Farm chatter

[MysteryChicken]

Jelly Bean, & her friends were put in their adult coop today.

 

[FuzzyCritters]

Okay people... pics of puppies. Willa is on the L and Inigo on the R. The sheep is Betsy, a Tunis ewe.

They are adorable! And HUGE!

What kind of sheep do you have? Do you raise them for wool, meat, or pets and lawnmowers?

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

They are adorable! And HUGE!

What kind of sheep do you have? Do you raise them for wool, meat, or pets and lawnmowers?

Yeah!! Willa is probably a little below 100 lbs and Inigo about 120 lbs. Inigo is Willa's son.

The rams go to the butcher, meat is sold, wool is less of a priority, though we do sell yarn, they are also for pasture management. They all have different purposes. Some are more "pets" than others, but if they don't do their job, they get a new one. (Usually that's freezer camp.)

 

[MGG]

There's so much here that I'm responding in chunks, starting with quail.
I had always assumed that I would get coturnix quail, probably because they seem to be most common and I don't know much about other quail breeds. Do they bobwhites pair up on their own, or do you pick the pairs? How do you pick? I had thought that you can't vent sex quail because batam chicks are considered too small to be vent sexed, and quail are even smaller.
I love the setup you have for them!! It's so cute!! For that inside house bit, is it just straw? I bet they loove having the grass to play in.

Lol! Yeah, it's a lot. I pick the pairs. They would pair up on their own if I didn't pick, but for breeding purposes I like to choose. I usually pair the absolute best male and female, and then pair in descending order after that. If I left them all in together in breeding season and didn't separate them, one pair would just start killing off all the other ones. Then if one pair killed that pair, they would kill the rest, etc. etc. until there's just 1 pair left. They're a little vicious, lol. They're so cute it's hard to even imagine. It's easy enough to just pair them up and separate them though, so that's what I do. They're absolute angels after that. Most people do consider bantams and quail to be too small, but I've never had any issue with them. I do use a magnifying glass, and I have small fingers though. No one else in my family can do it. They say they all look the same, lol.
I like it too. It's really easy to maintain. Yep, just straw.

They do love the grass. In the winter I grow fodder for them. They love that too.

 

[MGG]

Homework is finally done. I had to write the majority of an essay, which is my fault, because I didn't do as much as I should have over the weekend.

Lol! That sounds like me. I put stuff for way too long. It's just not very fun.
I have been called a procrastinator...

 

[MGG]

I would think the same too, but if you look in the quail section, it talks a lot about vent sexing, something to do with little bumps and foam. I've never had quail or looked into them, so take this with a grain of salt, and if someone more experienced comes along, listen to them.

The foam is only in mature adult cocks. Not many people do it on babies, but I've found it pretty easy. I did watch a lot of YouTube before first trying on my ducks. Then I did chicks, then bantams, then guineas, then quail. I've only ever gotten a few wrong.

 

[black_cat]

Okay people... pics of puppies. Willa is on the L and Inigo on the R. The sheep is Betsy, a Tunis ewe.

sO FLUFFY!!!!! I love how they look almost like they have manes!!! And their tails!!!

 

[black_cat]

. If I left them all in together in breeding season and didn't separate them, one pair would just start killing off all the other ones. Then if one pair killed that pair, they would kill the rest, etc. etc. until there's just 1 pair left.

Oh goodness

 

[MGG]

Oh goodness

Yeah... Lol

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

sO FLUFFY!!!!! I love how they look almost like they have manes!!! And their tails!!!

It's the double coat. They loose it in the spring and then it looks like it snowed again LOL