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Thank you for the information.... It looks like you are getting close to the hereford markings they way you are breeding. We have a closed breeding program here also,all of our animals are very healthy. There is a different up side to a closed breeding program... Please stay in touch we love seeing and herring what you are doing on your farm. Come visit me, Stein Creek Farm.
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06/03/2013 07:58.44 AM
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been crushing today. 4 ton to be exact. It has been cold and windy....2nd day of Winter. Dont really know what we are in for this winter, whether it will be cold and wet, or just cold. We could do with a good season and good crops as this will push the price of grain down...an abundance of grain will also push it down....and that will suit me fine. Come visit me, Mindalong West.
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06/02/2013 02:47.05 AM
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Hello from Lorna of Wall 2 Wall
Well you have two problems... one it is an Australian Kelpie ... and not a Border Collie.... the other is that you have to control of him that he can not [in his mind] do what ever he wants to.... I would suggest (if he was a BC) to buy some training DVD's that is what we did and learned a lot... mostly how they think... with a BC they are hunting in a pack like wolves and you are a pack leader so they bring the "kill" to you.... there for the gather.... a go back... is actually a different thing that what you are thinking of and that is when the dog has gathered and brought the sheep a long way towards you but one or more have been missed and you stop the dog and then tell them to "look back" and that means that they need to go back to pick up the ones they missed... this is a more advanced move for a more confident dog. I think your real problem is not having a "lay down" or "stop"... where they stop moving and listen and then move in a controlled manner toward the animals and not an "ATTACK" .... Go to the Border Collies on line store and try a few of the DVD's for training ... Elvin Kopp is good... don't waste your money on any Rural Routes productions.... OR try to find a Kelpie breeder on line and talk to them.... I don't know how kelpies work... different breeds work in different ways... like a Heeler is a chasing dog not a gathering dog. We had a vet come once and wanted to work her samoids on the sheep and she was sure that they were "upright herders" as they see them with the Eskimos and the Reindeer.... but after and watching any tv about them the dogs are just with the people but I don't believe that they actually herd the reindeer in any fashion... what hers did here was litterally bounce off the sheep (jumped on their backs) and barked so much that the sheep were totally un-nerved.... BC very rarely make a sound when they are herding sheep... some with cows but not sheep....
The other thing ... just because they stare at things does not actually mean that they have a good eye... .and letting them stare at animals for long periods of time can be detrimental as they will think that is what they are supposed to do instead of moving them... just watch them.
Hope this helps some... good luck! Lorna : )Come visit me, Wall 2 Wall Sheep& BorderCollies Pete & Lorna Wall.
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06/01/2013 06:06.24 PM
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Hereford Pigs :-)
These are a breed developed here in Iowa... They are Hereford Pigs.... They are great, very easy going, there meat is considered to one of the best!! We will have a litter in the spring if you would be interested..... Please keep in touch....Love your farm pictures :-) Love Australia have always wanted to visit someday I hope :-)Come visit me, Stein Creek Farm.
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06/01/2013 10:47.49 AM
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How are you doing? Is it hot there or cold? We've had one of the nicest springs I can remember and now it's on its way to getting hot. Sure was nice to have some thunderstorms and real rain this week. It happens so rarely here in the mountain desert. I hope you finally got some rain too!
We had our county rodeo here on Sunday and for the first time ever entered our 2 horses in the parade. We had the biggest horse there and the smallest! It was fun! And we won the parade! It was so cool!
I hope you are having a great weekend. It is so nice here!Come visit me, CSE.
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05/11/2013 11:11.19 PM
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Thanks for the nice words. I love my veggie garden and fresh veggies. By the way....visiting australia is on my husbands bucket list of thing to do before he kicks the bucket (i.e. dies). Maybe someday we will get to visit there. G'day.....Linda Come visit me, Linda's Zen Garden.
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04/27/2013 04:27.59 AM
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Man Max is becoming a high dollar piglet. P2 and I came home from 4H Acievment Day and we had to catch him and check out his face again. His lower jaw is poofed out and I'm kicking myself in the butt in not following up with the 2nd antibodic shot that P2 and I were talking about given him. But he was up and running around, no fever, eating and everything looked good until yesterday afternoon. I don't know if he reinjuried himself or if he got bite by a spider. P2 made a off comment after he gave the shot. Something along the line of "Ma do you think his 1 testicle traveled to his jaw?" What I would call an abscess isn't hard but it's were Coke munch down on his head before she left. Come visit me, The Homestead.
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04/26/2013 06:54.00 AM
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How are you doing? I'm sorry you've been sick. I hope you're feeling better now!
Still getting cooler weather? We had a week of warm weather without any freezing temps at night. Now it's freezing cold again during the night and cooler through the day. Spring is coming!
It sounds like you've been busy with lots of maintenance work! I bet it looks great. Any new photos to share?
I hope you're enjoying the weekend. Take care.Come visit me, CSE.
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03/23/2013 11:42.58 PM
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Coons are nasty and they carry rabbies nothing I wont to deal with in swine, dog or cats.
They are very smart and can compress their bodies to fit in tight spaces.Come visit me, The Homestead.
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03/18/2013 05:04.33 PM
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How are you doing? Any new little piggies? Our does have all kidded now and we found homes for all the babies! I guess goats are in again. Several years ago it was almost impossible to give the babies away. Now we're making money on them. So, that's nice!
We just spent a week at the coast. It really nice to get away from the ice and snow for a bit. People on the coast were complaining about how cold it was 50F. We were basking in the warmth!
I bet you've got lots of hot days now. Still a few more months before ours start if things are normal. Have fun!Come visit me, CSE.
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03/03/2013 02:21.04 PM
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Well Sneezy is doing okay. Mom is just short on the milk given. They are in a pen to themselves and 1044 is getting the royal treatment, couple of pounds of feed and fresh rye grass hay. Need to check into getting some alfafa pellets to boost her milk if that isn't too late. For a 100 plus pounds calf he's nothing but legs. He's got P2's goggles and is red to the ground and even his hooves are red. But if 1044 doesn't get more milk will go ahead and banned him. Come visit me, The Homestead.
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02/18/2013 02:24.56 PM
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How did the on site vet visit go? Come visit me, The Homestead.
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02/14/2013 02:24.00 PM
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Wow, that's a lot of heat and a lot of rain! It must be so humid there right now!
Still quite cold here. We now have 3 frozen hydrants which makes it a big pain to give all the animals their water. I sure hope none of our pipes freeze!
Pippin, the adorably sweet fuzzy tiny little mini horse, was BAD yesterday! He lifted Eddie's (HUGE percheron) gate off it's hinges and let Eddie out of his pen.
So, Eddie and Pippin were free together in Pippin's pen. They were riling each other up and when I got out there I put Eddie back and fed Pippin.
Well, that nasty little thing kicked out as I walked behind him. Okay, so he was stilled riled up from fighting with Eddie. I can forgive that.
However, upon feeling his kick land home on me, he let out a SQUEAL, and kicked again as hard as he could in the same place. Man I was angry! There was no mistake in that second kick and I do not tolerate kicking. It's a very bad and dangerous habit.
So, I took back his feed bucket and didn't feed him again till 8pm that night. It was 3 pm so he had to wait 5 hours for his food.
Oh, he was so sweet when I came out to feed him again. He's a smart boy. He knew why I did it. And if I threaten to feel a tad sorry for him all I need to do is feel the pain in my knee and see the big black bruise he left. I sure am glad that Eddie doesn't do that!
Have a great weekend!Come visit me, CSE.
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01/17/2013 11:47.43 PM
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Red Barn Llamas, here an new page that has a farm full of llamas.
Any new babies to brag about?Come visit me, The Homestead.
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01/17/2013 06:35.42 AM
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How are you doing? Warming up yet? Yes, it was snowy here for Christmas as well as cold. It's very cold right now. Down in the single digits at night. Fahrenheit, of course.
We have about 18 inches of snow and we've had it for almost a month now. Probably will be here till spring. We hadn't had proper snow for a couple of years. Ever since I bought sleigh runners for my mini horse cart. So, now I've had a chance to try them out and it was fun! My mini horse is such a hard worker. We had 24 inches of snow and he's only 31 inches tall. But he never gave up!
Unlike our 18.2hh percheron who stops in his tracks whenever the going gets tough. Big sissy! We had to lead him through the snow that the little guy was struggling through. Funny how their personalities are so different.
How's the new year treating you? Good, I hope. ttylCome visit me, CSE.
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01/12/2013 11:31.04 PM
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happy new year!
do you have any rabbits on your farm?Come visit me, abigails amazing farm.
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01/02/2013 03:17.29 PM
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Happy New Year! Come visit me, CSE.
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01/01/2013 11:49.49 PM
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If by the Grace of God I could turn on the rain it would be hard for me to turn it off in time because of the time delay. :-)
P2 is going down the what if lane about Summer who past away from a vaginal prolapse this year. He's second guessing himself now about Tulip. I told him if he shows her until Feb and then turn her out and breed her to calf in early fall her body should have enough time to recover from be put up for show season.Come visit me, The Homestead.
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12/27/2012 02:28.52 AM
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Just wanted to stop by with a Merry Christmas greeting! I hope you had a wonderful celebration. Come visit me, CSE.
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12/27/2012 12:15.16 AM
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Thanks for the call!
Sorry to hear about you losing a litter due to the heat that you are having.
P2 says his shirts are comfy.
Safe New YearCome visit me, The Homestead.
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12/25/2012 03:37.54 PM
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Got it it like when we throw manure from one pin to another to introduce them before putting them in the same pen. Come visit me, The Homestead.
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12/23/2012 08:05.13 AM
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Please explain the manure feed back. Do you put it in there feed? Come visit me, The Homestead.
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12/20/2012 05:36.43 AM
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Do you put zinc oxide in the weaner ration?
Getting calendar ready for 2013 and for Coke's possible litter in mid-March to mid-April (depending on when she settled).Come visit me, The Homestead.
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12/19/2012 09:39.10 AM
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Well P2 was sweeting the weights on his two (Amy and Uhaul) but after hearing some of the weights from the other kids, I think he's feeling better at where his two are.
He's soaking his 4 pounds of screen corn, every 12 hours and adding bread and whatever else is laying around to help his barrow to soften up.
Getting him some beet pulp at the end of this week to see if he soaks that and adds it to his soaked corn to see if that will help fill him out between the legs.
No not so much worried about Amy, he's not wanting to take her to District so he's growing her out to breed in April.Come visit me, The Homestead.
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12/17/2012 08:09.56 AM
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Did you put Tyan in the water for the E. Coli? Come visit me, The Homestead.
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12/16/2012 07:22.13 AM
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Took P2 to see the other pigs for District show they are only140 pounds each. Don't feel so bad that UHaul was 150 week or so. UHaul is as muscled like the other and they all have the same walking issues. But our is LA Bred and theirs aren't . Come visit me, The Homestead.
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12/16/2012 07:15.29 AM
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How did you know it was E.Coli? Come visit me, The Homestead.
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12/14/2012 05:40.42 AM
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Have you kept your package unopened?
P2's package is under the tree still in the airmail envelope that it came in. He's trying to be good. He keeps on telling me.."Ma you know she sends the best stuff?"
How's the babies?Come visit me, The Homestead.
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12/13/2012 12:10.57 PM
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Wow, you sure are getting some bad weather! I hope you stay safe. We're getting tons of rain. Well, tons for our dry area. There are flood warnings for our valley. We're on slightly higher ground so we'll be safe from anything major but Eddie's (Percheron) hay shed is flooded. Fortunately the hay is still dry as it's on pallets. Phew! His pen is a literal lake as it's on low ground. Still enjoying the stormy weather though. Makes me feel all cozy when I'm inside. Don't particularly like it when I'm working outside though. I hate getting wet!
Stay safe!Come visit me, CSE.
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12/01/2012 11:22.29 PM
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Coke did not act like she came back into heat on the 24th of Novenber.
Would it hurt anything by keeping them in pens next to each other?
Was a little freaked out when I opened the 1st bacon package. I guess I though they would be in nice layers like you see from the Gorcery Store instead of wrapped where the piece layed on the paper....:-)Come visit me, The Homestead.
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11/29/2012 07:19.50 AM
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Thanks for telling me about your setup. Sounds ideal and you have a nice big place. I know it's fun breeding from a closed herd and seeing what you can come up with. I bet you've got some real prizes by now. And I mean the pigs not actual awards though I wouldn't be surprised if you had some of those too.
I guess you're having typical unpredictable spring weather. That's kind of how our spring was this year. Freezing one day, 100 degrees the next. No one likes it, including the plants.
Don't forget to check out Dog Channel! Have fun with your critters.Come visit me, CSE.
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11/20/2012 10:31.42 PM
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We have a lot of pallets around here to. Most companies now send them back for cash credit so not as easy to come by free. I've been lucky in the past to find some and actually have about 4 brand new ones sitting up the road from me that were left by the road crew. Just have to figure out how to get them out of the deep ditch they are in.
I'm very much in to using second hand stuff. Actually using my stock trailer which I've not used in years for a storage place for feed and other stuff. Everything is out of the wind and weather and safe from animals prying noses.
Trying to figure out a way to make my farm sustainable and able to live off. Looking into raising a few goats, emu, sheep, chickens, and continue with the natural gardening.Come visit me, Highland Farm LLC.
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11/15/2012 05:07.53 PM
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Check out the Mulberry Ranch, when you are on. Their berkshire piglet at 1st look like a dog until you focus on the nose. Come visit me, The Homestead.
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11/15/2012 12:20.45 PM
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How are you doing? Enjoying some nice warm weather? If so, I'm jealous. It's pretty cold here. We had a touch of snow but nothing that stuck. Do you get snow there in the winter?
When we lived in NZ we never got snow and it rarely frosted. I loved it! I've lived here in the US for 20 years. I was a kid in NZ but after I left school I ran our farm. Actually I left school to run the farm. It was a fulltime job as I'm sure you know!
What animals do you have? How many? And how much land? We just have a tiny farm here in the US. How's your little Peco doing now? Sounds like a cutie. Maybe you should put him on the Dog Channel. It's tons of fun on there and you write from the dog's point of view. I have my dogs on there and I really love it. Took about a week for me to get used to the strange idea of my dog writing but now I'm hooked.
Well, take care of your critters and enjoy the spring weather!Come visit me, CSE.
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11/14/2012 11:06.11 PM
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1st package of whole hog sausage cooked and into a weeks worth of eggs.
Cola's ham was 25 pounds but that with the bone still in. MaMaw is trying her best to hold it until Thanksgiving.
Cricket and Sindey took the bones and the fat, have no clue what they will do with it.
P2's chicken are slowing down a little. 3 egss per day.
MaMaw and PaPaw took home their gunieas. The number went from 15 to 12. Lost one to a broken neck when it was 2 weeks old and I guess the coon got the other two during the week of the fair.
How are the lambs and the alapacs?
P2 is just in awh over your red belts.Come visit me, The Homestead.
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11/13/2012 07:02.46 AM
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Use of Pallets
Love your photos and how you are using all your supplies. The A frame is excellent! This would work great for my outdoor dogs instead of buying another igloo.Come visit me, Highland Farm LLC.
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11/09/2012 03:33.06 PM
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Outcome...no one you put in the office will help those who are in need, because they owe too much to those who put them in office. Like MaMaw says just press on and do what you can.
My body is allergic to the smokeing process of the sausage and BBQ is off limits too. My throat closes up on me. Not a pretty site.Come visit me, The Homestead.
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11/09/2012 06:17.23 AM
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Two days left until we pick Cola back up. Can wait to sink our teeth into some ground meat. The cased sasusage is smoked so it's off limits for me. Come visit me, The Homestead.
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11/08/2012 10:07.09 AM
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Will write more later, just wanted to say, Happy Guy Fawkes day! Come visit me, CSE.
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11/06/2012 12:02.16 AM
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Stepped on a roofing nail over the weekend. Toe is swollen, going to get my booster for tetnus. Been soaking it but it doesn't seem to help. At least it was my foot instead of P2's.
Kids are out of school in AM due to it being election day. P2 and I got a world wind tour for doctor appointment in the morning.Come visit me, The Homestead.
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11/05/2012 11:02.08 AM
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