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[cheryl98117]

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So you do eh? Can you name THIS?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1334/5106792758_2ff7b0638e_o.jpg

He's big.

And if thats a Morgan then the man holding the lead is VERY tiny... I almost want to say Irish Draght. I'm guessing the hight to be 18/18.2hh? Nice deep barrel and chest, nice thick but refined bone structure. Love the dish feet and the black bay coloring. Thats my guess, but I'm probably gonna be wrong. As most of the breeds that I call out are what the locals around here have. So yeah I gues I'm not quite sure.

 

[Illia]

He's nothing a local would have. Unless they're super rich.

He's a Kladruber (also called Kladrubsky) - They're a VERY old breed usually used for carriages and war; They were once the only animal truly considered an art form.

Another Kladruber.

Kladruber being awesome.

 

[ByN8ureHomstead]

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I'm curious about NPIP status as well, and is it worth getting? What is the perks of being NPIP vs not... etc

I think it'd only be worth it if a number of us got NPIP tested and could share the cost of having a tester come out. It sounded like it'd be $80-$100 for someone to get alone, as they charge for driving up from Olympia. Maybe more for Rainwolf as he is planning on selling a number of birds but there are several of us in the general vicinity (Rainwolf, DIYSeattle, Hallerlake, plus many others that live in the area but don't get on here often). If there's a lot of interest, we could see what it would all involve...

We wouldn't mind getting 'certified', so long as it's cost-effective, and could then potentially sell or give eggs away to consumers who would feel better about it.

Contact your local 4H Extension Office for a local tester. Here is Kansas its $25 plus supplies to become a tester every year. It did not cost me anything to have my 20 birds tested. I have heard some tester charge $1 per bird up to x many.

 

[Chickielady]

Looks like a lipazanner to me, but has a work horse air to it.
You should see this horse Monica has, huge beautiful and smart as a whip...I intend to take photos of it next time we are out her way.
Monica post some photos of the big white dappled art form...
Oh, and Gary has described the long weasly animal he has seen numerous times out here, dark brown, short legs, inches long, lopey sideways run, hump in the middle was almost straight, dark brown all over.
I think it is mink, and yes they stink, so does a ferret or any in the weasel family, very MUSKY.
I do not think we have civet cats here like you think...I think what you think is a civet cat my parents called fishers, or martens or minks, and there is alot of them here, especially around water.
We also have alot of the big water rats, like nutria, which is like a small beaver....
Musk rat

 

[cheryl98117]

No way I would have ever gotten that one. lol Typically I deal with Warmbloods, Quarter horses, TB, Appy's, saddlebreds, standardbreds, walkers, some drafts... You know all the typical breeds that you would ruitinely find.

Today was kinda cool. I had to go out to Silverdale and soak an absesed hoof. Well thats not the cool part. lol The cool part is that I got to see a horse that I havn't seen in 11 years. Gorgeous dapple gray TB/Percheron mare. She's still such a love.

The two foster mares that are staying with me are both Warmbloods. And they are both older than me...

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[Chickielady]

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It is a small town, why did you not google or buzz me ???
Spanky spanky! You could have gottena tank..now it looks like the guy will not have another shipment for 6 weeks, and at that time, he said he will have 40 or so.....
I so want the WBW Ams !!!!!

LOL Are we gonna get into a bidding war over Illia's W/BW AM's? lol

I already ordered mine

 

[Chicken Rustler]

OK so for those times when I am not available to identify local critters for ya.

Try this site www.enature.com it is what WDFW uses cause they don't know thier local critters either!!!

 

[cheryl98117]

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LOL Are we gonna get into a bidding war over Illia's W/BW AM's? lol

I already ordered mine

The funny thing is hun. We ordered around the same time. lol

 

[Rainwolf]

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awesome site :}

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

Okay, I went out this morning to let everyone out of the coop into the run, I had a hen dead. She was in a nesting box. These guys are hand fed every day so that we look at them closely to make sure everyone is feeling fine. She was let out of the run yesterday and they all have been ravaging the remains of my garden for the past week. Last night when I locked up the coop there was a hen who was panting and had her wings out - I think this is the one that died. It is not THAT warm in there. There is a roost for them to get closer to the heat lamp and roosts further away. The room is insulated and it is nice and cozy....not sweltering hot. I didn't even think about it, but this morning she is dead. She had no symptoms that we have noticed of anything. Any ideas?
Oh, Chickielady, I measured wrong....the coop is 10x10 not 16x16....I was looking at plywood wrong.