tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post4183662825947369870..comments2024-02-15T05:21:17.160-05:00Comments on Lucrative Pain: My four-legged neighbors...Christina RN LMThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-83468056908021831992010-03-03T11:56:49.384-05:002010-03-03T11:56:49.384-05:00You're welcome, Phlegmmy!You're welcome, Phlegmmy!Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-22284820224956844552010-03-02T20:54:17.839-05:002010-03-02T20:54:17.839-05:00thanks for the vicarious thrill of seeing all your...thanks for the vicarious thrill of seeing all your local livestock!phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-52167560351375907042010-02-25T13:07:25.889-05:002010-02-25T13:07:25.889-05:00I am, I am!
And next week or so I should finally h...I am, I am!<br />And next week or so I should finally have internet! :)Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-88250790823378463682010-02-24T21:18:45.235-05:002010-02-24T21:18:45.235-05:00Well damn! You are alive.Well damn! You are alive.dickhttp://www.bigdicksplace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-18745357118549046422010-02-24T14:30:20.072-05:002010-02-24T14:30:20.072-05:00Hey, at least I didn't say OLD goat! ;)Hey, at least I didn't say OLD goat! ;)Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-52225817060711634632010-02-24T14:28:18.748-05:002010-02-24T14:28:18.748-05:00Here's Bucky the Goat, my neighbor to the West...<i>Here's Bucky the Goat, my neighbor to the West.</i><br /><br />Oh, NOES! Now I'm a <i>goat?</i><br /><br />Lotsa cool stuff in this post and comments. Makes my day.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-32671122909005292312010-02-24T13:10:36.671-05:002010-02-24T13:10:36.671-05:00Yup, thanks, Bob! I do believe that the Barbados B...Yup, thanks, Bob! I do believe that the Barbados Blackbelly sheep is a different breed, though. Closely related, naturally. ;)Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-1515425718563976972010-02-24T10:27:49.368-05:002010-02-24T10:27:49.368-05:00Christina,
My co-worker who raises sheep as a hob...Christina,<br /><br />My co-worker who raises sheep as a hobby also confirms they are American Black Bellies.<br /><br />Sometimes called BarbadoesBob S.http://3boxesofbs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-71800880536835361372010-02-24T08:37:00.132-05:002010-02-24T08:37:00.132-05:00be603, maybe that's what I could call my busin...be603, maybe that's what I could call my business!<br /><br />Bag Blog, thank you! I do love it here so far, except for the LOVELY weather we've been having. {/sarcasm}Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-65782215516726216872010-02-24T08:17:44.314-05:002010-02-24T08:17:44.314-05:00I just dropped by from Buck's blog after readi...I just dropped by from Buck's blog after reading that you are a Texas girl now. Don't know why I haven't been by to say hello before now - bein' neighbors and all. I live across the river, but I'm a Texas girl born and bred. Anyway, you have a great blog. Welcome to farm life.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-40231942470029573102010-02-24T01:48:05.621-05:002010-02-24T01:48:05.621-05:00"distilled stubborness"
LOL!"distilled stubborness"<br /><br />LOL!be603https://www.blogger.com/profile/16725527391429125225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-91623946452894268582010-02-23T23:35:49.205-05:002010-02-23T23:35:49.205-05:00LOL, methinks you might be just a little biased, S...LOL, methinks you might be just a <i>little</i> biased, Sir!<br /><br />Miniature horses cannot be ridden, but neither can they throw and trample their riders. Or chomp on them with giant teeth. <br /><br />JUST KIDDING! I love full-sized horses, too, and I'd have pics of them as well, but had a car behind me and couldn't stop at that time. :)Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-62423417670682851552010-02-23T23:26:03.014-05:002010-02-23T23:26:03.014-05:00Christina, miniature horses may be appear adorable...Christina, miniature horses may be appear adorable to the naked eye, but make no mistake: they are evil little bastards. Spawn of the devil, even. Besides, what good is a horse you can't ride? Stick with the full size ones.Dave (aka Buckskins Rule)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07764864394651709866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-4656110942942755792010-02-23T20:46:03.683-05:002010-02-23T20:46:03.683-05:0010%, that was my guess, too! I'll go google so...10%, that was my guess, too! I'll go google some more images and double-check, THEN I'll ask my roomie. :DChristina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-26586394307941383342010-02-23T20:14:44.938-05:002010-02-23T20:14:44.938-05:00Based on just pictures I think the sheep are Ameri...Based on just pictures I think the sheep are American Blackbelly.10%https://www.blogger.com/profile/01465263028137447310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-31184227543136133952010-02-23T20:10:57.911-05:002010-02-23T20:10:57.911-05:00Old NFO, and I didn't even take pics of the re...Old NFO, and I didn't even take pics of the regular horses, rabbits, or chickens! Those are not ponies, btw. They are definitely miniature horses, an entirely different beast (literally).Ponies are nasty, indeed. And I speak from experience!<br />I lurve the idea of mini-mules, you could train them to pull carts, or something!Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-3551331031767731202010-02-23T19:47:05.431-05:002010-02-23T19:47:05.431-05:00Are you sure you're not living at the McDonald...Are you sure you're not living at the McDonald place??? :-) Re the shetland ponies, those are the most obnoxious little beasts I've ever had the displeasure of encountering... mini-mules? Distilled stubbornness and less pulling power :-) I love it LOLOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-60287696992454848172010-02-23T19:08:41.726-05:002010-02-23T19:08:41.726-05:00Good point, Rick...except I'll be breeding MUL...Good point, Rick...except I'll be breeding MULES, using an ass. So Sir Mix a Lot should be quite content.Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-67004976991605719732010-02-23T18:02:08.260-05:002010-02-23T18:02:08.260-05:00Breeding small asses will only make Sir Mix A Lot ...Breeding small asses will only make Sir Mix A Lot jealous, because he likes hig butts and he cannot lie.Rick Ratayczakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00212896864776660391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-22449645447162732762010-02-23T17:22:37.621-05:002010-02-23T17:22:37.621-05:00John, no apologies necessary, your comment was exa...John, no apologies necessary, your comment was exactly what I was hoping for: information! Now if you could only tell me what breed of sheep my roommate raises...Christina RN LMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03260505524676910667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36613281.post-88599590090884945062010-02-23T16:36:42.550-05:002010-02-23T16:36:42.550-05:00Big round bales are about saving labor in a farmin...Big round bales are about saving labor in a farming operation.<br /><br />Round bales store better outdoors than square bales and require less manual handling for the amount of feed value.<br /><br />Back in the day, when my Dad was a boy, there were lots of young men (and no doubt a few young women - farm girls are pretty AND tough) who earned good money during the summer picking up baled hay and putting it in barns and outdoor stacks.<br /><br />As we advance thru the years to today we find a smaller workforce willing to spend hot summer days in airless barns and shadeless hayfields and fewer farms small enough to exist on the amount of hay that can be reasonably put up and fed out in small bales.<br /><br />Big round bales can be handled with powered equipment, stored easily, fed easily and preserve the feed value of the hay.<br /><br />Sorry for long reply...your question triggered a nice stroll down memory lane.JohnMXLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02671095673014400915noreply@blogger.com