lost chickens

if anyone in the desert spots 50 chickens, please let me know. they escaped today and I can't find them on my 20 acres anywhere..

update

I'm so enjoying life here in the high desert. I've learned alot and I have alot to learn. I've learned roulette in west Wendover. if you bid on black or red, you have a 50/50 shot to double your money. it's a game of chance but it's also a game of odds. if it lands on black 3 times the chances are high it's gonna land on red next. well back to the ranch I head. $100 richer then when I left.

2 new ducks out of 48

Finally Arrived

Just arrived Sunday with all the animals in tow. installed a 200 by 200 fence for all the animals. going to separate them into various pens next week. the Wendover feed store is out of business going to have to find a new one pretty soon.

Updated Animal List

MINI FEMALE HORSE
MINI FEMALE DONKEY PREGNANT
4 FEMALE PIGS
4 MALE GOATS
2 FEMALE GOATS
5 MALE RABBITS
7 FEMALE RABBITS
6 BABY RABBITS
2 GUINEA
10 QUAIL
25 COMMERCIAL WHITE EGG HENS
45 BROWN EGG HENS
2 MALE DOGS
1 FEMALE DOG
3 FEMALE DUCKS
4 MALE DUCKS
2 TEEN DUCKS
15 BABY DUCKS

GRAND TOTAL 139 ANIMALS

new farming truck

bought a 93 diesel ford f350 crew cab with a flat bed on the back. it has a gooseneck trailer attachment, towing package and dual rear wheels. was a steal of a deal.. came with 2 fuel tanks full of diesel too. has custom made bed rails that the Amish made. going to extend them up to contain my goats and mini horse on trip to nevada. I found a gooseneck trailer for $75 if I haul it out this guys land tomorrow. it's a 32 foot camper. will use it for animal shelter once I get to Montello.

omg fencing tool

if your installing t-post fence posts buy yourself a t-post driver.. I did 55 with a sledge hammer. bought a t-post driver and only 4 hits the post goes in through rocks, roots, hard ground.

scored again

scored a plow for the front of my riding tractor mower for $35. sure it's rusty, but that can be fixed. no rust through holes. I used wd40 to loosen springs up so I could change the angle of the plow blade. now to figure out the mounting. it's a craftsman and so is the tractor.. neighbor coming over to bolt it up or weld it on...

how to save baby chickens

first find them before complete death. if they are performing the new yoga craze planking, but still moving an eye, beak, try to give a little Gatorade. then rush them to egg incubator. have it on 99.5. wait 20 minutes, watch them come back to life 1 by 1. give them more Gatorade. put them in small basket with rest of chicks. watch them get stronger and hop out of the basket back with rest of flock. saved 4 like that yesterday morning...

saved a quail

I just saved a quail I found stuck in their cage upside down behind the water bottle.. wrapped it in wash cloth stuck it by the heater. back to normal. mcmurray hatchery is sending 6 extra chickens on my next order. totally awesome company

baby girl

is still fighting for life. I've trade Gatorade and have switched to coca cola. the Internet said sugar water.. what's got more sugar and water then coke. she pepped right up after a few beak fills, even chirped a fee times. got her wrapped in a washcloth sitting on my knee by the heater still. she's breathing more wiggling more.. she's a fighter. sadly I still have 3 other dead baby chicks.. I got a real bond going with babygirl.. may change her name to super chick if she makes it...

first chicks arrive

my first 26 baby chicks arrived. there was a weak one from the start, she was joined an hour later by another weak one. she has now out lasted the first death who was crushed drowned in water hour 7, she outlasted her friend who expired, and she has outlived a stiff one I found by the water. she was about to be put with the other dead ones when i saw her gasp. she is on my knee breathing by the heater.. gave her some sugar water she is moving more but doesn't look good.. RIP 3 baby chicks so far. maybe she wants to be daddy's little girl

RIP DEB GOAT

deb goat didn't make it through labor, the emergency c-section by us after she expired didn't save the triplets, her babies were so cute :(

deb goat giving birth

my goat is in labor....

scored at auction again

got a huge 2 rabbit cage. retail at least $75 paid $9. got another female Pygmy goat for $22.50

goat births

my female goat deb should be popping out her baby's soon.. made her a nice area in the shed with lots of hay...

my 3 last baby ducks