Wow, lots of new folks around since I last posted here! <waves hello>
Too much has been happening in my life to tell it all, but suffice to say that the problems with the neighbors and my waterfowl has resolved itself. I now have most of them on a 60 acre farm in Kitsap county.
Currently I have 11 runner ducks for sale. Drakes are free and pairs are $15. If one person wants to take them all, they can come pick them up and I'll charge them nothing. They are from this year's hatch and are not exhibition quality. Dad is a star, the misc. hens are not.
Here are some pictures:
The drake with white spots around his eyes has molted into a wonderful color scheme! The gosling is not for sale, but may be available to the right loving home.
I also have two bulls for sale. One is a polled hereford cross, two years old, and a total sweetheart. He is not a tested bull, meaning his virility is unknown. The other is a shy polled hereford also two years old, not handled a lot but he may make a good herd bull. He's a good looking bull and not aggressive, but the other has been handled since birth. I would sell both as bull meat. Bull meat is an acquired taste. I ate a lot of it when we lived in South America and though I personally like it, it is different. 2lb hanging weight + cut/wrap fees. These bulls have been grass fed on a certified organic farm. They are not certified since we have decided to vaccinate and treat any animal that becomes sick. Here's a picture of the Hereford, I'll post pictures of the cross also if anyone is interested in a herd bull... They cost more as meat than as bulls.
I have two cow/calf pairs available, both cows are bred back. Calves are both heifers and all four have had their 8-way vaccinations and brucellosis shot. The two cows did not get their brucellosis shots within the required time-frame so they were vet tested and their ear-tags and tattoo show they were brucellosis free at time of testing and were vaccinated later. For those that don't know, if a mature cow is vaccinated she shows up positive for having brucellosis, hence the testing prior to the vaccination and a different tattoo than if they received it as heifers. One cow is a polled hereford cross and the other is a polled hereford both were bred to our beautiful polled hereford herd bull and bred back to him.
They throw a good calf every year. The hereford is approximately eight years old and the cross approximately 3 years old. Neither of them have been handled much. The hereford is use to being at the bottom of the herd hierarchy and never tries to move up. The cross is in the middle and always trying to move up. $900 a pair.
Ack! I cannot seem to find pictures of either of them, I'll take some tomorrow and post them tomorrow night.
Sheesh, I didn't check to see if we're still allowed to do this in our state threads. /shrug
Life has been busy busy busy and I've been happy happy happy.
Here's the new wonderful dog that showed up at the humane society.
This is Eve, and I LOVE HER! She's smart, good with all livestock, and just an all around amazing job. I cannot believe how lucky I am to have her in my life.
This is Yobby, there's a story to why he lived in the yard for a while. This picture was taken his first day on a lead. I'm trying to turn him into a ox so he's not destined for the table... but it's not going as well as I would like. Anyone know anything about training oxen?
It's late and I'm tired... hopefully as the days shorten I can begin spending more time here at BYC.
Donna
Too much has been happening in my life to tell it all, but suffice to say that the problems with the neighbors and my waterfowl has resolved itself. I now have most of them on a 60 acre farm in Kitsap county.
Currently I have 11 runner ducks for sale. Drakes are free and pairs are $15. If one person wants to take them all, they can come pick them up and I'll charge them nothing. They are from this year's hatch and are not exhibition quality. Dad is a star, the misc. hens are not.
Here are some pictures:
The drake with white spots around his eyes has molted into a wonderful color scheme! The gosling is not for sale, but may be available to the right loving home.
I also have two bulls for sale. One is a polled hereford cross, two years old, and a total sweetheart. He is not a tested bull, meaning his virility is unknown. The other is a shy polled hereford also two years old, not handled a lot but he may make a good herd bull. He's a good looking bull and not aggressive, but the other has been handled since birth. I would sell both as bull meat. Bull meat is an acquired taste. I ate a lot of it when we lived in South America and though I personally like it, it is different. 2lb hanging weight + cut/wrap fees. These bulls have been grass fed on a certified organic farm. They are not certified since we have decided to vaccinate and treat any animal that becomes sick. Here's a picture of the Hereford, I'll post pictures of the cross also if anyone is interested in a herd bull... They cost more as meat than as bulls.
I have two cow/calf pairs available, both cows are bred back. Calves are both heifers and all four have had their 8-way vaccinations and brucellosis shot. The two cows did not get their brucellosis shots within the required time-frame so they were vet tested and their ear-tags and tattoo show they were brucellosis free at time of testing and were vaccinated later. For those that don't know, if a mature cow is vaccinated she shows up positive for having brucellosis, hence the testing prior to the vaccination and a different tattoo than if they received it as heifers. One cow is a polled hereford cross and the other is a polled hereford both were bred to our beautiful polled hereford herd bull and bred back to him.
They throw a good calf every year. The hereford is approximately eight years old and the cross approximately 3 years old. Neither of them have been handled much. The hereford is use to being at the bottom of the herd hierarchy and never tries to move up. The cross is in the middle and always trying to move up. $900 a pair.
Ack! I cannot seem to find pictures of either of them, I'll take some tomorrow and post them tomorrow night.
Sheesh, I didn't check to see if we're still allowed to do this in our state threads. /shrug
Life has been busy busy busy and I've been happy happy happy.
Here's the new wonderful dog that showed up at the humane society.
This is Eve, and I LOVE HER! She's smart, good with all livestock, and just an all around amazing job. I cannot believe how lucky I am to have her in my life.
This is Yobby, there's a story to why he lived in the yard for a while. This picture was taken his first day on a lead. I'm trying to turn him into a ox so he's not destined for the table... but it's not going as well as I would like. Anyone know anything about training oxen?
It's late and I'm tired... hopefully as the days shorten I can begin spending more time here at BYC.
Donna
