Bruce
Herd Master
Do you have the time and money to put up enough fence to keep a GP in @misfitmorgan? That could be quite a difficult thing on short notice.
Misfitmorgan's Journal - That Summer Dust
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Baymule
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I have a weird female GP that came to me with problems. We lived in town and the back yard was her domain. We moved here on 8 acres and she went in the back yard. Tried her on the sheep, but she bulldozed them. She hated leaving her yard, hated the sheep. So we built a small pen in the back yard and weaned lambs in it. She patrolled that pen, over time she accepted the lambs. We sat in the yard and let the lambs out and gradually she became their guardian. By being in "her" yard, by default the lambs became "hers" and she guarded them. We ran a fence to the back yard and now she can run the pasture with the sheep. Still won't give up her yard......
By all means, if you can get the GP, I'd say go for it. You could at least give her a chance. If she doesn't work out, then find her another home, but give her a chance.
By all means, if you can get the GP, I'd say go for it. You could at least give her a chance. If she doesn't work out, then find her another home, but give her a chance.
Goat Whisperer
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Any update on pyr?
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misfitmorgan
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Sorry guys the holidays were busy!
I had a good holiday for the most part. We personally celebrate Yule and then we celebrate christmas with my family. So last thursday we did our yule log, i made wassail to drink and so we could toast the trees in the apple orchard and I made 12th cake. It went well, our friend Tommy happened to show up so he got to have some wassail and 12th cake, he raved about both.
Then on saturday I was planning on making my baked goods for christmas presents, right until my mother called and pratically begged me to come help her make a few cookies and get her house in order for company. So we went up to her house and got home about 11pm.
So then on Sunday I had my baking to do, I ended up making triple chocolate brownies dipped in chocolate ganache then in chopped pecans, chocolate covered ritz, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate covered pretzel rods, salted caramel, thumb print cookies, and a few store bought reindeer sugar cookies. It was recieved well.
I had made a little to much so we made up a tray for some folks we know locally who have a sparse christmas and 3 kids. We try to help them out where we can, with firewood and whatever. So I gave them the baked goods and DH got a propane tank filled and took them a line so they could have a running store for a while. DH called it their christmas stove, they were pretty happy about both things. Now on the downside, we have never been inside of their house before, we dont judge people or how they keep their house...so please no one else. On the ride home DH freaked out for a second and pulled over, got out and shook all the clothes on the top half of himself off as he yanked them off his body. They had cockroaches and DH made the mistake of setting his coat down on a chair so found one that crawled out of his coat on his hand. I laughed about it, he did not laugh for awhile, hopefully no eggs came home.
Update on the Pyr.....I got a reply email asking me to call them on Sunday. I didnt see it until today
so i emailed back asking if i could call tonight. Apparently the Pyr had no problem with the ladies old sheep but she did with her new sheep. She mentioned talking about the Pyr personality too....i've not owned a Pyr before so hopefully that goes well. DH was around Pyrs as his grandpa bred them and used them for sheep and goat guards most of his life.
@Bruce there is no option to put up fencing until about march so she would either need to be happy with our goats/sheep or stay in the workshop with the poultry. We do let the poultry out on "nice" days so she would get outdoor time.
I had a good holiday for the most part. We personally celebrate Yule and then we celebrate christmas with my family. So last thursday we did our yule log, i made wassail to drink and so we could toast the trees in the apple orchard and I made 12th cake. It went well, our friend Tommy happened to show up so he got to have some wassail and 12th cake, he raved about both.
Then on saturday I was planning on making my baked goods for christmas presents, right until my mother called and pratically begged me to come help her make a few cookies and get her house in order for company. So we went up to her house and got home about 11pm.
So then on Sunday I had my baking to do, I ended up making triple chocolate brownies dipped in chocolate ganache then in chopped pecans, chocolate covered ritz, chocolate chip cookies, chocolate covered pretzel rods, salted caramel, thumb print cookies, and a few store bought reindeer sugar cookies. It was recieved well.
I had made a little to much so we made up a tray for some folks we know locally who have a sparse christmas and 3 kids. We try to help them out where we can, with firewood and whatever. So I gave them the baked goods and DH got a propane tank filled and took them a line so they could have a running store for a while. DH called it their christmas stove, they were pretty happy about both things. Now on the downside, we have never been inside of their house before, we dont judge people or how they keep their house...so please no one else. On the ride home DH freaked out for a second and pulled over, got out and shook all the clothes on the top half of himself off as he yanked them off his body. They had cockroaches and DH made the mistake of setting his coat down on a chair so found one that crawled out of his coat on his hand. I laughed about it, he did not laugh for awhile, hopefully no eggs came home.
Update on the Pyr.....I got a reply email asking me to call them on Sunday. I didnt see it until today
so i emailed back asking if i could call tonight. Apparently the Pyr had no problem with the ladies old sheep but she did with her new sheep. She mentioned talking about the Pyr personality too....i've not owned a Pyr before so hopefully that goes well. DH was around Pyrs as his grandpa bred them and used them for sheep and goat guards most of his life. @Bruce there is no option to put up fencing until about march so she would either need to be happy with our goats/sheep or stay in the workshop with the poultry. We do let the poultry out on "nice" days so she would get outdoor time.
Bruce
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I understand the fencing problem, I got mine done last Dec JUST barely before the ground started freezing.
Baymule
Herd Master
I am glad that y'all had a good Christmas and were able to share with the family that has less than optimal living conditions. I have to go google Yule.
Are y'all going to get the Pyr?
Are y'all going to get the Pyr?
Baymule
Herd Master
Goatgurl, where have you been for so long? Been missing you!
Bruce
Herd Master
Been hanging with the goats, right??
greybeard
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I have found that part to be the most daunting of Christmas tasks. For us, hosting our family's Christmas gathering was a top to bottom ordeal, drapes and curtains all came down, cleaned and reinstalled in every room. Every floor cleaned, things put away and boxed that we intend to get rid of in our effort to re-locate/downsize back to West Texas next year. Serving tables brought in, dining and kitchen re-arranged to facilitate a serving line and seating for 15 extra mouths.
Sunday, I had spent all afternoon until dark running 2 extra lines of HT wire on an existing 5 strand fence in a pasture in order to hold calves and then came in, cleaned up, warmed up and went straight into kitchen mode till 2am and was up before 5 to get the turkey, ham and side dishes ready--tables in position, silverware and plates set out. (my wife doesn't cook) I was exhausted by the time dinner was finished and had to go lay down for a couple of hours.
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