but, we didn't pick up Lloyd this weekend after all. We had last minute changes in our schedule. Maybe this week.
Jack (AKA The Man) will be using Lloyd to help break some of the calves. He has used donkey's in the past (pre-me). After watching him try to break the trips, I agreed it was time. He's just not the spry young rooster he used to be. After watching calves fly over his head as he held on to the rope, I definitely knew it was time. The Angus we have are generally pretty quite cattle. We gentle them by being around them as much as possible. The ones who are a bit wild we will cull from the herd.
We will be getting a couple of dairy steers to show next summer in a couple weeks and they will need some major work. Dairy steers are typically older and larger (taller) than beef steers when they make it to market weight, so they are older when the kids start working with them. Or so I am told and am assuming. From what I've been told the steers will be about 1000# when they get here, as opposed to the steers we already have worked with and broke who are just now 600#. We are uncertain what if anything has been done with these steers, so a little help from Lloyd will be nice.
He also wants him to listen to his braying. It should be a quite amusing to listen to the donkey, the rooster, and the calves each morning. I just hope Catfish doesn't kill Lloyd. That introduction will happen slowly.
I don't intend to use Lloyd to halter break Classy's foal. I intend to work with the thing from day one.
S and N are both very excited about Lloyd. N in particular has told her dad that she is going to make him hers and try to bond with him. S asked me the other day if Lloyd would bite her. My answer? "Probably."
It's starting to look like a combination for the Beverly Hillbillies and a petting zoo around here. I would really like a llama or two, but between the cattle, dog, cats, chickens, ducks, horses and now donkey - enough is enough.
I draw the line at goats. They kind of freak me out.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
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Keli and Michael fell in love with the feinting goats at the fairs they went to this past summer. So they want those. Along with just about everything else you have mentioned here. ;)
Are you her friend on facebook? she has some of her latest art on there.
Oh, and also on her blog...
Is Lloyd gelded? We had a little donkey stud that lived next door and he was corralled with two big mares. He was the most sexually frustrated little guy. He would wait for them to lay down and charge across the pasture thinking "here's my chance!" They would just stand up and he would try to no avail. Hours of entertainment I tell you:-)
I don't know anything about cattle, so I'm confused about exactly what you'll do with Lloyd other than bond with him, feed him and listen to him. Which is certainly sufficient.
I look forward to pictures that will further my cow education.
Hurry up and get Lloyd before somebody else snatches that cute boy up!
thanks for the post and your kind comments on Harley. He is awesome, just hope I am worthy. Lloyd looks cool, always wanted a donkey myself but have my hands full with the horses for now. How great you have cattle, my dream to have cows to practice on someday.....
No goats for me either. They climb on your cars! My sister loves her donkey braying but it is not for me ever morning. No way. You guys should start charging admission! City slickers would love it!
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