On Sun, 9 Dec 2007 19:51:05 -0600, you wrote:
OMGosh...that was one of the things we hated about KY. Everyone
smoked...everywhere. It drove us crazy!!
It;s great here, smoking is completely banned inside in any public
place.
Mic
Mic (Michelle) Rushen
Hi Mic
It;s great here, smoking is completely banned inside in any public
place.
But only recently in most pubs, right?
It has been banned in most provinces in Canada for quite a while -
restaurants, public places and even outside the hospital where my mother
was.
Robyn
Icelandic Horse Farm
Turf Farm. Foxrun Farm is a saddlebred farm, in fact Monica
used my TWH gelding Wizard to tease her mare before presenting them to
her stallion. We love her farm...our horses received the best of care
and the farm is beautiful. We even met William Shatner and his wife
Nerine. She was
On 12/9/07 8:46 PM, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BTW, I should probably clarify that I have NO vested interest in the sale of
this property whatsoever. I'm not a realtor, nor do I play one on the
internet - I just think someone would love to be Anneliese's riding buddy -
too bad
yet here she is about to win her first steeplechase
janice
Janice,
You have WAAAY too much fun ... and this picture just cracks me up...the
incongruity is priceless!!
Ashley
OMGosh...that was one of the things we hated about KY. Everyone
smoked...everywhere. It drove us crazy!!
Raven
Raven:
That is also one of the things I used to dislike when we first bought this
place 30 years ago. But believe it or not: this has changed radically.
Smoking has now become
I am going to have my husband(when it stops
raining) to walk with me.
Lorraine, when I got my first horse (a MFT and my daughter had a pony) Bill
used to frequently ride his bike out with me.
We weren't alone and Meshack got used to bikes!
Cheryl
Sand Creek Icelandics
Icelandic Horses
I am going through a divorce and chomping at the bit to get out of
California! I was considering Kansas City area because the company I work
for has a clinic very close, but I could find work anywhere...as long as
there is a veterinary clinic. I only have once icey, (and two other
un-mentionable
On 12/10/07 11:02 AM, Mary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Another problem, though, is that I have only ever had my horses on drylot.
Even when I lived in CO. How many acres of pasture is needed/horse?
*drooling*
Mary
Poor poor horses. If they come here they will think they have died and
My sweet husband loves chickens (and all other birds, I suspect). He has
what I secretly think of as the chicken ministry. He does all the care
for and provides all the feed for a nice little flock of hens. He sells
eggs for a $1.50 a dozen and gives Stephanie $1.00 because the original
I seriously don't know how you cope with all that snow...
Lovely fields...wish I had those.
Ashley
Isa Browns are very prolific egg layers. PLus, they are a cute brown white
speckled bird, though they don't grow as big a comb as the leghorn.
We have 25 donated to us each spring and fall (for our sleddogs), just after
their first molt. A farmer friend buys them as ready-to-lay hens, then
Nancy~
I have a lovely hen that isn't a leghorn and she alone is giving me many
eggs (brown). I will take a picture...have no idea what she is...got her at
a feed store with a different 'blue' hen (which, BTW, is a rooster)
I sell my eggs for $1.50, too! I can't afford them in the store,
Are there any pictures of the house? Inside? Is it livable and needs to be
gradually repaired, or is it unlivable at the moment?
So...is there pasture now, or would I need to plant?
Mary
On Dec 10, 2007 10:49 AM, Nancy Sturm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So, the question: is there a breed of chicken that produces as well as the
leghorn, but lays the brown eggs that people love so much?
Nancy
buff orpingtons are good! so are rhode island reds. Aracuanas are
fun, prolific and
On Dec 10, 2007 10:06 AM, IceDog [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
We weren't alone and Meshack got used to bikes!
Cheryl
i parked a bike in view of the paddock and it didnt help when a bike
came along on the trail,. I guess a horse sees a bike parked way
different than a bike being ridden :)
Janice
Sirah - so you'all drink up.
Been there done that.
Lorraine
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We weren't alone and Meshack got used to bikes!
I think that is a great idea. It is like pulling
teeth for my husband to help. Butthead!!! But as
soon as the weather clears I am going to get him to at
least walk with me.
Lorraine
Rhode Island Reds were what we used to have and I loved the hens(roosters were
aggressive).
go to link...
http://www.ithaca.edu/staff/jhenderson/chooks/chooks.html
if you scroll down gives lots of info ...plus there are 6! eggs in the litttle
egg box!!
Ashley
So, the question: is there a breed of chicken that produces as well as
the
leghorn, but lays the brown eggs that people love so much?
Nancy
I don't know about producing as well as a leghorn...but around here,
Rhode Island Reds and Plymouth Rocks are good non-setting brown egg
layers.
On 12/10/07 12:17 PM, Mary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Are there any pictures of the house? Inside? Is it livable and needs to be
gradually repaired, or is it unlivable at the moment?
So...is there pasture now, or would I need to plant?
Mary
The house is livable - marginally. The old
On 12/10/07 12:17 PM, Mary [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Are there any pictures of the house? Inside? Is it livable and needs to be
gradually repaired, or is it unlivable at the moment?
So...is there pasture now, or would I need to plant?
I forgto to answer the pasture qyestion. The place
Are there any pictures of the house? Inside? Is it livable and needs
to be gradually repaired, or is it unlivable at the moment?
I have pictures, Mary, as well as video. I probably should contact you
privately about how I can get all I have to you. I might need to put it on
a CD and
Another problem, though, is that I have only ever had my horses on
drylot. Even when I lived in CO. How many acres of pasture is
needed/horse?
The rule of thumb in NC is 1-3 acres per horse...but our farm here in NC
seemed to grow enough grass to support 1 horse per half-acre.
On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:49:33 -0800, you wrote:
So, the question: is there a breed of chicken that produces as well as the
leghorn, but lays the brown eggs that people love so much?
Speckledys and Welsummers lay around 280 - 300 eggs per year that are
dark chocolate brown.
Black rocks lay
BUFF! That's what I have. She's really nice and a good layer. I also have
the Araucanas...lovely eggs. Great around Easter as Janice said.
Mary
On Dec 10, 2007 1:10 PM, Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:49:33 -0800, you wrote:
So, the question: is there a breed of chicken that produces as well as the
leghorn, but lays the brown eggs that people love so much?
Speckledys and Welsummers lay around 280 - 300
And what about that line from the prayer we were taught to say at
bedtime: And if I die before I wake. And those Grimm's tales
were standard bedtime fare. Annie
Hi Janet, it sounds like a locking stifle. Put down lots of poles for
him to step over, and place them in areas he has to pass through.
Thanks everybody for your input on Wart. The vet said she did not think
it was a locking stifle, but wasn't sure. I think the locking stifle
makes the best
On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:40:01 -0600, you wrote:
we
dont have black rocks either!
Black rocks are a hybrid of Plymouth rock and something else, to make
them more hardy and prolific.
It's quite easy to get Welsummers around here. I have a Welsummer
cockbird and a couple of hens. I love the
Okay I've always wanted chickens, but Bill says no way. Even though he loved
the chickens he cared for as a kid. You guys are making me so envious with
all your chicken talk!
Cheryl
Sand Creek Icelandics
Icelandic Horses Icelandic Sheepdogs
website: www.toltallyice.com
i parked a bike in view of the paddock and it didnt help when a bike
came along on the trail,. I guess a horse sees a bike parked way
different than a bike being ridden :)
Some of the trails here are shared with mountain bikers. Once while on an
elk bugle trail ride near Yellowstone a quiet,
On Dec 10, 2007 2:44 PM, Mic Rushen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:40:01 -0600, you wrote:
I just got an incubator but haven't got any eggs in it yet. I want to
get some silkies and some call ducks. My lot don't tend to set very
well, I think it's too windy and exposed up
Cheryl,
Bike riding in the pasture is very wise and I think I will adopt your idea -
or set one of the grandkids to the task.
A sweet friend spent a week in the hospital with a broken back and other
serious injuries recently when a mountain bike came flying around a cormer
on a narrow
On 10/12/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wart is on a 15 acre pasture that has very few level spots. Wart and his
women have to go up and down rather steep hills to get to where I feed, to
another place for water, to their favorite hilltop for rest and another
place for a
i parked a bike in view of the paddock and it didnt
help when a bike
came along on the trail,. I guess a horse sees a
bike parked way
different than a bike being ridden :)
Janice
Dagur isn't the least bit scared of bikes. He isn't
scared of much at all.
Lorraine
There was also a tragic accident in California where the cyclist was killed
in a horse/bike wreck - not sure how that could have been avoided, it was a
shared trail accident.
this happened to me just last week with Tivar, but he just stopped
dead in the trail and turned his front half so he
What a nice horse you have!
Nancy
Oh boy! I don't think Hunter would handle a mountain bike attack as well as
Tivar did. The Arab Tali took exception to a baby jogger, but Tali does
recreational spooking.
Nancy
On 12/10/07 2:01 PM, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My guess is that there is between 15-25 acres of established pasture
(probably bluegrass, fescue mixed, maybe?) That should hold you for a
while, don't you think? :) The perimeter fence is barbed wire, which seems
to be the
On 12/10/07 4:05 PM, IceDog [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Okay I've always wanted chickens, but Bill says no way. Even though he loved
the chickens he cared for as a kid. You guys are making me so envious with
all your chicken talk!
Cheryl
More chicken talk, please. I have never been able to
Chickens are so much fun we have wondered why we keep parrots. Chickens are
vastly less expensive to buy. I'm sure there are other websites, but I like
this one: http://www.backyardchickens.com/
We have plenty of predators here and a Jack Russell terrior rescue that is
not a good pal for
On Dec 10, 2007 1:30 PM, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
buff orpingtons are good! so are rhode island reds. Aracuanas are
fun, prolific and hardy but eggs are easter egg colors not brown and
reputed to be lower in cholesterol. I have one that lays pale green
and one that lays
Do you eat all the eggs? V
That's what I was wondering - I think we use about 2-dozen eggs per year!
Karen
Karen Thomas
Wingate, NC
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We have a Wyandotte, a Bantam Barred Rock, a Buff Orpington, and a Bantam
Cochin. All lay brown eggs. The banty Barred Rock lays and egg a day all
year with a brief time out for molt. The Wyandotte and Orpington lay almost
every day. The Bantam Cochin is a great pet, doesn't know she's a chicken
Our chickens live in a cute wheeled a-frame chicken hut that can be closed
up at night for extra protection they are fenced inside a movable plastic
mesh electric fence. When the grass gets all torn up, I just move the whole
thing to a new area.
A Great Pyrenees is also a great coyote/fox
You could do a track system and hay the inside area which would
keep your horses moving a lot...
--
I and my horses love our track system, take a look~~~
http://picasaweb.google.com/dakota.charm/TrackForHorses
What a nice horse you have!
Especially his name.
Lorraine
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i read somewhere the general rule of thumb is one acre per horse but
you have to feed hay and grain and five acres pasture per horse if you
want to not have to feed them at all, but icelandics can be easy
keepers...
Janice
--
yipie tie yie yo
I am so spoiled here... cell phone is all I have, I don't even have a
land line anymore...
I am a good rider... love to ride out and move, however, Icy's do fly
a bit faster then I go on average
Mary go for it, then in 18 months when I finally get everything
organized here... we can move
Our chickens free roam, but man they make a mess of the hay.. I have
only 4 hens and a rooster, I need to figure out a better way to keep
them, or my hubby will want me to get rid of them, and I LOVE THEM...
Any ideas???
--
I and my horses love our track system, take a look~~~
Now we're really wandering. I love this list. We had a Kommondor to guard
our dairy goat herd. He was an absolutely amazing herd guard and all around
best-ever dog.
Nancy
Did Iceland Teen Call Secret White House Phone?
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=3973925page=1
Raven
Lucy Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies
Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze
Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We
annaleise, I have some very tiny bantams called serama, the worlds
smallest chicken they say, and some golden phoenix, and they can fly
as well as a dove or other bird it seems! But when predators come
they fly to the trees and are safe. also a very aggressive mean
rooster will protect his hens,
i read somewhere the general rule of thumb is one acre per horse but you
have to feed hay and grain and five acres pasture per horse if you want
to not have to feed them at all, but icelandics can be easy keepers...
Those rules of thumb are very regional though - I remember someone telling
me
Now we're really wandering. I love this list. We had a Kommondor to
guard our dairy goat herd. He was an absolutely amazing herd guard and
all around best-ever dog.
Considering that Cary and I only use 2-3 dozen eggs per year, and let's
see...I'd need a mobile hen house and fence,
I want to work with Dagur so bad. But is has been
raining,raining,raining. I wish I was rich and had a
indoor arena.
Lorraine
Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page.
I am watching the end of Hidalgo...I am just bawling...it is so beautiful,
sad, terrific and heart-wrenching when he lets Hidalgo go with the herd.
What is wrong with me? Is it just because I am a chick?
Mary Dudley, LVT
What did you dislike about KY?
Hum...let's see...it was just a bit too much of a cultural shock to us.
Raven
Lucy Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies
Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze
Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We
used to feel that Kentucky was way behind in progress in comparison
with the rest of the world
I just could not handle that...when we live there.
But believe me: it is changing and changing rapidly.
That is good. ;]
have not been to KY as of yet...so I will have to do that first.
well...debbie, we can do a road trip! ;]
Raven
Lucy Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies
Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze
Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet.
Anna, what kind of latch is that on your gait? Can I have a close-up
pic of that? Have you had your horses unlatch it at all?
I'm looking for something easier than the chain we have.
Wanda
What did you dislike about KY?
Hum...let's see...it was just a bit too much of a cultural shock to us.
Oh for goodness sakes! I've traveled over most of this country, and there
are rednecks everywhere and there are good people everywhere. Exactly where
do you live that is so culturally
Karen...I did not appreciate living in an area where I heard the N
word as part of a conversation. Back off. Raven
And you know what ,,,living in an area such as thatas a NON WHITE
WOMAN...was hurtful and there was no way that I could every had gotten
use to that!
Raven
Lucy Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies
Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze
Respect
All the way over to France now:
http://iceryder.net/videoclickertricks.html
Judy
http://icehorses.net
http://clickryder.com
Karen...I did not appreciate living in an area where I heard the N word
as part of a conversation. Back off. Raven
Raven, you can hear ethnic slurs anywhere you go.It reflects on the
person making the comments, certainly not anything unique to one state.
There are good people
On 12/10/07 7:04 PM, Janice McDonald [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
annaleise, I have some very tiny bantams called serama, the worlds
smallest chicken they say, and some golden phoenix, and they can fly
as well as a dove or other bird it seems! But when predators come
they fly to the trees and
On 12/10/07 7:57 PM, Raven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What did you dislike about KY?
Hum...let's see...it was just a bit too much of a cultural shock to us.
Raven
I can see that. But I am used to cultural shock. When I first came to the
USA in 1965, I was totally flabbergasted about how
On 12/10/07 8:01 PM, Raven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
have not been to KY as of yet...so I will have to do that first.
well...debbie, we can do a road trip! ;]
Raven
You can, and you can camp in our woods if you want - valley or top of a
hill, your choice.
Anneliese
- it offends me to hear someone berate an entire state.
How about an entire country?
Cheryl
Sand Creek Icelandics
Icelandic Horses Icelandic Sheepdogs
website: www.toltallyice.com
Oh for goodness sakes! I've traveled over most of this country, and there
are rednecks everywhere and there are good people everywhere. Exactly where
do you live that is so culturally superior, Raven? Kentucky is just
lovely.
Karen Thomas, NC
Actually Karen, I can see where Raven
Karen...I did not appreciate living in an area where I heard the N
word as part of a conversation. Back off. Raven
Hummm..I haven't heard that in North Carolina, but I lived in Raymondville,
Missouri for 6 weeks and freaked when I heard the N word a number of times.
Cherie
On 12/10/07 8:31 PM, Raven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Karen...I did not appreciate living in an area where I heard the N
word as part of a conversation. Back off. Raven
I have heard myself around here that Northerners are perceived as cold.
Never bothered me though.
Anneliese
On Dec 10, 2007 7:41 PM, Karen Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Karen...I did not appreciate living in an area where I heard the N word
as part of a conversation. Back off. Raven
Raven, you can hear ethnic slurs anywhere you go. It reflects on the
person making the comments, certainly
can be much more tolerant than someone who has spent his/her entire
life in just one place
i'm actually very tolerant and greatly appreciate diversity. i grew
up as an army brat so i was exposed to many cultures and lived in a
different states every year. but the area where we located too, was
On 10/12/2007, Anneliese Virro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have heard myself around here that Northerners are perceived as cold.
Never bothered me though.
Oh Lordy...I guess we Canadian's must be right in the deep freeze then. ;)
Wanda
studying my new downfilled mitts.
On Dec 10, 2007 7:48 PM, Anneliese Virro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 12/10/07 8:01 PM, Raven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
have not been to KY as of yet...so I will have to do that first.
well...debbie, we can do a road trip! ;]
Raven
You can, and you can camp in our woods if you
it offends me to hear someone berate an entire state
Karenplease read my post. I stated that KY was NOT FOR ME. I
need to live in a place where diversity is accepted and welcomed with
open arms, and the area where we were located ...did not accept
diversity. Believe me... I was personally
Oh Raven, that would be a problem for me. Here in Southern Oregon,
redneck land if there ever was one, I have NEVER heard the N word spoken
aloud. As the adoptive mother of a racially diverse family, I would
struggle with anything that addressed the race of my kids. Our first
adopted sons
So...the love of my life (whom I didn't marry when asked in the past) is
interested in living with me...it would be an interracial
relationship...would that be something that wouldn't go over well in KY? I
am not trying to upset anyone, but now more worried about my own safety
Mary
Oh for goodness sakes! I've traveled over most of this country,
and there are rednecks everywhere and there are good people everywhere
BTW...there is a huge diffenece betwen traveling through or visiting a
place and living there..day to day.
Raven
Lucy Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn Dixie
Hummm..I haven't heard that in North Carolina, but I lived in
Raymondville, Missouri for 6 weeks and freaked when I heard the N word
a number of times.
Exactly. You'll also frequently hear the N-word in rap songs and in the
subways of NYC. And what about Nazi Germany? KY doesn't
I lived in Raymondville, Missouri for 6 weeks and freaked when I
heard the N word a number of times.
Ah...Raymondville, MO... I LOVE to ride, spend a week or two there.
It's a beautiful area!! But yes...no way could I live there. ;]
When we lived in Shelbyville, we were told that we would
On Dec 10, 2007 8:26 PM, Wanda Lauscher [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anna, what kind of latch is that on your gait? Can I have a close-up
pic of that? Have you had your horses unlatch it at all?
I'm looking for something easier than the chain we have.
I don't know what it's called. We got it
have heard myself around here that Northerners are perceived as
cold. Never bothered me though
that's cuz..it's so fricking cold up north. HA! just kidding!
Raven
Lucy Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies
Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze
I did go to NM, LOVED it there too, OH MY... I have also been to
the Eastern side of OK, in December, LOVED it there too
I love NM..so beautiful there. I have never lived there...just
traveled through. I have lived in OK and love it there too. But, it
does get a bit humid. Love all the red
Karen...I did not appreciate living in an area where
I heard the N
word as part of a conversation. Back off. Raven
They do say that there like it is normal language.
Lorraine
Be a better
So...the love of my life (whom I didn't marry when asked in the past)
is interested in living with me...it would be an interracial
relationship...would that be something that wouldn't go over well in
KY? I am not trying to upset anyone, but now more worried about my own
safety
I
As the adoptive mother of a racially diverse family, I would
truggle with anything that addressed the race of my kids
Nancy...your children sound beautiful. ;]I'm Latina...second
generation American, my mom is from Mexico, grandpa from France and
grandma from Spain. My dad was first
I have also had very varied experience. My husband and I went on a trek in
Iceland about 3 years ago. Some of the horses were really laid back and did
not want to keep up and others were super sensitive. While I was there
family took me to try many horses to consider importing. The very
You'll also frequently hear the N-word in rap songs and in the
subways of NYC
well...thank goodness i don't live in NYC. i live in the Twin Cities
Metro area, about 30 miles east of St. Paul. I never hear that word in
my day to day living...at work nor in my community.
KY doesn't exactly
All of our gates are hung from pressure treated wood posts. I had a welder
come attach a 5 diameter sliding pipe with a handle which securely
inserts into a large hole drilled into the gate post. We also for double
safety had the welder weld a chain with a snap just long enough to go from
just
I use Sure Latches on my gates, also use a chain for backup. Easy to
use..one handed. http://www.surelatch.com/surelatch.htm
Raven
Lucy Molly, the Girl Doggies
Huginn Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies
Maggie Rose, the cat who makes me sneeze
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Hello,
I'm new to the group, and looking for a saddle to fit my Icelandic
gelding. Any feedback from the group on Sensation treeless saddles?
Thanks,
Dorothy
Any feedback from the group on Sensation treeless saddles?
Hi Dorothy...welcome to the list!! Please tell us more about your
IcePony and send photos. We're in WI..where are you located? I have
a Sensation saddle as my backup saddle for Huginn. My primary saddle
is a Reactor Panel Endurance
gelding. Any feedback from the group on Sensation treeless saddles?
There are several pictures here:
http://iceryder.net/sensation.html
Judy
http://icehorses.net
http://clickryder.com
what a beautiful tail. ;] raven
Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures.
Please tell us more about your
IcePony and send photos.
Hi Raven,
Thanks for the welcome. I live in Wisconsin too. My Icey is a
14-year-old red dun import. I've been searching for a saddle that
fits him, and is right for me. The Sensation just may be the saddle
I've been looking for. I've
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