Update from the Farm

[uschie]

Well i finally got to watch Engl. 1 , Arg. 0 , what a game Beckham after 4 years got revenge,i don't get cable and sat. is to much deneros,buys a lot of hay.

Got a new baby this afternoon, looks like a chestnut with white blaze,mare and foal are fine and i love being in my own element.



Man it's good to be alive and smell the roses.:D :D :D

[phishhead]

kickin it on the farm all day with out tv....sounds like a dream.:D my pops has a farm in the philippines and he sends pictures sometimes would be great to get out of the concrete jungle I live and go back to a simpler time but with internet and pc's of course.

[uschie]

Your right,i could do without fleas and ticks,but not without my newly found friend(P.C.) and my critters.:cool: :D

[Big Booger]

Farming must be the life. Man in tune with nature, busting ground with the cold steel of a plow, working the soil like the father's of our forefathers. Busting your back out in the hot sun, hands cracked and dirtied by the manual labor of providing food and other homegrown items using natural and artificial methods...
Man it must be like heaven.

I envy you.
BB

[GimieGimieGimie]

Originally posted by Big Booger
Farming must be the life. Man in tune with nature, busting ground with the cold steel of a plow, working the soil like the father's of our forefathers. Busting your back out in the hot sun, hands cracked and dirtied by the manual labor of providing food and other homegrown items using natural and artificial methods...
Man it must be like heaven.

I envy you.
BB

A very technical person, expecially someone that lives in the king of moving forward (Japan), always disires such a life style at least one time in their life :D

We all need a balance of everything to feel truely alive! :rolleyes:

I feel the disire slightly too BB :D

Farm life could be sweat i suppose, i don't get along with animals though, apart from something like a dog :p

Hehe!

[uschie]

Gimie


I'm shure my animals would hardly know what to make of that little green wormy looking thing--------hehehe:p :D and your right i balance things by going to the big city from time to time:D

[phishhead]

well uschie I bet gimie would know what to do to your sheep:D

[GimieGimieGimie]

Originally posted by uschie
Gimie

I'm shure my animals would hardly know what to make of that little green wormy looking thing--------hehehe:p :D and your right i balance things by going to the big city from time to time:D

Eat me? ehehehehe :D

Originally posted by phishhead
well uschie I bet gimie would know what to do to your sheep:D

Of course, feed them to their fellow sheep silly :p

The true cycle of life ;)

[piaqt]

Gimie-
I'm city folk, too. My sister has 5 acres upstate. We visit her and her family in the summer. The rest of the time, my 3 jack russells are enough animals for me.

Chacun à son gôut. ;)

[uschie]

By nature jack russells are true farm animals,as you know they love to run--run---run(bread for rat hunting)I just know they love to go upstate with you.Do it more often :) :)

[GimieGimieGimie]

Originally posted by piaqt
Gimie-
I'm city folk, too. My sister has 5 acres upstate. We visit her and her family in the summer. The rest of the time, my 3 jack russells are enough animals for me.

Chacun à son gôut. ;)

As far as my knowledge goes, all my relitives are all city folk, a few in the countryside, but that's just for the peace and quiet ;)

Still... ya never know, i'm sure i will meet many of my unknown relitives that could be "people of the land" when i'm out on my travels :D

Nope, just one stupid dog that runs into things for me!

Every other animal/pet in my home have died over the past year or so, kept em' so long :p

[uschie]

Gimie:

Just to tell you about the kind of farm i have,to clear up the sheep thing.

All my animals,17 horses,8 goats, 1 jack, one hell of a mule (1600 pounts) were all abused and near starvation. I take them in ,heal them and then send them on to well known friends(with lots of $),who will take care of them until they die.I just grow herbs and my own little vegie. garden.My pers. pets are 2 Akitas and 1 cross bread ( verry small) and believe it 9cats.:p :D

P.S. I just know my animals are to sweet, they would not eat you i just know it. I brought stranger things then little green things home before and nothing happend.:D :D :p

[GimieGimieGimie]

Originally posted by uschie
Gimie:

Just to tell you about the kind of farm i have,to clear up the sheep thing.

All my animals,17 horses,8 goats, 1 jack, one hell of a mule (1600 pounts) were all abused and near starvation. I take them in ,heal them and then send them on to well known friends(with lots of $),who will take care of them until they die.I just grow herbs and my own little vegie. garden.My pers. pets are 2 Akitas and 1 cross bread ( verry small) and believe it 9cats.:p :D

P.S. I just know my animals are to sweet, they would not eat you i just know it. I brought stranger things then little green things home before and nothing happend.:D :D :p

LMAO! ;)

Good on ya uschie! You da man! :D

[phishhead]

we have a mini farm going ourselves...we have a 5 yr old golden retriever, a 4 yr old pygmy goat, a bull frog tadpole, alligator lizard and a lady bug cage with 1000's of ladybugs (my youngest daughter loves lady bugs what can I say.)

[piaqt]

We have 3 rescued jack russell terriers, and, this being NYC, a full complement of cockroaches. Does that qualify my apartment as a mini-farm? ;)

[Conan]

I have 7 miniature chickens in my backyard. Suppossedly these tiny chickens come from Japan, can you confirm this Boogs?

[uschie]

Conan do they have little green eggs? If they do theyre banams,which originally did come from japan but thats a long time ago,by know they are pretty much standart every place in the usa.

[uschie]

B.B.
How come you never answerd this importend question?heheh:D :D

[piaqt]

Originally posted by uschie
B.B.
How come you never answered this important question?heheh:D :D

Never one to avoid stating the obvious, because HE'S chicken! ;)

[MSNwar]

I have 7 miniature chickens in my backyard. Suppossedly these tiny chickens come from Japan, can you confirm this Boogs?

Conan, I wouldn't let Boogs anywhere near your chickens otherwise a shotgun wedding is imminent.:eek:

How you been anyway? I might email you later this week if you don't mind. I just need some advise on buying a laptop backpack in the P.I. for my son next month.

[Conan]

Originally posted by uschie
Conan do they have little green eggs? If they do theyre banams,which originally did come from japan but thats a long time ago,by know they are pretty much standart every place in the usa.

Their eggs are normal color but they're pretty tiny. They are also somewhat affectionate which took me by surprise as I used to raise fighting cocks in the past and found them to be quite dumb creatures.

[piaqt]

Originally posted by MSNwar


Conan, I wouldn't let Boogs anywhere near your chickens otherwise a shotgun wedding is imminent.:eek: :rofl2: my :assshake: off!

[uschie]

Creatures are only as dumb as owners choose to believe,you just need to have a open mind and not have preconsived notions and you'll see.:D :D In general animals act as they were brought up to act.Many moons ago my first patient was a chicken,worked out real well she was just constepated.:D :D

[Big Booger]

I've never heard of such an animal in Japan. Are you sure they are not Cornish Hens Conan?
http://www.panyo.com/broeder/images/13310042.jpg

Do they look like the pic above? Do you have a pic? IF you could show me a picture maybe I could confirm what they are.
BB

[Conan]

Bantams are the miniatures of the poultry world. The word bantam is the overall term for the more than 350 kinds of true breeding miniature chickens. They exist in almost every breed and variety that we see in large chickens. In addition, there are some kinds of bantams that have no large counterpart. Bantams are complete miniatures raised primarily for exhibition, a purpose for which they excel. They are classified for show purposes by comb type, whether or not they have feathers on their legs, and by the game varieties. Bantams have the same requirements for shape, color and physical features as do the large fowl. They should weight about 1/5 of their large counterparts. Bantams are kept for their beauty, exhibition, and as pets. They can also be quite useful for the production of eggs and their meat is fine-grained and nutritious. Often bantams can be kept in areas too small for regular chickens.

Link With Pictures:

http://cyborganic.com/People/feathersite/Poultry/CGD/Japs/BRKJap.html

I think that mine are Japanese Bantams but some of them have feathers of their feet.

[FastGame]

BB that pic of yours is a Guinea Foul , I have 8 of those & their pretty neat little pets. I'm from Arizona and lot's of people that live outside the City have Guinea Foul because they keep the rattle snakes , scorpions & ticks away. Here in Michigan they just eat lot's of bugs. :)

[Big Booger]

They are cute hehehe
Aren't they LOL
Conan, looks like you've been scrubbed my wife says she has never seen that Bantam before, she says Japanese Bantams are smaller and are generally brown, and they look different.
BB

[Conan]

I've found the type that I have. They are called Brown-Red Japanese Bantams.

Male
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/japclub/images/Brown%20Red%20Male.jpg

Female
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/japclub/images/brown%20red%20hen.jpg

[GimieGimieGimie]

May i just say that all this talk of chickens is getting me really hungry :rolleyes:

They all look rather tastey, especially Conan's :tongue:

:torch: Roast chicken anyone? :rofl2:

[uschie]

Gee Conan they are rather pretty,sort of like a smal rhode island red.:)

[Conan]

Originally posted by uschie
Gee Conan they are rather pretty,sort of like a smal rhode island red.:)

In looking for their pictures I found out that they were bred for "Chicken Shows" (never knew there was such a thing)! That's why they are quite "Pretty"!:p

[Big Booger]

Conan,
What in sam hell do you want with chickens? Are you into cock fighting? Or are you farming eggs? Are they gonna be dinner? What is the situation and reasoning behind you have some Bantam Chickens?
They are rather pretty, and I too have never heard of chicken shows... Sounds funny to me. Do they wear a leash and lead them around a ring? LOL
Would be kind of cool though to have a hobby that not many people know much about like chicken breeding and showing.
BB

[piaqt]

Originally posted by uschie
Many moons ago my first patient was a chicken,worked out real well she was just constepated.:D :D
Talk about a chicken-shit job!;)
"I can resist anything but temptation."
--Oscar Wilde

[Conan]

Originally posted by Big Booger
Conan,
What in sam hell do you want with chickens? Are you into cock fighting? Or are you farming eggs? Are they gonna be dinner? What is the situation and reasoning behind you have some Bantam Chickens?
They are rather pretty, and I too have never heard of chicken shows... Sounds funny to me. Do they wear a leash and lead them around a ring? LOL
Would be kind of cool though to have a hobby that not many people know much about like chicken breeding and showing.
BB

When I was a young boy (11 maybe) I used to raise fighting cocks. Stopped that then we started commercially breeding German Shepherds. When our most beautiful and smartest dog died, we gave it up.

Then one day our neighbours bantam chicken (hen) flies over the wall and stays with us. While contemplating whether to return her or not she starts laying eggs. We decide to keep her, all the eggs hatch and now we have a caboodle! They are quite intelligent and affectionate. They eat from my hand, some of them come forward when you call their name! One of my males flies up to my bedroom window when I call his name! They lay eggs and we eat that. I would never contemplate cooking them though, they're too much of a pet to do that!

[uschie]

Good for you Conan.
Chickens need friends to.:D

[zErO]

Sorry Conan, this is the only chicken I will play with;)
and they can be my friends anytime as long as they taste this good
http://a1980.g.akamai.net/7/1980/3432/725b243db11ee7/www.kfc.com/images/bucket.jpg

[phishhead]

what about balut (spelling) or adobo mighty yummy...you can explain balut to the guys though conan :D

[Conan]

Originally posted by phishhead
what about balut (spelling) or adobo mighty yummy...you can explain balut to the guys though conan :D

Some of my American and English friends over here are afraid to try Balut!:p

[piaqt]

What is balut?

[Conan]

Originally posted by piaqt
What is balut?

It's the egg of our local variety of duck. It's boiled and there is a developing chick inside.

[Blackwar]

Originally posted by piaqt
What is balut?

http://www.metzerfarms.com/balut.htm

seems like fresh duck eggs :msncrazy:

Conan beat me to it :p

[phishhead]

pia are you afraid you asked now

[Tinker]

http://tinkeer.netfirms.com/images/chicken_lying_ege.gif Breakfast and dinner.......:thumbsup:

[Big Booger]

do you heat the head and feet of the developing duck inside? I am sorry, but that would be like eating a baby pig inside the mother ewwww...
j/king,
I'd try it once, if it sucked, I'd never eat it again.
BB

[Conan]

Originally posted by Big Booger
do you heat the head and feet of the developing duck inside? I am sorry, but that would be like eating a baby pig inside the mother ewwww...
j/king,
I'd try it once, if it sucked, I'd never eat it again.
BB

You eat everything. Just like Sashimi, it's an acquired taste.

[piaqt]

Originally posted by phishhead
pia are you afraid you asked now
What do you think?
:Puke: :crazy: :bigeek:

[phishhead]

that's why I wanted conan to explain that one...first time I went to the PI the weirdest thing I saw was you heard of BBQ on a stick...what about chicken feet on a stick.:eek:

[uschie]

I don't think there is anything as vulgar as eating LIVE primate brain.B.B. you may now about that it still happens in high society in japan and other countrys in the far east.

[piaqt]

Crunchy frog, anyone? :montyp: :spam:

[MSNwar]

Been there - done that - got the t-shirt.

My wife loves it. BTW, she married me, so that tells you about her good taste:rolleyes:

[piaqt]

:D :rofl2: my :assshake: off

[Tinker]

Farm Icons for yall.........

[Blackwar]

Originally posted by Tinker
Farm Icons for yall.........

lol, those are hilarious
thanks Tinker :rofl2:

[uschie]

The wounds on my horse look good,i'm glad to report she will be fine.I put up board fence in the problem area.I'ts the same horse that always runs her close to the barb fense,and he has new shoes on (outch):eek: Seems the deer have taken a liking to my asparagus bed this year.I put a double fense with just string around my tomato and pepper garden,the thing looks so confusing i have a hard time finding my way in. It works i have not found one deer track.:D I planted 2 golden rain trees yesterday which will make a nice addition to the dogwood trees.I like to plant things that are good for wildlife and humans.It shows in the birdsnests on the farm,orchid oriels,bluebirds,baltimore oriels.16% of the world pop. of tanagers lives hier in the new river gorge area.The "Toristas"are hier again,the rafting season is in full swing.Somtimes i let strangers pitch a tent on the farm,it makes for nice conversation.Thats all for to day on farm life:D

[piaqt]

Sounds simply gaw-jus!

[GimieGimieGimie]

Heh, this is one confusing thread of madness! :D

[Big Booger]

man Uschie, you bring back memories of my childhood, I lived out in the middle of a cornfield plot, house surrounded by cornfields for about 15 years in Indiana, where Tinker is from.. It was a pleasant country, but life was hard.
I now live in Japan and am surrounded by more farms, only these are rice paddy farms, but its all the same. Country is country except in Japan, you can be in a city in 5 minutes LOL

Good luck with your horse. Why not use spurless barbed wire? Or use an electric fence, one good zap, and that horse will stay away!:p

BB

[uschie]

Nice idea B.B. except electric fence don't mean much to most of this horses,remember they were beaten before,it's also hard to upkeep( heavy morning dueand grass underneath)as for smooth wire man to do this whole place would be a hell of a job.:eek:

[Big Booger]

yah,
I forgot they were mistreated.. And the barbedless wire is expensive, but if you had the time, you could take wirecutters, and snip off the barbs, would take a long time, but it could be done, and the animals wouldn't get harmed...
Just an idea. I hope your animals return to good health!
BB

[FastGame]

Thats a good idea BB , maybe uschie could invite us over for a BBQ & we can bring a pair of nippers and help cut the barbs....Conan would be exempt from the nipper part cuz he's bringing the chicken :D

[uschie]

Conan is not bringing hes pet chickens and you and B.B. will not have a BBQ, it'l be all work work because you'll have about 30 acres of fence to snip snip and snip:D :D

[FastGame]

uschie you crack me up :jester:

[MSNwar]

The party is at Uschie's Place. :D

www.orbitz.com Lets Go

Uschie, suggestions:

01. Tell the town folk to lock up their daughters ...
"Techzonez is Coming to Town."

02. Tell the local priest to take a holiday ...
"We have our own Reverend"

03. Have the directions to the nearest DSL box handy ...
"FthrJack and XPerties have some uncapping work to do."

04. Call Blackwar's parents ...
"They will love you for getting him out from behind the PC."

05. Stock up on newspaper (nose tissue is expensive) ...
"Big Booger."

06. Have a box of ear plugs ready for the crew ...
" I am sharing a room with Piaqt." ;)

Have Fun

[FastGame]

MSNwar LOL...LOL..."Share a room with piaqt " going to be real funny if piaqt turns out to be a owner of one of those New York leather shops.....She'll have you fitted with a spiked collar & jock sharing a cage with Conan's pet chickens...HaHaHa , don't worry though when Booges & I come in from the fence row for our tea break we'll let you out so ya can stretch your legs....:p :rofl2:

BTW that box of ear plugs might come in handy , that way we don't have to hear your cries for HELP...haha

this is the Fun section....isn't it ?

[uschie]

FthrJack and XPerties are coming? Holy shit i'm in trouble now.Man this is going to be one hell of a party,just call ahead of time so i can lock up my animals:D I also need some time to dig some holes and put some 2+4's across so everybody can have theyre own private shithole:p

[GimieGimieGimie]

Laugh out ****ing loud @ the whole of this thread!

:jester: :rofl2: :jester: :rofl2: :jester: :rofl2: :jester: :rofl2:

[uschie]

MSNwar, what do you mean newspaper? We use leaves,you know how it is in west by god virginia.;)

[piaqt]

Originally posted by FastGame
Conan would be exempt from the nipper part cuz he's bringing the chicken :D
You mean one of his relatives? ;)

[piaqt]

Originally posted by MSNwar
06. Have a box of ear plugs ready for the crew ...
" I am sharing a room with Piaqt." ;)

Have Fun
..and her husband, and their 3 Jack Russells. And for that, mere ear plugs will NOT suffice. Get the ones used by jet plane mechanics.

And fastgame? Who needs a leather shop? When it comes to domination, think Muhammed Ali ("I'm the greatest!"):rolleyes:

[FastGame]

Right on piaqt you keep us all in place....go girl :cool:

[GimieGimieGimie]

Originally posted by piaqt

..and her husband, and their 3 Jack Russells. And for that, mere ear plugs will NOT suffice. Get the ones used by jet plane mechanics.

Well deserved responce! :rolleyes:

And fastgame? Who needs a leather shop? When it comes to domination, think Muhammed Ali ("I'm the greatest!"):rolleyes:

I believe you, this is quite apparent in everyone of you're posts :D

Originally posted by FastGame
Right on piaqt you keep us all in place....go girl :cool:

Speak for your self FastGame, i'm all over the place! :p

[piaqt]

(sound of fingernails being polished on shirtfront, accompanied by big grin) :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:

[uschie]

My project tomorrow will be to build more bat houses by the barnes and also the pond(no you wise asses i'm not going to live in them) West Nile Virus is a very serious threat to both humans and animals. The host is the mosqito hence the bat houses.This virus is moving further and further north each season.It is as bad as Encephalitis if not worse,so to all of you please make sure you don't have stagnent water in your backyards.( including your own brain fluid,keep it invicurating) for more on the subject please visit the C.D.C. at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/ To your health

[uschie]

Just what where you doing in my vegie garden this afternoon? I saw you( the great horned tomato thing) I know i saw you , now stop it you already eat one of my tomato plants. That's enough.Get out and stay out,don't come back or will have to do you bodily harm,hehehe:D :D

[piaqt]

Which one of these does he look like? ;)

[uschie]

Well it's time to lock the gates,bring out the 12gauge and 30/30,hire a few guards and be on the lookout. Illegal ginseng season is starting in a few weeks. This is always a fun time with lots of shouting and pissing contests. I can't wait the old homestead will be jumping and coming to life.:D :D

[phishhead]

must be like cystal meth here in sandiego...I know gingsing can give you quite a punch kinda like a shot of wheatgrass in the morning keep you going til lunch

[uschie]

Lunch and more;)

[uschie]

I actually bought a horse this morning. She is 6 years old and already had 3 foals, so naturally she's very poor but very gentle. There is no law against using a animal to breed to the point of cruelty, to plain break them down and waring them out e.t.c., so i had to buy her to get her away from that situation.I will keep her as my own horse.Could have bought a good P.C. for that kind of $,but what the hell P.C's don't have life and you can't pet them, they also don't eat which is a good thing, unless i have to start sending eats to you dud's. So much for the farm today. Later--- Has the farm update outlived it's usefullness??:)

[phishhead]

nope I still enjoy the farm updates:D keeps me grounded to earth to here such great stories...and I thank you for the adoption...great job!

[Tinker]

I could have bought a couple of good horses for what I have spent on PCs. Yen and Yang, this for that...... It all works out....

[uschie]

Yes Tinker it does, to each persons needs. I was just woundering if people write the stuff no need for replys.I just don't want to post things people don't enjoy reating thats all.:cool:

[piaqt]

Uschie,
I am 100% city folk, and I enjoy Update from the farm. It's always good to get another perspective.

[uschie]

Thank's piaqt.:D :cool:

[uschie]

Tinker the thought just came to me thatyou may think i'm complaining. I'm not just want you to know i was just giving a report:)Also i don't know how much you know about horses, but seems to me you spend to much $ on your P.C., because a good walker in good health(what they deem good health) like the one i bought this morning is 2,900.00 and that's pretty cheap,normally they would have asked about 4,000.00 for that horse. You mean to tell me you spend that time over on your P.C. ??:confused:

[FastGame]

uschie I think everyone enjoys the Farm :) it's the longest running , most read in TECHZONEZ history ! I know front post say's last page....can't be :) might be a permanent fixture (sticky for ever) at our Home.

Back to farm....

So your saying that if a Horse has 3 babies it's gets broke down ? what the heck those race Horse people do ?

Are you sure that the people are after the Ginseng or that WV. mountain gold :smoke::Pimp: :hippy:

[uschie]

Yab got you the wv gold seems to be the best and wv is the no. one grower,it's about the only thing wv has.Statisically it's the no. one income in the state.:D :cool: AS to the race horse question, they are not bread(takes to much out of em) until they are used up at the track and the last penny is squest out of em then theyre up for stud or brood mare.It's actually a pretty sad thing that after the horse makes $ there has to be more and more and some of course then end up as meat for the european market(as well as our american wild horses).:mad:

[Tinker]

Yea I sure have. In the last 2 years I have bought and built 4 PCs. All but one are high end systems. I gave my girlfriend one and my cousin who is just like a sister to me one and I have 2 running around here. Of course along with that are all the goodies that would go along, router, printers, HDDs, OS software, etc.. So if you start adding up all the items I sure could come close to the mark.

The only thing I was trying to say in my last post is that there is someone out there spending money on computers for you. I would not spend excess cash on animals, but then again I would not let them starve either. I would try to find someone like yourself who is a animal technician to take over........

Now that I am chewing on my left foot.........:msnblush:

[Reverend]

Originally posted by FastGame
uschie I think everyone enjoys the Farm :) it's the longest running , most read in TECHZONEZ history ! I know front post say's last page....can't be :) might be a permanent fixture (sticky for ever) at our Home.


Just letting you know.By default,"last page" is always shown when a thread goes beyond 4 pages,it's just a shortcut so that the threads page count display doesn't look untidy with a long row of page numbers.
I know some boards that currently have threads with over 40,000 replies. :eek:

Theoretically the maximum amount of replies a thread can display
is 9,999,999,999.

Keep up the good work uschie. :thumbsup:

[uschie]

Rev. i'm sorry if i have to chuckle, can't help it for some reason i just love the word"untidy"so english it just tickles me to hear it.:D

[uschie]

Got you Tink.:D :D

[Reverend]

Originally posted by uschie
Rev. i'm sorry if i have to chuckle, can't help it for some reason i just love the word"untidy"so english it just tickles me to hear it.:D

Hehe,i didn't want to put fu..ed up. :eek:

[uschie]

I'm just so glade you put it the way you put it,twas good for me and gave me a trill. You never thought it was that easy did you?Whish all was that easy?;)

[uschie]

It rained all last night finally. All the ponds are full as well as the drinking containers for the goats. Drinking containers for the goats you may ask? They have a pond but will not use it . Long ago i also used a hose to fill up there water, but they don't like that either, the taste of plastic? So i have to schlepp water over there on a daily basis.
Today is also the day a guy from town comes out hier to help me milk the goats. This has become a yearly problem starting in spring and ending in late fall.
All the goats are female and think they'r pregnant every spring.I tried hormone shots e.t.c., nothing works.I know of no other animal that exhibits that kind of behavior regularly.
It's a royal pain especially because i don't use the milk,but somtimes i wish i knew how to make chevre cheese it's pretty expensive.Well i can't do everything and such is life on the farm.Later.

[Big Booger]

CHEVRE CHEESE

Ingredients:
3 oz. of goat cheese
1 egg (beaten) to make an egg wash
1 cup panco bread crumbs
? cup flour

Method:
Form goat cheese to the shape of a pear and roll in egg wash,
flour, egg wash again, then in bread crumbs. Make sure
cheese is well coated with bread crumbs. Put cheese in hot oil
(vegetable) and make sure it is submerged completely. When
bread crumbs start to turn golden brown pull out. Put a
rosemary sprig on top of cheese to look like the pear's stem.


Hope that helps,
BB

How to make goat cheese. excellent process available at the link below:
http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/AgrEnv/ndd/goat/GOAT_CHEESE.html

[phishhead]

hey uschie My kids have a pygmy goat little guy is about knee high. its about the size of a small pitbull...great pet...his name is murray after my moms lawn mover, since now she can retire the lawnmower because the got takes care of it all...except the fruit trees had to but chicken wire around the trunk anything that is 3ft high is bare to the bone.

[uschie]

I know what you mean phish., my goats are in pasture and i have mow always because they are not grass eaters, but every other day or so i'll cut brush for them, which is really what they love.

[uschie]

B.B. my problem is not the way to cook it, it's the time to make the cheese itself, next time simply coated in very course pepper add a sprinkle of rosemary, then roll in to grapeleafs and grill.When surfing add a mix of sundried tomato and marinadet olives with a touch of lemon. Happy eating.:D

[uschie]

I thought some of you may be interested to learn how i got this goats.
It's a adventure of the sort. Before i moved hier i lived in D.C. and used to visit a friend about 20 miles away. On my way i noticed some goats in a woodet area along the way just right along the highway. In the winter i also noticed that nobody took care of them, they were eating bark e.t.c.(back to what phish said) so i droped by there every few days and droped hay apples bread and whatever i had available. One day i went and the goats did not come to see me , so checked around to see what happend and hier the story beginns.
The goats had lifed in that field since 1973 and just lived wild (birth and death). The owner wanted them finally gone because the land was very valueble and decited to have the goats removed. The local firedepartment roundet them up for a fundraiser and they where send to auction. I traced some of them and bought them back,knowing i was ready to buy a farm.Unforunantly some endet up for slaughter.There was only one goat left they could not catch. I got her the fallowing day because she had a baby which i tied up and used for bait.That's the story of the goats.They have made my life more interesting.:D

[FastGame]

I have a little pygmy goat also , named Bucky. I agree with phishhead they make excellent pets , can't let Bucky run around unless your with her or she'll eat up the Wifes garden....bad little Bucky :rolleyes:

I got 8 new little Guinea chicks today , my neighborhood will be bug free for years to come :)

uschie you have any Guinea Fowl ? think with all the animals you have & living in West Virginia you would have lots of bugs....Guinea Fowl will keep bugs away especially ticks , also good fly eaters as long as their on the ground where they can be caught. They are also good guard dogs (birds) better than geese !

Well once again it's been a happy day on our virtual Farm :D

[Big Booger]

THE GREAT GOAT CAPER,
By USCHIE...
Excellent story. Glad to see you saved some of the goats.. some people have no heart, glad you do Uschie.
BB

[Big Booger]

Speaking of animals, I decided to take in a stray dog that has been coming to our house for 3 weeks. Her name is Tiger, and she is a great dog. All of my neighbors ignored, yelled at, or even kicked her.. until I took her. She has a bad scar on her chest but other than that she is in perfect health.
Here is a picture of Tiger:

[uschie]

I'm proud of you B.B., i'm glade you have a heart and compasion, no doubt in my mind that it will come back to you and your family.:D :D My wish many times over.

[uschie]

Your right Fast Game i know they are great guard birds, i'm just afraid to have birds because of the foxes, hawkes and cajotes, i just get very attached to my animals and shurly it would make me cry if anything would happen to them, and i'm shure it would.

[Blackwar]

Originally posted by Big Booger
Speaking of animals, I decided to take in a stray dog that has been coming to our house for 3 weeks. Her name is Tiger, and she is a great dog. All of my neighbors ignored, yelled at, or even kicked her.. until I took her. She has a bad scar on her chest but other than that she is in perfect health.
Here is a picture of Tiger:

i admire what you did Boogs :thumbsup:
i will do the same if i find one around here :)

Blackwar

[FastGame]

uschie don't you worry about those Guinea's they can take care of them selves. Michigan has plenty of Fox , Hawks , Coyote & the Guineas know what to do....:) Their the only animal I can fully trust not to get run over on the Road. Let um out in the morning to roam the land & all will be back before dark ! :D

Michigan has the Goshawk...the #1 bird predator of all Hawks , let one swoop down on a Guinea & the Ole hawk is in for an ass wooping...hehe :cool:

[uschie]

Thank's fast game .It would be nice to have them they could take care of the ech. field for me and the vegie garden.So i will give it some thought. I just thought about it man they would help cut down on the fly problem around the other animals.:D
Should i build them a home or just let them roost in the trees?
Do they eat the japanese beetle?

[piaqt]

Originally posted by Big Booger
Speaking of animals, I decided to take in a stray dog that has been coming to our house for 3 weeks. Her name is Tiger, and she is a great dog. All of my neighbors ignored, yelled at, or even kicked her.. until I took her. She has a bad scar on her chest but other than that she is in perfect health.
Here is a picture of Tiger:
Part terrier?

[Big Booger]

actually I have no idea what kind of dog she is... Your guess is as good as mine..
BB

[FastGame]

Originally posted by uschie
Thanks fast game .It would be nice to have them they could take care of the ech. field for me and the vegie garden.So i will give it some thought. I just thought about it man they would help cut down on the fly problem around the other animals.:D
Should i build them a home or just let them roost in the trees?
Do they eat the japanese beetle?

I'd build them a Home and keep them in it while they are chicks that way when they grow up they'll always come back to it. They still might roost in a tree later but least it'll be your tree & not one 5 miles down the road :eek:

Yes they eat Japanese Beatles , Michigan was over run with those beatles awhile back and the Guineas ate them as long as they were in reach. They also eat large red & black Ants yet smart enough to stay away from the fire ants. Once grown these birds pretty much take care of them selves.

http://www.guineas.com/images/hatchery%20pics/sm_p.jpg

BTW: Big Booger taking in that dog shows what a wonderful person you are ! when your neighbors were kicking & cussing the dog you showed them that compassion toward the dog could bring happiness to a person instead of the anger that the dog brought to the neighbors through their actions. Your simple action brought Happyness to all 3 (Dog , Neighbors , Yourself) your lesson in Life are well learned BB , but I knew that about ya before you ever took in that dog.....:D

[piaqt]

BB: All 3 of my dogs are Rescue Jacks -- Jack Russell terriers adopted from a shelter/pound/rescue organization. From the looks of Tiger's face, and from your description of her behavior, I think she's part JRT. They're WONDERFUL dogs!

[Big Booger]

very cute dogs Pia. Yah she does resemble JRT, minus the fluffy fur..
FG, I hope they learned a lesson. I spoil that dog like crazy now. 3 times a day we take a walk, she eats breakfast and dinner, and gets a doggie treat at night. 5 days ago she looked like a ghost, today she looks ravishing! I hope my neighbors feel awful for the mistreatment... it's pathetic.
BB

[piaqt]

Serves 'em right. i hope she poops on their property.

Our newest (as of 11/01), Badger, was so thin when we got him you could see his spine. He made up for it in one week.

[uschie]

You guys are awsome , it is so good to hear you all talking about the welfare of animals.

Who knew??

[uschie]

Fast Game where do you think i should get my new pets? I don't like to go to animal auctions,and i don't like mail because i;m afraid they suffer. Maybe just look in the local paper??Or on second thought maybe i should have one of your babys. You think??:)

[MSNwar]

Boogs,

Watch the little fellow close. I once lived in an Asian Country and adopted a mutt (mixed up breed). He put on the pounds quick, I used to call him FatMan Jr. I left him tied up outside a bar early one evening and when I came out he was gone. No way he untied my knot (x-diver). After threating the hoodlums that always hung around the outside of the bar I finally got my dog back. Luckily, it was headed for a grill.

That lil pooch cost me about $20.00 that day (worth every penny) at the local police station. I gave the thief a good thrashing and had to bribe my way out of the incident.

Just be careful of the neighbors.

[Conan]

Originally posted by MSNwar
Boogs,

Watch the little fellow close. I once lived in an Asian Country and adopted a mutt (mixed up breed). He put on the pounds quick, I used to call him FatMan Jr. I left him tied up outside a bar early one evening and when I came out he was gone. No way he untied my knot (x-diver). After threating the hoodlums that always hung around the outside of the bar I finally got my dog back. Luckily, it was headed for a grill.

That lil pooch cost me about $20.00 that day (worth every penny) at the local police station. I gave the thief a good thrashing and had to bribe my way out of the incident.

Just be careful of the neighbors.

Was that over here in Manila MSNwar?

[GimieGimieGimie]

Hehe, it brings warm feelings to my heart to read all about and get to see all of these beautiful animals the friendly community of this board share their lives with :D

Who would have guessed that we we're all a bunch of obsessed (when the topic comes up) animal lovers? ;)

[phishhead]

with a little Sam Miguel right conan:D

[Conan]

Originally posted by phishhead
with a little Sam Miguel right conan:D

Well I'm a dog lover so I would never try the dog dish. Balut and some Sisig would be great with some San Miguel!:cool:

[Big Booger]

I feed Tiger 3 times a day for this week, next week and then on, only 2 times, 1 in the morning, and 1 after work, she gets walked 3 times per day too!
:p spoiled shitbag,
BB

[piaqt]

New toy, new pix

[Reverend]

Time for my animal loving contribution.

Back in 1986 we saw an ad in the local paper for the "National Retired Greyhound Trust".Basically they wanted to find homes for not just retired ex racing Greyhounds,but also abandoned ex racers.
We contacted them and they visited our home.They brought with them a 3 year old black bitch named "queenie" who had been abandoned by her trainer/owner and was found close to death on a Gypsy (travellers)site.
Well straight away she started following me around,and the people from the "trust" could see she was happy and settled,so they took her back with them,prepared all the necessary paperwork,and a week later we took ownership of her.
We nursed her back to full health,and we gave her a loving and caring home life for 6 years.
Sadly in 1992,when she was 9,she developed a large cancerous tumour on her jaw and we had to have her put down.Now i'm known as a bit of a hard b#####d,but i have to admit i was devastated by her death and i still think about her even now,9 years later.

In early 1993 we decided the time was right to get another dog.So we went to a rescue centre and fell in love with a 12 week old German Shepherd bitch named "Lily".She was the runt of a litter and was passed on to the rescue centre because the Pet shop couldn't find a buyer.
She is now 9,(10 in October),and is fit,healthy and runs around the house and garden like she is still a puppy.She has never had to go to the vets,apart for her yearly jabs,health check up and hip screen.German Shepherds are notorious for developing hip joint problems in later life,but fortunately so far her joints are in perfect condition.

We could never forget "Queenie",but equally we'd be lost without "Lily".

[piaqt]

Everyone in unison: "Aw-w-w-w!"

[Big Booger]

that's a nice looking shephard. I laughed my ass off the way you said bitch LOL That is hilarious. Sad stories, and good stories makes this thread worth reading.
Now Uschie, where's our update for Saturday?
BB

[Conan]

Originally posted by Big Booger
that's a nice looking shephard. I laughed my ass off the way you said bitch LOL That is hilarious. Sad stories, and good stories makes this thread worth reading.
Now Uschie, where's our update for Saturday?
BB

I used to breed German Shepherds before, Bitch is a regular part of dog-breeding vocabulary!:p

[uschie]

Well hier is my update i just got home a hour ago. A friend came by last night to take 3 horses back with her to Md. I'll be sad and will miss them but i have visiting rights and have known her for a long time,she is a horslover and Attorney who handles animal cruelty cases. Of course i'm also happy that this horses are well enough to go to theyre new home.
Yes B.B. do watch your dog in particular because she's black.Black dogs are prefered for meat.
I'm pretty sleepy so i'll do more update in the next few days.:)

[Reverend]

Originally posted by Big Booger
that's a nice looking shephard. I laughed my ass off the way you said bitch LOL That is hilarious. BB

I just knew someone had to comment on the word bitch. :rolleyes:

Boogs you perv :msnshock:

[piaqt]

One family in three owns a dog in the United States.

Americans spend more on dog food per year than they do on baby food.

Over 5 million puppies are born in the USA every year.

The bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is considered admissible in court.

The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show is the second oldest yearly sporting event in the United States, and has been held for over 120 years.

[uschie]

Schäferhunde and i go back for some time.My uncle oskar who was our neighbor trained G.S. for the local police dept.I was 4years old and missing for most of the day and all of the night.While the neighborhood searched for me i was in bliss sleeping with my new found friend in his dog house.To me it was the best place in the world, while everyone thought"he should have eaten her" because he was a attack dog.
The second more serious encounter with g.s. was about 14years ago.I was working the night shift at the hospital. A injured G.S. came in with multible stab wounds,a police dog.After suturing him i put a note on the cage " do not feed attack dog".The next night i started to just talk with him going on and on and on, how anfair i thought it was for him to be in the middle of human stupitidy e.t.c., opend up his cage and he put his huge head on my shoulder ,i promised he would not have to work again. I fought with the V.A. police dept. and they would not go for it. Rev.s picture brought back a mountain of memorys and to this day i think of Apallo(pete). It is one of the reasons why i gave up my profession seeking happeness elswhere.

[uschie]

Today somone told me they would like to "give " me a horse.Conditions:"if you ever move i want the horse back or you need to pay for it".Sounds to me like boarding the horse, never the less i don't want anything to happen to her and the person knows this i.e. taking full advantage of that. I don't know yet what to do .
The roof on the big barn needs replaced so i need to find sombody to do that. I'm thinking tin this time.Not cheap but lasting. This are my worrys for today.
Oh i did find guenis in the local paper but all chicks. I think i will go with mature birds to start because i have so much stuff to do and babys would realy increase the work load.:)

[uschie]

There is nothing sporting about them.All they do is to contribute to the overpopulation of dogs by glamerizing breeding. As far as i'm concernt they should be required to help euth. the dog population they contribute to and then see how they like it .It's all ego nothing more.No kennel club in the U.S.A. unlike europe has ever givin a rats ass about the health and well being of dogs or cats, they do not inspect the place or anything else about the animal,hence breeds with papers from puppy mills. I interviewed a lot of the kennel clubs a few years ago,it was broadcast on 20-20,nothing has changed but i tell you it gets me pissed of to start on that subject because i'm the one cleaning up the shit for them and people like em.:mad:

[Big Booger]

I would use fiberglass roofing, strong, light, and relatively cool in the summer, it will never rust, lets sunlight in, and will last a long time. We used it on a building project when I was young. I dont know how expensive it is, but in my opinion when you consider how light it is compared to tin, and the benefits over Tin, then I would go with fiberglass.
BB

[uschie]

I agree if i had a choice that would be what i would use,however this barn is 45ft long and 35ft wide it would be very expensive to use fiberglass, so tin which is very light will have to do.:)

[Big Booger]

yah I think tin would be much cheaper. Who are you going to get to do it for you? Hope they know what they are doing, and they have no fear of heights LOL
BB

[uschie]

Just have to ask around town and talk with guys who did work for me before. That's always a problem when somthing like this needs to be done ,you got the matirial and the labor, but what the hell can you do,that's the way it is.:)

[uschie]

I have been fighting and yelling for the last 3hours.
Unbelievable, the road to the farm is about a mile long , it's a beautyful road with wild ginger, ferns and plants you just don't see to much any more. The Rhododendron's(well over 100years old) have been in bloom and they are a thing to behold. Well after 3years the state thought they should look after the road,cut all the rhododendron's in bloom and pretty much disstroy the ginger e.t.c.,then thought it may be a good idea to reach across my front field and cut my blackberry bushes.
I went true this 4years ago and offred the state to teach botany classes for free.This never came to fruition.
There is a fine of 500.00 for any person who cuts or digs up a wild rhododendron(it's the west virginia state flower)What a bunch of buttholes and asswipes.
Ignorance i can handle,not giving a shit not.
Well that's my pissy story for today.:mad:

[phishhead]

hey uschie do you have a digital camera or scanner you should take some pictures so that we can loath over...sounds like you live in Eden.(son's name by the way):D

[MSNwar]

Well, we just gave our German Shepard, Lady, away to some very nice people. The people who took her take very good care of their animals and were greatful in many ways. We were very attached to Lady, but she had emotional problems, and that forced us to put her in the care of someone who could work with her. The poor girl was abused by a male when she was a puppy I think. Whenever a man approaches her she becomes nervous, urinates, and cowers. We sought professional help from the kennel in Landstuhl where they cared for her for two weeks, but they informed us that they would be unable to cure her problems. The kennel suggested that we give her to people that had a successful history with dogs that have her emotional problems. It broke my wife and sons hearts as well as my own to see her go. It is a long story but I think we did the right thing for her sake.

[Conan]

Originally posted by MSNwar
Well, we just gave our German Shepard, Lady, away to some very nice people. The people who took her take very good care of their animals and were greatful in many ways. We were very attached to Lady, but she had emotional problems, and that forced us to put her in the care of someone who could work with her. The poor girl was abused by a male when she was a puppy I think. Whenever a man approaches her she becomes nervous, urinates, and cowers. We sought professional help from the kennel in Landstuhl where they cared for her for two weeks, but they informed us that they would be unable to cure her problems. The kennel suggested that we give her to people that had a successful history with dogs that have her emotional problems. It broke my wife and sons hearts as well as my own to see her go. It is a long story but I think we did the right thing for her sake.

We had the same problem a couple of years back. We ordered this German Shepherd from the U.S. primarily as a show dog. He was magnificently handsome and built really heavy. Alas he was a coward and would cower and piss like your dog. We shipped him back to the kennel that sold him to us as that kind of temperament would disqualify him from dog shows.

[Tinker]

Well that is what happens when the people that make the laws also enforce the laws. Sorry to hear about the loss uschie.

:wail: I am tearing up just trying to figure out how to tell this story.. I had a small dog (female) named Pepper that I had to have her put to sleep because of a growth inside here that was cutting of her intestine. Had her from a pup and she was my best friend for about 6 years. I can still remember the tears in her eyes as she sat on the vets table shaking and making eye contact only with me. I had held her for nearly six hours before that and she knew what was about to happen. She did not want to go as much as I did not want have her put to sleep. As my voice quivered and my hands shook I held her and apologized to her for what I had to do. I can say as I set here and tell this story that happened almost 15 years ago, this is one female that my love for has never changed.....

[uschie]

Phish. I don't have a digital camera have not got that far yet,still strugling with the P.C.
Eden---what a very good name--strong and kind at the same time.

MSNwar. I know you did the right thing--what's best for her,not you.

Conan. That gos back to what i said about american kennel clubs e.t.c. It's all the almighty $.

Tinker. You are so right, pier review never works,as far as your love---it's a good experience--sad but good.

[uschie]

Last night i went to a friends place. He callt to tell me he has a new addition.He has 2 horses(used to be mine)
There are 2mangers in each stall,one for grain and one for hay.
One of the hay mangers has been taken over by a pretty little chicken with 7babys,so the horse is eating out of one while the chicken lives in the other. Cute i think:D :D Good thing the horse is not in to balute,hehehe:p :p :D

[phishhead]

balut lol:D if you every smelled it I don't think even a horse would eat it.

[uschie]

LOL Phish what a good reply:D :D

[MSNwar]

My wife called from the Philippines Monday and one of the first things she ate was balut. :D

My son who had never tried balut turned his nose up to it. :p

[MSNwar]

Tinker. I feel for you man. I had to take my first dog to the vet to be put down, but for a different reason. I know the look and will never forget it. You did the right thing Tinker.

[FastGame]

Originally posted by MSNwar
Tinker. I feel for you man. I had to take my first dog to the vet to be put down, but for a different reason. I know the look and will never forget it. You did the right thing Tinker.

Ditto....had to do the same :( know the feeling , know the look...

[uschie]

The bigest rush in my entire life happend a few hours ago.I keep the horses in the barn in the day and let them out in the eve. because of the flies.As you know my horses are not well when i get them.
Man this eve. i let 2 of the horses out first one male one female, as usual they ran up to the far field, and then decited to come back in full charge.I was standing there 104 pounds,5ft. tall,both charging full speed ahead at me.There is just noway i can tell you how it soundet,huge noise,heart pounding, adrenelin rising,exitment and yet calm. They both ran on either site of me.I tell you dud's,i like a heavy metal to the petal but this was the rush of my life.:D We are talking about 3300,00 pounds:)

[MSNwar]

Rush! Wait till you see Pia coming at you with her monsters :D

I heard that a horse will not run over a person if the person is laying on the ground? Any truth to that?

[Tinker]

uschie please turn on your PM button.....

[piaqt]

Originally posted by MSNwar
Rush! Wait till you see Pia coming at you with her monsters :D
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[uschie]

Not sure MSNwar never tried it.Can somone please tell me how to turn the PM button on,or maybe one of the mod's could do it for me please.Thank's:)

[Reverend]

Originally posted by uschie
Can somone please tell me how to turn the PM button on,or maybe one of the mod's could do it for me please.Thank's:)

uschie,i see you haven't enabled PM's in your profile.If you want to enable them click on the usercp button (row of buttons at top right),then click on Edit Options.
In the Messaging & Notification section,put a dot next to "yes" for Enable Private Messaging?
and put a dot next to "yes" for Pop up a box when you receive a Private Message?.
Now scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the "Submit Modifications" button.
Now when you recieve a PM a pop-up box will appear to inform you.Just follow the instructions in the pop-up box to read any PM's you recieve.

I can enable the settings for you if you prefer.

[uschie]

Thank you.It's done.:)

[Tinker]

Thank you folks........ That PM thingy can come in handy....

[uschie]

I have a friend who is a truckdriver and was hauling a load of watermelons, up on delivery many were damaged so i endet up with lots of melons.This was nice for the horses and the goats.(both like them a lot)
They are also looking forward to the tomatoes,for that reason i always grow lot's of them.
Corn would be realy nice but i don't grow it,it attracts to many pest's and i don't use chemicals of any kind.
The foal is turning darker(not chestnut any longer),i wonder just how dark she will get(her father is black).
Well that's all i have lots of stuff to do.It's 11:30AM and i'm already tired.

[uschie]

Just now needet to administer some T.L.C. to myself and a rather little nasty wound on my arm.
One of the cat's was harassing a black snake as i was looking out of the window.
I've had a rather large black snake living in one of the barns for many years.I don't like it when she dangles from the rafters unexpected but i like them around for rat control and because they kill copperheads.
Anyway my cat got me while the snake bit him on the nose.The snake made her exit and i was the one most hurt of the 3of us.

People hier have a superstition that black snakes and copperheads mate which is not possible, in fact they fight copperheads usually the black snake kills the copperhead but in the end is also dead.
As i said before "always somthing"
If you all don't care i'll just keep posting on the "farm stuff".Don't know much about computer stuff.
If it's getting old let me know,no prob.

[MSNwar]

Glad all three of you are okay. Personally, I hate snakes, but black snakes are okay. Yuck.

[uschie]

Not yuck,soft and warm and the feel of silk quit wounderful actualy,contrary to most peoples believes.
I'm glade i'm o.k.to do the dam shit still heards like hell.But then again if i had a $ for every dog and cat bite i ever got ,hell i popably could buy a nother house with it.you sort of get oblivient to it after a while.:D :D
MSNwar do you like a rollmops? that and lox i will still cheat on after all this years.Send me some from home man.:D :D


I'll pay postage,you know the one with lots of onions and pickle,yum yum i'm home sick now.:D :D

[Tinker]

Glad to hear you are all right. I learned a long time ago not to get in the middle of a animal fight. The one trying to break up the fight usually gets the worst of it......

What color is chestnut on a horse anyway? Can you show us a picture of that?

[uschie]

Sorry Tinker i don't have a camera and if i did i would not know how to post it,this are the verry simble things about computers that one needs to be shown i think,in person not on a forum.
Chestnut is fairly light browne a little lighter then a actual chestnut,when she was born she was chestnut with little dark brouwn circles around her eyes and now the circles got larger and larger almost covering her whole head and some of her body,the white remaining.
I think i'm going to keep her and the horse i've talked about a while ago that somone wants to give me (Boarding)
I don't care i just do what i can do and feel better for it the next day.:D :D (as long as the $ lasts):D

The fight of cource between 3 gos for people as well,i also can handle cats better then people(brash).;)

[piaqt]

During the same week in February that the Westminster Dog Show opened in New York City, United Arab Emirates held its first-ever beauty contest for camels in Abu Dhabi, with total prize money of about $27,000.

And in June, an Interlachen, Fla., farmer named a goat (which he said came from a long line of show goats) Li'l Dale when it was born with a white marking in the shape of a "3" on its brown coat (and which the hundreds of Floridians who flocked to see it thought was surely a divine sign about the late NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt). (Babe Ruth also wore number 3, but the visitors seemed certain the goat did not refer to him.) [BBC News, 2-8-02]

[uschie]

The foal is now turning in to a sorrel(red,brown),with grey hair hier and there,so who knows what she will eventually look like, so far do her hoofs are not stribed.(her mother is a appaloosa)

The mare that was hurt earlier is now in the goat field,there is a extra barn and field fence.(don't know why i did not think of that at the beginning:rolleyes: )

Gave 2 more horses a good home with friends who already have 5 horses:cool:

Tomorrow will be blackberry day. They look ripe and grow all over the property.(have to watch for snakes,they like em to)Some of the berrys will be shared with the animals with leafes and stems attached.:D

Later:)

[uschie]

Have you finished tigers kennel ? If your as handy with building things as your are with computers it was a breeze.

I assume tiger is male.Have you given any thought about he's sexuallity?(neuter)

Don't know how Vet. Meds work in japan, but if you need anything like wormer or antib. ,let me know ,would be glad to help.

[Big Booger]

Tiger is a girl. I have one more gate to build. I am building the kennel within a fenced in area behind the house. There are 3 possible exits and each one needed a gate with a lock. I have built 2 and am working on the last one. They work well enough. I just hope she doesn't find some way out of the new kennel. Right now she is chained using a 3 metre rope. I want her to be able to walk around freely within the kennel. The kennel has approximately 100-300 square meters of space for her to run around. There are 5 trees and I will put her doghouse in the kennel. She sleeps in the doghouse when it rains.
We took her to get rabies shots the other day, and to get registered. Tomorrow she goes in for another checkup. It's really cheap. Less than 30 bucks for the rabies shot and the registration.
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[piaqt]

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[uschie]

Until one has loved an animal a part of ones soul remaines unawakened.----------Anatole France---------well said at any time.

[Big Booger]

I think animals are an enhancement to life. I enjoy seeing Tiger everyday. That is a great statement Uschie. I firmly believe it.
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[uschie]

Each time i have to mow around the house i yearn for concrete because my butt hurts.
It takes four hours on the riding lawnmower and the another three hours of triming around the flower beds and shrubs and trees, all because i pickt up that nasty little habit of planting ,planting and more planting in england :D :D .Each year i'm committed not to plant any more and each year the dam gardens are getting bigger and bigger.

By now i'm sure the gardens are worth more then the dam house.


I need more $ a lot more so i can hire a gardner.

[Big Booger]

I have an idea how to get rid of your lawn mowing issue, and its fairly environmental friendly. Get a huge tarp or piece of plastic and 4 semi heavy objects. Lay the tarp or plastic out on the lawn, and let it set 2-3 days with the corners weighed down. In 2-3 days time, move the tarp and do it again. After 1-2 weeks, your lawn will be dead and you wont have to mow Hehehe
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[uschie]

Yah,hehe and it also look like shit.:p

[uschie]

Man B.B.

I want a japanese garden so bad,with koi like kohaku,showa,sanke and bridges and lots of lotus and maybe a zen garden next door hehe:D
One time i tried to imulate a creek, i painted some gravel blue and aranget it in a long winding wayhehe:D
It did not last long with all the deer around hier.Anyway just wanted to share my thoughts with you on gardening hehehe

:D

[phishhead]

hey uschie...my mom called me yesterday and told me my goat is limping so I went over and he was limping on his front hoove....well did take wire cutters and trimmed down his hooves that were folding over but all of them were the same way...then I took some peroxide and cleaned his front leg but I didn't notice any swelling or rocks stuck in his foot. will go this weekend and see if it is still limping but got any ideas or anything I should look for.

[uschie]

Phish., you did the right thing by trimming the hoofs,but don't forget to do this on a regular basis.
I trim mine at least 2times a month, also see if you can make a large rock pile(large rocks) that he can climbe around on on a daily basis, that really helps.
Also keep on eye on him not eating wett grass,give hay early in the morning so he wont have to go out for grass when due is on it .That to at times coses a lot of problems to the point where hoofs turn.
In the past i have taken animals and made them stay in the pond for many hours to eliveate that problem. Also go ahead and get Iodine 7% tincture as a topical wound dressing, much better then perox.,but keep in mind it's poison so keep away from the kids.
But again trim the hoofs 2times a month and get a rock pile,that should help.:)

[phishhead]

so should I just keep an eye on him and see if the limping gets better...I mean what im asking is when should I get worried and take him to a vet. like i said didn't see any swelling or open wounds so I think it was just a large hang nail for a goat. I do feed him greens from the garden like bokchoy and the leaves from the broccolli and also spinich greens...are they ok...but his main diet is goat feed from the local feed store...:D

[uschie]

Greens areo.k. phish., as long they are well dried,always make sure nothing is damp. Not to worry you already have taken care of the problem--Hoofs, with goats its always hoofs,that is why that rock pile would really help you.
I trust you have cleant deep in to the hoofs and removed all the shit in there??? It's not the tool of the trade , but i use a small screwdriver for that, then if you feel it nessesary apply the iodine.

Again the main things--nothing damp(wet) hoof trimming regularly,a good rock pile and no damp ground for a goat(they are mountain animals),with other words keep theyre hoofs dry and your of to health.:D

[Tinker]

This is off the topic but uschie here is an avatar for you if you want it...

[uschie]

Gee thank's tinker, i like it a lot.:D

But how do i do this? does rev. do that for me??

[uschie]

I forgot to ask you phish.

Have you given your goat a tetanus shot? Also you should give a shot for overeating,that's always a problem with goats.
Also worming must be done every month without fail.Goats have small lungs,so anytime you hear a cough it's a sign of infestation.

I'm sure you do all this things,but i just wanted to go over it because it is soooo importent.

[zErO]

Just save the avatar to your computer>eg. save to My Pictures, then hit the user cp button at the top of the forum page, then go to edit options>scroll to the bottom of the page and go change avatar. It will give you a couple of choices on how you want to do this, but since you have saved it to your computer just click: You can upload an avatar from your computer: >hit Browse and find the directory of the saved avatar on your computer. Once this has been located select open and that will display the link in the bar near the browse button, then simply go submit modifications
one last thing make sure that the size of the image does not exceed the forum maximum size.....this one is ok:)

[uschie]

O.K. thank's i will give it a shot:eek: :eek: I'll probably screw it up and you'll see me back on the subject shortly.:D

[uschie]

Look Dud's at actually worked:D How cool is that?:cool:

[zErO]

Well done uschie, I like the new avatar:cool:

[uschie]

Thank's zErO:) and thank you for the help:cool:
It's the first time i downloadet anything aside from winupdates hehe:p

[zErO]

No problem uschie, glad you got it sorted....now dont go download crazy on us, and start downloading all kinds of weird things:D LOL

[uschie]

Well maybe one or two:p

[uschie]

For the last few days things where done one the farm for improvement:the new tin roof one one of the barns is almost complete.---------Guys i tell you, i can't drive a nail worth a shit.

Some new fence was layed around about 3 acres,just 2 barbs with flags.Thank god for tractors and drills to dig the post holes with.
By now i have blisters all over my hands because i can't work with gloves on.
I would really love to do nothing for a few days,but the roof will take another 2 days and everybody needs eats and water and and and but i knocket of early today so i can rest a bit untill this ev.and tomorrow.
I sure wish you could be hier to help,hehe:D
I can see rev. now sitting under a tree in the shade supervising us all if we'll let him get away with it.hehehe:D :D ;)
Sorry still no B.B.Q. with conans chickens while your working on the farm.
For now i'm going to take a nap and be back later this ev. to check out the forum.

[Reverend]

Originally posted by uschie
I can see rev. now sitting under a tree in the shade supervising us all if we'll let him get away with it.hehehe:D :D ;)


.....and with a nice cool beer in my hand. :cheers:

[piaqt]

...but if we have to do your work for you, that nice cool beer will be on your head.

[uschie]

Actually i don't care where the beer is ,in revs. hand over my head up my you know what,girl it is so hott out there just the thought of somthing cold on my head makes me shiver:p :D :D and makes my hair stand up.Dam it's just to dam hot to work outsite and especially on a roof.:p

[Tinker]

I will bring the cold ones but someone will have to get it out of the truck, I have to make sure the AC is working......:D

[uschie]

Roof is finished the fence is finished:D Dam i'm glad:D


Tuesday every one is getting new shoes,i think i have found new homes for 2more horses.

The next project will be to build another(small) barn.I'm still to tired to think straight and boy i sure missed you all,i'm glad to be back.

[Tinker]

Do not over do in this heat uschie. The heat index here has been well over 100 deg F every day for the last week. We would miss our farm girl..........

[Big Booger]

Uschie,
You work too damn hard. I am impressed by your dedication and committment to the farm! I envy you.
Keep it up!
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[uschie]

Tinker: I know i'm pretty carefull about the heat but what the hell can one do if things need doing.Thanks for your concern:D :D

[uschie]

B.B. The only thing i don't like about this work, work, work. It seems to be a trade off,you work verry hard and you can't think right.Makes you stupid when you go on your forum trying to communicate with your fellow members.hehe:D ;)

[uschie]

Phish.,


What's the update on your goat,is he o.k.??

Please let us know,i was going to ask about him some days ago but i to was very busy.

Brief us on all that has happend.Thanks:)

[phishhead]

well little has changed...I know it is not hoof rot...because it doesn't stink and no pus or anything...but it is swollen...checked to see if there where any thorns or anything nothing that i can see...but atleast he is walking around and eating...before he just stayed in his house...been cleaning it with peroxide every couple of days...gonna try epson salt heard that is good for sprains and swelling.uschie got any ideas?

[piaqt]

Here's a suggestion: Call the vet.

[uschie]

Keep duing what your doing,told you it was not hoof rot:D

A nice shot of pen.G,would be nice as well ,there seems to be a infection.To get this go to southern states or call a vet,hell give it to you to take home.

Also have you checkt out the catalog i told you about??You should keep some antib. on hand .

Goats are notorious about getting there
feet hurt.:cool: This is my RX.:)


Also please do what i told you before and get iodine.

[uschie]

I just now found out Pen.G. is a controlled sub. in cali.PM me on that subject or simply ask a Vet. to give you a shot to take home.Again let us know whats going on.:)

[uschie]

Everyone has new shoes.The horses look good,scares are healed and the bellys look full,they are kicking up the heals and feel spuncky.
I went to the lumberyard and checkt on "cold" lumber to build the new barn with. For about $350.00-400.00 i can build a 15 by 25,10ft. high in front and 8ft. in back.That's pretty good, i'll just use it for storage.Now i just need to talk to one of the guys that help me when needet.
After that i would like to buy a camera so i can take pictures to send to you all.Unless of course somthing else is going to happen and the chances of that are pretty good.
It's not just the horses and goates but the fauna and flora and the new,gauley and meadow river i would like you to see.
The whole place is just super beautifull.
Wish you all were hier(to work of course):D :D

[Big Booger]

Reminds me of when I used to live in Indiana. I lived in a small town in the middle of Indiana, Medora. For miles all that is around is farms, and corn. Corn that is as yellow as the golden sun, around 10 feet tall, and stretches out as far as the eye can see..
Oh the memories.
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[uschie]

I go to indiana some times to visit with my friend jan who works at the fed. pen. in terre haute,i don't care to much for flat land.

I'm from the black forest and therfore have to have mountains and needle trees to feel good.

Japan has mountains and some are very serene and old with the roots of the trees above ground and going everywere.Have you been to this mountains?If not you need to go B.B. you will love it.:)

[piaqt]

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[uschie]

Hehehe:D Good one piaqt, that's about me,somtimes it works and somtimes at don't but i keep trying,like my vineger for bug control for the horses,hehe:p :p

[uschie]

Today was a big fight day on the farm.
I had company who told me without delay that some of the horses are shoed wrong because of the stretch of the neck and gaid.
Well i'm not like most people, i don't shoe a quater horse like a walker or a walker like a quater horse, with other words i don't make them somthing they are not.
I don't shoe a horse for my convinience,but for his or hers.
It's that kind of ta ta ta shit with horses that pisses me of to no end.
I'm sure you all know what i mean and thank's for letting me blow off.:mad:

[piaqt]

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[uschie]

Today one of my horses had a rather large nast wound on her forehead(don't know what happend) all of her top hair was caked in to the wound.Naturally i tryed very hard to get it out when cleaning the wound.This was not possible without ripping the skin remaining around the buhbuh, so i had to cut her hair in order to place the skin back in to place.:eek:

Well a horse looks rather strange without the hair going around the front of the head and it takes a very long time to grow,it's also very importent for fly protection.

So i'm thinking of putting in some hair extentions,i need to cut mine a little bit and to use it would be very easy to do.(not cokie but actually nesesarry):cool:

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[uschie]

Well maybe i am on the other side,but that's what i like,and a huge wound is really nothing to choke about.

[uschie]

What's up with your goat pish ?? You have not let us now.Did you go get some Pen.G.??

[uschie]

Guys i just have to tell you: this girl is incredible, she truly already is the sweetest horse i have ever seen.
As soon as i come close to her field she comes to see me with or without her mother and it's not beacause of food, she loves to be touched everywere including her ears.
By all means she is the sweetest thing i ever laid my eyes on.I lean on her back all the times so it will make it easyer for her to be brocken,she has never offerd to kick me,not once.
As to her color well, her mane is very red, her neck and front legs are very dark brown and she is still getting grey on her body ,more on her flanke then anyplace else.
I just needet to share my pride and happyness with you about her behavior.:D :D :D

[piaqt]

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[uschie]

You mean to tell me this animals are in to my food:eek: Well no wounder i'm paying big bucks for my tofu hot dogse.t.c.:D :D I did not know it was so popular:cool:

Good post,i like it,thank's:p

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[uschie]

LOL:rofl2:

No matter were they puke, it's always on me.:D :D

[uschie]

Seeking male to help on the farm.:)
Must be able to build barns,love animals and lift 100 pound sacks,because i sure as hell can't.:D
Slackers and persons seeking compensation need not apply.:p
French bennys once a month,when the ocation warrants.hehe:D ;)
Obidience is required:p


How about it? Anyone?

[piaqt]

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[Dehcbad25]

Here on this house we don't like to keep animals because with one is enough, and I am already living here:D
I lived 10 years in the capital of Argentina, then I lived 10 years in the west, close to the mountains, in a small city which had 500 meters of downtown ;) , but we had 6 discos :p (we like to party a lot, and drink beer)
My best friend lives only 2KM from downton and he lives in a farm. Ohh gosh, that is real life. In summer, you can go to the river, or a cannal, and swim, or we used to go biking to the mountain the whole weekend, and camp in the mountains. And the best of all, woman are the prettiest :D :D THAT IS THE IMPORTANT POINT.
Hummm I wonder, what I am doing here right now :confused:

[Tinker]

You had me right up to "Obedience is required". I can not lie to you uschie I fail miserably on that part....:Poke:

[uschie]

Dehcbad25: Maybe your here to remind you of good times.:)

I have a waterfall about 2min. from the house,there is nothing like it:D Much better then a pool:cool:

[uschie]

Tinker:
You mean to tell me you qualify for all but obidience?
Well hell don't worry about it "your in like flyn":D :p

[uschie]

Once more i'm going to bore you with the pleasure i have with the filly.:)
As i said before i think we are bonding and today as i filled some throughts she had a big ass horsefly on her .I could not reach her so i spreyed on her from the hose,she kicked and ran all the way to her barn nickerin all the while,returned right a way so i sprayed her again. This we did in play 4 times and i mean she was full of it .
I can't tell you dud's just how great it was,my heart was just filled with joy to see her "play with me" i was really honert.hehehe:D

[FastGame]

uschie your not boring :) I wish I could come to the Farm...you could spray me with the hose so I can watch your heart fill with joy.

Just kidding uschie , if I showed up at the Farm you'd spray me to get rid of me :(

Keep the animals smiling....you keep me :) :D :cool:

[uschie]

No i would not spray you ,just take you to the waterfall:D and i know we would love to have you come and visit with us.:)

[uschie]

Were in michigan are you fast game? used to go to niles and lived in barien springs for a while.Actualy i bought my first car in the us in michigan right around the berien springs area.Of course i then went to chicago and sourounding areas a lot,including ill. and missoury.


P.S. Still only sray if you want:D ;)

[uschie]

Tomorrow i'm going to ohio to look at some timothy hey if i like it i will buy some,also lots of corn i think corn $ are going to go up for the lack of rain.
I feed lots of corn and oats mixed with sweet feed in the winter(which will be her soon)This year i had to use a lot during sommer because the grass is so thin.The ponds look like hell to.
I now have only 4 of the original17 horses left + the mare i bought and the mare and her foal.I'm thinking of keeping it small like this---I need a break.
A few days ago the foal got a halter put on her.I have a friend who is very good at that sort of thing.I hid in the house so she would not think that i had anything to do with it,hehe---it worked.Next week she needs to be weaned and i'm not looking forward to it,i'll be feeling sorry for her.-----Such is life on the farm.Later:)

[FastGame]

Originally posted by uschie
Were in michigan are you fast game? used to go to niles and lived in barien springs for a while.Actualy i bought my first car in the us in michigan right around the berien springs area.Of course i then went to chicago and sourounding areas a lot,including ill. and missoury.


P.S. Still only sray if you want:D ;)

Sorry uschie don't know how I missed the Farm this long.

I Live in the Thumb about 13 mi. North of Port Huron , about 7 mi. from Lake Huron. There's lots a woods around me but the land is mostly flat. I have 80 acres & except for my big yard I lease out the land to a Farmer who has corn and beans growing right now.

Hey uschie if ya ever come to visit...there's a nice river close by , doesn't have a water fall but if you want I could stand on a ladder & pour from a bucket :D

[uschie]

A ladder could be fun i'm sure,could do all kinds of things with it:p
Anyway i got my corn and hay and saw a sign close to the mill "horse and tack sale",i know better but still went to look at the tack.
The problem was the horses, you see ohio is known for slaughter auctions and in deed there the where,arabiens,paso fino,standards,walkers,palomino and mules,all going to japan and europa. I did not see one person who liked a horse.
Needless to say by time i got home i was emotionally drained.
I did find a great hand made used english saddle in excellent condition for $85.00.
I wonder what my quarter horse that i ride looks like with a english saddle.Like a pimple on a ass??
That's the news for today.

[uschie]

Phish.,i'm gona get on your ass again.:D
What happend with the goat, please tell me ,did you take care of the hoofs?? I want to know what you did if anything.

[phishhead]

haven't been over to my mom's in a few weeks but she said that he is still limping alittle but swelling went down and I used peroxide and teatrea oil salve seemed to do the trick...weird :( not sure what caused it..but seems to be getting better... thanks for worrying uschie...I'll let you know if I need anymore tech support from the farm.:D

[uschie]

Thank's for the update phish.,i would still like to send some pen.g. to you, i think that;s what he needs for a speedy recovery. Also i'm finally going to dig for you tomorrow,wanted to do it in the past few days but we did finally get a little drizzle,well hell i'm just going to put it in there with your herbs.;)

[phishhead]

uschie just don't send any hemp in the package ok:rasta:

[uschie]

Hell no, on less you want some of my old belds and pants that are old,old, older then dirt or the hills.:D :cool:

[uschie]

It finally happend this morning.
I have always let the foal smell my face,knowing it's a very bad idea.So this morning when feeding her i let her do it again(stupid how we take chances)
Well she nippled me in the lipp,i'm just glad it was a nipple and not a real chump down or i would have lost my whole lip.As it is i only have a bad wound right on the kisser.Course i only have my own stupitity to blame.
So reade and learn and be carefull out there.

[Big Booger]

(Note to self) Never try to french-kiss a farm animal. LOL
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[uschie]

Do your right B.B. never frech kiss a farm animal,or strangers for that matter,you can catch all kinds of things and it is kind of funny in its own way.
I am running a fever and in general i am not feeling well and i have yet to figuere out how to eat and drink,so there in lyes the moral of the story" don't be stupid and think your above the law of nature".It is aplicable to all sort of things.

[phishhead]

uschie going to mom's today I'll give you an update on Murray the goat later this evening to let you know how he is doing.:D

[Dehcbad25]

French Kisses are always dangerous. Not only with farm animals :p
..............

I will let you think about it:D

I had a dog which liked to lick my ear. It drivo me nuts :D He was a big dog, and he was still young. You know, puppies never stay put. One day he was runing around and came to me and his teeth got stuck in my ear. Ouchhh:( I had my ear divided in 2 vertically. Nothing seriours, I mean, it healed well, and I almost don't have a scar.
My lesson was, always that there is a big dog running around you............ cover your ears :p

[uschie]

Thank's dehcbad 25 for the advise i will watch out for big "dogs" and the like.:p Specially the ones that can't containe them selfs.:D

[uschie]

Phish i have not heard your update on Murray and you need to let me know if you want my old hemp pants to be includet in the package:D :cool:

[phishhead]

went and checked up on him yesterday. He seems to have healed fine except it is still alittle tender. but Mr Murray the lawn mower is back in action. Just in time too.