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Thank you MARSHA!  We had a very muddy/mucky area by our barn where the rain would run off the roof.  Gravel, sand, etc didn't work. But then, we pulled the old carpet from my daughter's bedroom and used that CARPET all across the side of the barn. It's worked GREAT. The horses also like laying...

I'm trying to remember an old "saying" by experienced horse breeders on how to assess a horse's conformation development .... Is it....Look at the horse at 3 days, then, 3 months, and then, 3 years???? I think Lewella posted about this a long time ago???

Our foster daughter, Jessica, is now 36 years old. She lived with us for 5 years and we have continued to be her "second parents" even after she returned to her bio-mom. She married, has three beautiful children (ages 11, 13, 14.) All were C-sections... And we are an extra set of grand parents...

These things come every other year and always with a THREAT about how we are REQUIRED BY LAW to complete and submit them. How much land do we own? How much irrigated? Then, there's the break down on how much we use for crops, pasture, etc. There are two pages of questions about land management...

I'd post this on the main forum, but this is not about minis, although minis can get it. (Most of you probably know Ringworm is a FUNGUS and not a worm....) My daughter, Brianna, has decided to breed guinea pigs (cavies). We recently traveled to a small animal show 3 hours away for her to pick...

We were in the path of Totality of the Eclipse yesterday and I was interested to see how our animals reacted to the darkness and temperature change. I think it dropped about 10 degrees or so. The dogs were just curious about why I kept going outside and just was standing.....and that a few...

It figures that when the husband is out of town, we lose a foal.........Our mare, "Whisper" was obviously getting close. Checked on her this morning and there was a baby laying by her with the placenta still attached to him. Evidence indicates he was stillborn. Yes, I'm sad, but mostly for...

I was upset that we hadn't seen either our normal Barn Swallows OR Hummingbirds.... Well, our Barn Swallows never came, but we have TONS of Tree Swallows! They come out mostly at dusk to feed. We must have about 2 dozen dipping and weaving all around our barn and corral area! The Humming Birds...

So, to explain....My daughter (now age 20).....was actively involved with a 4-H Rabbit and Poultry club. That meant I was involved too... During those 8 or 9 years, I got hooked on the chickens and now have my own. Bri sold most of her clutch and then the remaining 4 joined mine. I don't think...

This year for some reason we've been getting more calls than usual from people all around the region..... Either their mare is suddenly pregnant (who knew??) ....or their mare just popped out a foal! What to do??? I swear we've become the regional drug cabinet! *Mare needs worming but they...

We have foals (3) so far.....expecting a couple more before summer is over.....BUT, we have OTHER babies too! Thought it would be fun to find out about what everyone has/raises/breeds other than horses...... This past month has been busy with babies......Four Chickens and Nine Ducklings...

BACKGROUND: We have a friend, Amy, who leased out her 15.2 Big Boned "Mutt" Gelding over a year ago because of divorce and she had to move. "Phat Boy" will be turning 30 this summer and was very healthy, weighing over 1200 lbs., (teeth good too) when she delivered him to the people. It was March...

Well, our Jersey Calf, "Dude", has finally found a new home........Our grown foster daughter who actually owned him, found a young couple with kids who took him as a PET. He's been banded and I was weaning him off the bottle.......He's eating hay, grain, drinking water.......They said they had...

A very dear friend gifted us with BOXES of Depression Glass! She and her mom collected it for a number of years, but then her mom passed away and she went through a divorce and decided she didn't want to deal with moving it all.....so asked if WE would just TAKE EVERYTHING. Larry and I know...

Our now grown foster daughter, Jessica, took in a Jersey Calf (male) from an organic dairy she was working for, to bottle feed. The mother died when the calf, "Dude" was only a few days old. She had him for 2 weeks and then asked us to take him while her landlord was in town.....So, I've been...

Need to explain that we are unable to provide heated water to both the rabbits and chickens because of limited AMPS. As it is we have to TIME our trough heaters for the horse troughs......We have 9 troughs. Our 5 rabbits are in covered hutches in a protected area with a wind block. Right now I...

We had dozens of eggs in cartons and I finally spent the time to test ALL and threw out even the "marginal" ones. I threw out over SIX DOZEN and still have FOUR DOZEN that tested perfect.....It was an OMG moment. Yes, I've sold some and I also give some to friends and family....But STILL. My...

I never thought I'd enjoy having chickens as much as I do! They are such clowns..... It all started with the daughter joining a 4-H Rabbit and Poultry Club years ago. She graduated high school and out of 4-H. (Yes, we still have 4 rabbits.) But instead of reducing the chicken population we now...

He and his wife, Dorothy had AClassic Touch Ranch in Wyoming.......Wonderful people and dearly loved and missed. If you knew anything about the Arenosa bloodline, you probably knew them...... A link to Mel's obit...

Today hit 90+ here....and the forecast is that we could reach 100F over the next few days.....It's a sudden change for both humans and animals and made me wonder what people do to help their horses AND other FUR friends feel more comfortable........(other than bring them all into an air...