Recent content by littledog

Congratulations! He's a beauty, and looks so kind.

@HollowOfWisps Holy Toledo, how gorgeous! How old and how tall was he when you bought him, compared to today? What breed?

Good for you, you obviously have a talent in the horse industry, so you should continue to pursue what you love and find the right trainers to help you develop your horse talents into a life's work. I'm sure you often hear things from different people like, "OMG, majoring in Humanities...

Porkchop is beautiful! And your picture shows such a lovely bond between you and him. I really hope you find a nice horse to lease or buy nearby, for you and your youngster. When I used to teach and be a judge for Pony Club, my favorites were the kids who were around 11! They were ideal...

Uggh! I so feel you, with her feet! TBs have notoriously complicated feet, and t's so hard to find good farriers, you try not to make judgements about what they do, because it's a challenge to even get them to show up. Especially harder for you, since you don't officially own Ginger, so you...

Sounds good, so you should do the math and charge them a bit more than what it costs you to raise them! :)

I'm interested in your silver-laced Wyandotte rooster, if he's a nice guy and not mean to people or too aggressive to hens when he breeds them. We want a new rooster to be in charge of our flock of barnyard-mix hens, currently there are 14 dual-purpose hens, mostly Marans and Marans crosses.

Hi, I'd be interested in your Silver-laced Wyandotte rooster. I'll message you.

Also, it would be important to find out why they would rather get meat birds from you, rather than buying an $8.99 (or similar price, depending on your area) roasted bird from the local supermarket. Do they want safer meat/healthier quality? No growth hormones or unnecessary antibiotics? Birds...

You could get this drill plucker attachment and add it to something you build - like maybe, get an old, non-working washer or drier off freebie craigslist to get just the internal drum. Build a wood frame over it to attach an old drill you don't care about and an attachment for a water hose...

I wish we had something like this here in the USA also.

Eatonville, WA? I'm sure there are other Eatonvilles in other states, but if you're in WA, I'm near your neck of the woods, and happy to hear from other local people!

TBs only have to be tattooed if they're entered in a race or train at an actual official racetrack. Lots of breeding and training facilities have training tracks, it's likely Ginger trained on one of those in her youth. I'm so jealous you moved to such a nice facility to ride in, with such...

Oh, good point! That's exactly what happened when I cut myself.

Great idea! I'll bring mine home from work, temporarily.