out to my pastors, my daughter, soon to be son-in-law and their blended group of eight children. We got it done in one day and one load with two vehicles and a trailer. It is a small two bedroom upstairs apartment that allowed the two cats and the dog. Also it includes heat and trash.August 8th, 2015…Larger pasture is fully enclosed for the goats & sheep. It is not 100% dog proof. Temporary netted plastic fencing on one corner. Still have a few more pallets and hot wire to finish. Attempting dogs with what I have. The goats, sheep and dogs love this larger pasture. I actually get to see them work the fence line and then check on their babies again. Unfortunately I do not have a watcher and patroller. These two do absolutely everything together.
August 12, 2015.
I finally finished unpacking boxes and totes. Tomorrow I will start hanging pictures. I still have two large outdoor items and fencing to get from my other place. I am hoping this weekend.
Dogs got out of the fence the night of the 10th. The morning of the11th my sister-in-law called to say the dogs had a meeting with a porcupine. They came up to her when she got home from work in the am, went right to the gate to be let back in the pen. When I got there I could see why. They looked so sad and miserable. Yup, a vet visit. Well actually an overnight vet visit. What a mess, quills all over their muzzles, in their feet and legs. Then it was discovered that both had quills inside their mouths as well. Tahoe got the worst in her left front leg. There were over 100 quills the vet said. They were in very deep. So she has staples for a week. He is sure there is nerve damage, but unsure as to how bad. Both are on soft food for 4 days, three different meds (one for 4 days, one for a week and one for 28 days) they are also confined to a small area for a few days. As of this morning the total vet bill is 1196.00. We have a recheck on Monday and Tahoe has to have staples removed.
Goats and sheep are turned out to pasture during the day and closed into the dry lot at night. This will continue until I get hot wire top and bottom all the way around. Hard lesson learned for both dogs and owner. After getting the news that the dogs would be at vets over night, I took the time to walk the fence. LOL, it was not the plastic fencing that they got out of! Made repairs and I am moving forward.
8-13-15
Yukon & Tahoe took their meds with no problem last night. They spent the day lying around recovering. Yukon started barking at dusk. Just a little show of I am still here, I think. I am going to get pictures of Yukon & Tahoe in their recovery to share in my journal.
This morning will be meds again, twice daily they are. Then after I feed, water the chickens & collect the eggs (if not already done for me) I believe I will start working on that other barn. My brother is picking up a few supplies for me today. I am hoping I can get his and my brother-in-laws help on the new barn. This woman is starting to run low on fuel. I want to have everything done before winter, and hopefully no major projects for Spring, other than adding one more additional pasture. That however will be done with electric fencing on three sides and using the pallets already in place on the fourth side. That however is nothing I need to worry about right now.
This morning both dogs were ready for their breakfast. After, Yukon was ready to go back to work. Tahoe was not, she returned to their recovery area with no problem. I had to call Yukon back from the entrance of the pasture and tell him to go in with Tahoe. I am thinking I will let him be with the goats a bit tomorrow under my watchful eye. We will see how he is.
pictures of animals in their greener pasture, then Yukon & Tahoe's war wounds, then home again eating dinner & taking meds, resting in dog house.
awww poor babies! That had to HURT! Love the final pic of them looking out of their enclosure... looks like they're both saying "we're sorry! it'll never happen again! We promise we'll be good." I'm sure they were just protecting the goats... 
Glad the move is over for you. Now you can hopefully settle down for a while and get comfortable. The goats look very happy in their new larger space. Strange to me to see all that green! Sorry the other dogs fell through. Guess it just wasn't meant to be.
goatgurl
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ouch, poor baby dogs. just looking at them makes me hurt! and poor you, just looking at the vet bill makes me ill. hope they heal alright and the vet has an easy payment plan.
glad you got moved into the new place and everything is falling into place. and sorry about the other dogs falling through. like latestarter said it just doesn't seem to be the right time yet.
glad you got moved into the new place and everything is falling into place. and sorry about the other dogs falling through. like latestarter said it just doesn't seem to be the right time yet.
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goats&moregoats
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Yukon & Tahoe are fully recovered from porcupine battle, done with all meds and cleared for work again. They both recently got reacquainted with hot wire and are now content to stay within the fence boundaries. Rhett has recovered from his bottle jaw and worms are gone. Both sheep have fattened up quite nicely since they have the green pasture to browse in all day. Goats are also doing well and enjoy roaming & browsing all day long. They all return to the barn at night just about dusk of their own will. Yukon and Tahoe have found a nice spot beneath the trees not to far from the barn for their nightly spot. They also usually choose this spot during the day until something calls for their attention.
I still have a barn to put up before winter hits again. next spring I'll add the additional pasture which will give me about two more acres.
November will bring two additional GP's. 12 week old pups. Durango and Tundra, both males. Looking forward to the whole training bit. This way these two will be more then ready when Yukon & Tahoe retire.
Today is my first day of training at my new part time job. I had orientation yesterday. I'll get four eight hour shifts of training then it will be two days a week. This suits me financially and gives me the time I want to work around my little Hobby Farm.
Slowly recovering from the expense of moving and things are looking up once again.
My 18 yr. old son is in a program to help him acquire the skills to get & keep a job. So he is doing internship at the hospital learning three different areas of skills over the course of the school year. With his AS (Asperger's Syndrome) he has difficulty with social skills and staying focused. They are looking at something in computers as this is an area of great strength for him. So far he is liking it.
My older son is considering moving back from Ohio. I just want them to be successful and happy no matter where they are.
I still have a barn to put up before winter hits again. next spring I'll add the additional pasture which will give me about two more acres.
November will bring two additional GP's. 12 week old pups. Durango and Tundra, both males. Looking forward to the whole training bit. This way these two will be more then ready when Yukon & Tahoe retire.
Today is my first day of training at my new part time job. I had orientation yesterday. I'll get four eight hour shifts of training then it will be two days a week. This suits me financially and gives me the time I want to work around my little Hobby Farm.
Slowly recovering from the expense of moving and things are looking up once again.
My 18 yr. old son is in a program to help him acquire the skills to get & keep a job. So he is doing internship at the hospital learning three different areas of skills over the course of the school year. With his AS (Asperger's Syndrome) he has difficulty with social skills and staying focused. They are looking at something in computers as this is an area of great strength for him. So far he is liking it.
My older son is considering moving back from Ohio. I just want them to be successful and happy no matter where they are.
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I have not disappeared
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Getting much needed things taken care of down on the little "farm".
New chicken coop built and waiting for rolled roofing to be put on & maybe painted. Might just put rolled roofing on the outside too. Not sure yet.
Goats: Does & wether moved to another barn. That barn needs a few more minor things done and it will be ready for the darn snow. Four does bred. One did not take. She is back in the boys. She is not registered, therefore it doesn't matter which boy gets her. Watching the other three to see if they come back in heat this week.
Poppit has me thrown this year. She was being chased by the boys back on 9-16-15, but she is very large at this point and acting strange yesterday. Will be spending the day out there doing chores so will keep an eye on her. They may have gotten her much earlier and just overly ambitious the 16th when a few others were in heat.
Two bucklings in their own small pen for winter.
Sheep separated finally! Rhett & Scarlett bred week of Oct. 7th. We will have to see if she took or not.
Moved a bit of fencing around. Still have one section of fencing to get in place as well as a gate.
The other day I got permission from the neighbor to fence in yet another field of theirs. So come spring I will be adding about 4 acres of pasture.
So I am going a head with the purchase of two GP puppies. They will join us in late Nov. I already have an area for them between the sheep and the well protected chickens. Goats, Yukon & Tahoe will border the back side of their pen. They will only work supervised with me, but having them centered between all the animals will allow them to get acquainted with all and everyone still be safe.
. Getting much needed things taken care of down on the little "farm".
New chicken coop built and waiting for rolled roofing to be put on & maybe painted. Might just put rolled roofing on the outside too. Not sure yet.
Goats: Does & wether moved to another barn. That barn needs a few more minor things done and it will be ready for the darn snow. Four does bred. One did not take. She is back in the boys. She is not registered, therefore it doesn't matter which boy gets her. Watching the other three to see if they come back in heat this week.
Poppit has me thrown this year. She was being chased by the boys back on 9-16-15, but she is very large at this point and acting strange yesterday. Will be spending the day out there doing chores so will keep an eye on her. They may have gotten her much earlier and just overly ambitious the 16th when a few others were in heat.
Two bucklings in their own small pen for winter.
Sheep separated finally! Rhett & Scarlett bred week of Oct. 7th. We will have to see if she took or not.
Moved a bit of fencing around. Still have one section of fencing to get in place as well as a gate.
The other day I got permission from the neighbor to fence in yet another field of theirs. So come spring I will be adding about 4 acres of pasture.
So I am going a head with the purchase of two GP puppies. They will join us in late Nov. I already have an area for them between the sheep and the well protected chickens. Goats, Yukon & Tahoe will border the back side of their pen. They will only work supervised with me, but having them centered between all the animals will allow them to get acquainted with all and everyone still be safe.
