Wisconsin "Cheeseheads"

[bigzio]

Nope can't help with that bl4. We bought one years ago from friends and it was the best house dog, as well as a guard dog. Her bark and position was scary, but if you knew her name, her tail wagged her whole rear end. I would leave the ears and not have them cropped.
Dang wind here was terrible today...hoping for warmer weather soon....almost time to start the garden here.

Stay Safe....bigz

 

[jvls1942]

bestfarmbuys.com

it is based in Michigan. I have used it a couple of times. sold a couple of dogs there..

.......jiminwaUSAu........

 

[bigzio]

Bagged another Tom this morning! More good eating in the future for sure. We really enjoy our wild turkey here.
Hens have really been laying well...sure is a lot of folks enjoying all the fresh eggs.

Stay Safe.... bigz

 

[wyoDreamer]

Question for you 'all:

If you had a 3 acre area that you wanted to fence for small livestock (sheep, goat, young calf) and chickens, what kind of fencing would you recommend?
Larger calves/steer will have a different pasture area, this would only be for a bottle calf/bucket calf if necessary to have them accessible. I know plans change, I have worked with plenty of farmers to know how that goes, so who knows what the area will be used for in the distant future but I really only want to put up fencing once.
Would you run a no-climb horse fence? We will never have riding horses, so that seems extreme, but that is what we used for our dog fence in Wyoming. It is a fencing that seems like it will last our lifetime.

 

[bigzio]

All the neighbors here that house multiple types of animals use the steel fence posts with a 4 foot high square wire prolly 4"X4" on the bottom and then a single barb wire fence along the top with prolly a 12" space above the bottom section.

Stay Safe... bigz

 

[jvls1942]

make the fence goat proof. the rest will take care of itself.
I had cyclone fence. someone gave me two goats. withing ten minutes those goats squeezed under the fence and were out. I had to put them back into the fly pen where there was a wooden frame all around the bottom.
barbed wire or stranded wire will not keep goats in. maybe electric fence would. I never tried that. but you need 2x4 " welded wire for chickens.
goats will put their front feet on a fence so it had better be stout or it will eventually stretch and sag.
I never fenced in sheep. Don't know what that takes..
there used to be a fencing with small squares at the bottom and they got larger as they went up to the top. I think it was four feet tall. I think it was called all purpose fencing. ?
my advice is: skip the goats..
......jiminwisc....

 

[wyoDreamer]

If I can convince DH to let me get a cow for milk, I would skip the goats in a heartbeat. But I want fresh milk so I can make yogurt, ice cream and real whipped cream for my french silk pie, lol.
DH says absolutely no goats, but he has lost battles before when I was determined to get what I wanted.

 

[jvls1942]

what you need is a nice small Jersey or Brown Swiss or even a Guernsey..
You aren't going to get much whipped cream from a goat.
Jersey steers make excellent steaks and roasts.

 

[jvls1942]

the awning roof as far as we got yesterday.
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[wyoDreamer]

That looks nice Jim.

I always wanted a Devon or a Dexter for milk and meat. And easy keepers, good on just grazing. I saw an add for Guernsey/Devon crosses. Nice looking cows.