The Poultry Keeper

debcat · Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:17 pm Post subject:

they are brilliant, have loads of them, you're right the pockets are really useful Very Happy

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6807 Location: isle of lewis

cargo pants ,fantastic Very Happy

i could be convised by cows though,just been to the dairy farm for my weekly visit ,when i pick u nonie from work on a saterday
nonie's old bull henry was put own after he sliped she never trusted him at all,he was an aberdeen angus
well the calves he sired have just been born they are the cutest little calves i've ever seen
jet black with jet black noses ,the chap who is taking them bottle feeds them for a few months ,he has 2 cows that they keep for that reason and they are going on to be suckler cows
they have sold for £250 each and that is at 2 weeks although they will not go for another couple of months
i was also really taken by a heifer there 3 and a half months
nonies halter broken her ,
i'm wondering what archy who is limosine,will sire ,he's got a lovely big bum Very Happy

we'll just have to wait till kate moss gives birth Shocked

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6807 Location: isle of lewis

my new billy arrived today Very Happy

he's lovely ,tony (oh )took him up to the shed
he's got a raised bed so he doesn't have to sleep on the floor ,he has toys to play with Rolling Eyes

,to keep him happy ,
he is an old english but has a rare resessive gene which means he's choclette Very Happy

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he's a working billy which means he'll be going for naughty weeks away Wink

debcat · Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:12 pm Post subject:

can I book him for next year Wink

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6807 Location: isle of lewis

i've got some work to do on him bath ,brush ,oil feet ect you wait till you see him ,he is WOW ,kids love him as well ,he's a gentle boy Very Happy

wait till you see him deb and then decide
but you are welcome to use him Very Happy

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6807 Location: isle of lewis

wish me luck today ,i had a phone call a couple of days ago .
somebody has rescued a goat and it's spent it's life on a tether
the lady who rescued it let it straight into the feild,thinking she's catch it a check it over later
now it's limping and needs the collar cut off ,and the poor thing will not go into it's house ,even when its raining and howling wind ,standing in the pouring rain looking sad
ive promised to go up and give a hand,looks like its going to be a long day Rolling Eyes

,should be good on video Rolling Eyes

CP · Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 11:47 am Post subject:

Good luck! Wink

Hope you manage to catch it.

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6807 Location: isle of lewis

,it's just reminded me why i don't like to sell my goat kids unless i vet the homes
the woman who rescued it is upset ,she hadn't had a chance to see it before it was relised into the feild
poor thing
it's knee joints are bent outwards from not having it's feet trimed it was walking on it's heels ,pretty sure it has fluke,collar was so tight it could hardly breath , Crying or Very sad

we ran it down in about 5 minutes Shocked

oh caught it Wink

it's now in a shed with a run so it can bond with the lady who has it now with straw bed , hay, fresh water and had it's feet done ,
think she'll be alright now Very Happy

,although her legs will never be straight again

CP · Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 3:23 pm Post subject:

Oh, poor thing! Sad

How can people be so cruel? Twisted Evil

I'd like to do the same to the previous owner! Twisted Evil

Has it got a nice home now Suz? And has (s)he got a name?

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6807 Location: isle of lewis

it has now Very Happy

,the goat that was with her was put down as it's hooves had grown around it's front legs,right around Shocked

,this one wasn't quite as bad,she's also scared stiff of people and shivers all the time given time and lots of gentle handling she should be comfortable, aura Very Happy

,i'm glad i didn't go and see it first otherwise it might be living here Rolling Eyes

.the lady who has her now is looking for another goat to give her company Very Happy

she's found her feet with this home and oh made a freind ,he is not really comfortable with cattle ,but kept finding himself looking into the eyes of a highland as it followed him round the feild Laughing

and kept putting it's chin on his shoulder Shocked

CP · Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 5:05 pm Post subject:

Awww!

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2051 Location: North Cornwall

jaydee67 · Posted: Sat May 12, 2007 10:53 pm Post subject:

LOL! sounds like you might have a way in there!

milkmaid · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 6807 Location: isle of lewis

he said he liked them
he didn't reliese that they walked so quietly Laughing

he said only if we end up with a croft that we lived on
as he watched one of them lift the barbed wire with a horn ,stand on the fence and wiggle though ,oh and he added and electric fenced in as it went into a house that was being put up across the road ,it was quite funny seeing a highland looking out a window Laughing

Spana · Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 2051 Location: North Cornwall

That sounds like a Highlander Laughing

They're proper good at fence and hedge destruction. Nevis does a better job than the hedge cutter Laughing