Recent content by KYChixMama

Quote: I like the recommendation about local Amish - check with your local farm supply stores and see if they know of any families near you. I would have gone this route if I'd thought of it first.

Quote: Thank you for your response, but a neighbor has just volunteered to come over and do them this week.

I hope this isn't the wrong forum for this post, and I apologize if it is. I have 29 meaties that are overdue for going to freezer camp. My FIL was going to slaughter them with me, as this will be my first time, but we've all got so many things going on that there just isn't any time - I'm...

Too funny!

Quote: That's what my trainer said (she went with me to get him). He looks horrible to me, but she and her husband insist they've seen far, far worse. We're glad we decided to just load up the trailer and drive down and get him - previous owners were supposed to deliver him but I was...

He was waiting for me at the gate this morning and gave me another smooch on the cheek before he dove into his bucket-o-breakfast with gusto. Apparently I make a mean alfalfa-cube-soup. He's with Gitana (our new thoroughbred) now, they're nearly identical in height, coloring, and temperament...

Quote: Haven't read all the replies yet, but maybe try to find him a home as a barn cat on a farm? His lack of litter box ettiquete would be overlooked but superior rodent skills would be an asset. And I have to vouch for craigslist - to an extent. I found all my barn kitties there - I...

Quote: We won't be worming him until the vet sees him - and even then we'll be starting that off slowly. I've heard too many scare stories. I have their emails relinquishing ownership of him filed away, a signed bill of sale, and will be adding the vets documentation, just in case. He's...

The previous owners and I had discussed him coming here on a trial basis. But after we unloaded him, I stood in the barn and watched him slurping up "alfalfa soup". He stopped eating, reached out and very softly kissed my cheek, then went back to eating. I've made my decision - he won't be...

Issues came up, I finally got to bring him home today, and he's lost even more weight. And a few large bald patches and shallow gashes that weren't there before. He had a bath tonight, the farrier and vet are coming Wednesday, and then it's time to start easing him into his feedings and...

Quote: I believe you! I've never had a problem with an active hunting dog bothering livestock - only those that don't hunt. We had beagles growing up - they'd hunt wild bunnies all day long and completely ignore the tame bunnies and chickens. Even tame bunnies that got loose were safe from...

My Doxies have done this with particular toys, for them it's been the pitch of that particular toy's squeak that irritates their ears or strikes a nerve.

I don't have indoor frogs, but we do have several long-term residents around the house. There are several green tree frogs that live around our above-ground pool. They cling to the sides and periodically peek over the top of the pool to check on the swimmers. I consider them lifeguards...

Quote: {{hugs}} I understand. I'm wrestling with the thought that my QH mare, Blaze, is just not the horse for me. She really needs a more experienced rider than me - one that is wise to horsey ways and tricks. It's a hard decision, but she has a lot of bad habits there that are above my...

"Mama's" baby Mille Fleurs left for their new home two days ago, leaving her back in the singles game. She made it clear to me that she was NOT happy about it. They're nearly 8 weeks old and she was still mothering them just as much as when they were a week old. I brought home 4 polish...