Re: Nibblenets
This message is from: Genie Dethloff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Someone posted a message about the Busy Snacker/Busy Buffet hay bag. I was going to buy one of those but then saw this posting. I am trying to decide which to buy. The Nibblenet has a soiid back and sides an a wider opening so it seems easier to fill and no waste on the back, but the Busy Buffet is made of the 2" mesh front and back so it seems harder for a horse to chew through as the mesh is sturdier than the fabric. The Busy Snacker has 1.5" holes while the Busy Buffet has the same 2" holes as the Nibblenet; I like the 2" mesh as it is better for feeding meals not just snacks. The Nibblenet can come with a Textilene mesh permeable fabric so water drains through it. The Nibblenet has four rings for attaching the top and bottom while the Busy Buffet has only one ring on top. Does anyone recommend one over the other for use outside unprotected in a pipe corral? This message is from: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I just put out our first "Nibblenet" that comes from this company (I bought mine on eBay for a fixed -- Genie Dethloff and Pjoska Killingworth, Connecticut Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
RE: Guard Donkey's
This message is from: Cherrie Nolden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Just don't let the donkey have access to the chicken feed. They are easy keepers like Fjords and all that grain doesn't do them good. You would need something like a durable calf feeder, on a smaller scale of course, to exclude the donkey while allowing the hens access to the food. We keep guard dogs with our chickens and ducks (mixed breeds including komodor, akbash, pyrenees, maremma, st.bernard, anatolian). Coyotes, snakes, hawks and owls would have decimated our flock by now without those dogs. The dogs can eat the chicken feed without a problem. Also, electrified poultry netting keeps the dogs with the chickens (if you happen to have a wandering breed), and allows for easy rotation of the hen's pasture. We bought ours from Premier1 Fencing, but Kencove and others sell similar fences. Cherrie Kansas, where Shome Didrik just came back from the trainer. She loves the cute, but clinically ADHD, Fjord! --- On Thu, 10/16/08, Jeanne [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: OH NO! All this talk about donkeys is doing nothing for my argument against getting one. We have an awful fox problem, and my flock of chickens are who suffer because of the fox. Jeanne - Berthoud, CO Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
hoof supplement
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Just wondering who has had luck with what brand of hoof supplement? There is an amazing array out there! My farrier yesterday suggested I put the Fjord mare on a supplement, something that has the most biotin for the cheapest price he said. She is the one who recently had an abscess, and though that is over, I would like to toughen her feet if possible. When she is being ridden she takes shoes and pads on the front and she is OK, but I have pulled her shoes now since I had knee surgery in July and she is not toughening up on her own. We have so many rocks here. I know it will take a year to see improvement. Thanks, Valerie Columbia, CT Click to compare life insurance rates. Great rates, quick and easy. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3m2vx2A2i3d8gXQ3Z15Rv6nUWhvCplVVjDEa2AMb74g4myIu/ Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
RE: Guard Donkeys
This message is from: Karen Keith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I, too, had a donkey. She was from feral stock, but born on a farm. I brought her home at 1-1/2 years old and she walked off the trailer in charge of the world. I was amazed that a youngster of any species could have so much self-assurance in a new environment. I wasn't looking for a guard animal, but she took up the job on her own. Initially, she chased my two dogs, and they quickly learned not to go in the pasture with her. But she eventually accepted my dogs as part of our herd and didn't bother going after them or even alerting when they were in the area. There were even a couple of times over the five years I had the donk where I saw a situation where the dog was trapped, and she didn't take advantage of the situation. Of course, I was sending her "Do not stomp my dog" thoughts. However, she continued her vigilance with strange dogs. I have a border collie of my own, but I was keeping a friend's border collie for a weekend. I was really surpised to see the donk react and go after this visiting collie when he wandered under the pasture fence, not near us but well down the fence line. Donk took off after him and sent him out of the pasture. I was surprised because I would have thought one black and white BC looked pretty much like another to a donk. No. Donk also used to run the fence line with the neighbor's black lab. The lab thought the donkey was playing with him. Labs think everyone loves them. The donk had her head down and ears pinned and looked for all the world like she wanted to kill. It was a dog-proof fence, but had the lab ever gotten in with donk, it wouldn't have been pretty. The donkey was a wonderful companion for my two Fjords, as well. When I took one off property for shows or other fun, the one left behind always had a friend. When I took both Fjords away for some function, donkey was fine on her own, but always welcomed the horse trailer back with a big hee-haw. And, Jeanne, donkeys are very efficient with their food -- they don't eat much -- so don't let that stop you from adding a longears to your herd! With their usually dun colored coats, they mix very nicely with Fjords. Cheers! Karen, now in Northern Virginia Rutilus Porta Farm _ Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
RE: Guard Donkey's
This message is from: "Jeanne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> OH NO! All this talk about donkeys is doing nothing for my argument against getting one. I love the little "lawn donkeys", the miniature donkeys. For years I've fought against my better judgment, about getting one. What would I need, or do with another mouth to feed? But, have you ever seen a baby miniature donkey?! I think they hold a close second to baby fjords. We have an awful fox problem, and my flock of chickens are who suffer because of the fox. Our one fjord pony used to keep them away, but she also chased our dog, so now she knows it's not okay to chase the dog, and I'm afraid the fox, too. After reading everybody's stories about how the donkey's protect those they live with... hm it's got me thinking, maybe there's my justification to getting one! I loved Theresa's story about her jenny. Jeanne - Berthoud, CO, where all the ponies are putting on their fuzzy winter coats. Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
Guard Donkey's
This message is from: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi, I just wanted to let you know we purchased a jenny donkey just over a year ago to stay with our 60 head of beef cows, we were having a lot of trouble with coyote. I did a lot of research before buying one and talked to a lot of people, the one thing to make sure is that the donkey has been raised with whatever kind of livestock you want them to protect. Otherwise you will have problems with them either not staying with the stock or chasing them. Our donkey has been great, we have not lost a calf since we put here with the herd. She is very protective, she stays with any cow that is down having a calf. She also stays with the calves when the mothers go off grazing. We had a cow have a set of twins this spring and she rejected the second one, the donkey stayed with the calf and let us know, she needed assistance, she is very loud when she wants something! We did have a little trouble convincing her we could take the calf, she followed us all the way to the barn. I don't think gender makes much difference as some friends of ours have a jack and they are just as happy with him. Good Luck, Just so this is fjord related I do have 14 of them and I am sure it would be way out of character for them to protect livestock! If you would like more information please feel free to email me [EMAIL PROTECTED] Theresa in Wisconsin Message: - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (fjordhorse-digest) Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:28:23 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: fjordhorse-digest V2008 #212 fjordhorse-digestWednesday, October 15 2008Volume 2008 : Number 212 http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw Classified Ads: http://tinyurl.com/5b5g2f
