HC Minis - new pics pg 172

[chandab]

So far the cubes are working fine to stretch hay. I'm about through my first bag, the girls think they are great; Topper is fine with them, but the geldings change from day to day (goofy boys).

 

[chandab]

Yeah! Guess who called this evening? Yep, my hay guy called, he finally got that late cut, and two ton are for me. Shayne will hook up the trailer for me in the morning, and take a spin around the yard, to be sure all is ok. We haven't hooked up the new pickup yet, so I get the maiden voyage. I just picked up those hay cubes last week that are just so-so, but I'm going to feed them and continue to stretch hay and help it last longer. [Hopefully, some of our homegrown round bales will be horse quality, at least the centers, maybe.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Yay that's fantastic news Chanda.

Hope the new pick up goes well for you going to collect it. Hoping its great quality and it lasts for you

 

[chandab]

Might be a bit high in sugar being late season cut, but beggars can't be too choosy; as long as it's clean and mold free my ponies will be happy and so will I.

I rarely if ever get a bad bale of hay from this guy when I buy during cutting season.

Early spring before new hay season, he's given me a few bales to try to make it new season, and they can be questionable, but he just gives them to me to try; so sometimes they work, sometimes they feed the cows and I have to find a different way to stretch.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

Well I really hope all the bales are mould free and last you till you can get more of what u need

 

[chandab]

Whew! Just got home with a trailer load of hay, 70 bales or so, will have to count them off the trailer. My ponies should be happy, not near enough for the year, but will get til after we bring round bales home. OMG! This hay is really nice, second cut grass mix; usually only get one cut where I am, but the hay guy is 50 miles south and on irrigated.

 

[AnnaC]

So glad that you have managed to get hold of some hay Chanda, and it sounds like good stuff too!! Also hoping that you find plenty of suitable feeding hay amongst your round bales when they arrive. Good luck!

 

[chandab]

Thanks, Anna. I got half the hay stashed in one barn last night, a small stack outside to feed first (the bales from the bottom of the stack), and today, I'll see how much I can stash in the other barn and stack the other batch of bottom bales outside Topper's pen. [The bottom bales are just slightly discolored along the ground edge, but should be just fine if fed first. and, if I need to I'll stash some in the third barn, but don't really want mix hay in there, as the donkey shouldn't have anything but grass (Che` could eat it, and he'd love a little grass/alfalfa mix).

 

[chandab]

Aside from calves this past spring, this will be the only "baby" on the place this year:



As you can see the orphan kitty doesn't mind. And, the new addition is all Shayne's.

 

[chandab]

When I get the chance to take more pictures, I'll share, but right now he's in the semi with Shayne hauling hay (Shayne took the little portable kennel to be sure he's safe). And, at the moment it looks like Shayne is going with "Redneck" as a name.

 

[AnnaC]

OMG!! What an absolute sweetie - sooooooooooooooooooooooo cute!! What breed is he Chanda and how old?

 

[chandab]

Red Heeler (not sure if you consider it a mix, when one parent is Blue Heeler and the other Red Heeler); the litter was 2 red males and 3 blue females. Only 6 weeks old. I'll try to get more pictures, if I can; he's hubby's dog, so I'm trying not to get too involved, so he's attached to hubby and will work cows for him.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

How cute Chanda, he looks as tho he is quite comfortable sitting with Shayne

 

[chandab]

More puppy pictures. He's about 9 weeks old now. Shayne took these, and they were just taken off the camera, I know some were just taken, but it's possible one might be older.

 

[Ryan Johnson]

He's Lovely Chanda , he looks like such a sweet Pup

 

[Wings]

Awwwwwwwww, how adorable!!!

 

[chandab]

Thanks guys. He's Shayne's, but since he's a pup, it's hard to resist playing with him. Need to make sure I don't get carried away, so he'll bond with Shayne and listen to him, so eventually he'll listen for working cows. Not really too much of a problem since Shayne takes him almost everywhere with him; semi hauling hay, tractor moving bales, fencing, and so on.

 

[AnnaC]

Looks as though he's settled in really well Chanda, both in your home with his furry siblings and also at work with Shayne. He's just so adorable and cute - keep the pictures coming when you can please.

 

[chandab]

He found about icy water the hard way the other day. I rode with Shayne to break ice in the water holes for the cows, they are still on fall grazing, I had gotten cold so was sitting in the pick-up while he broke ice in one hole. Rough (the puppy, his name is "Roughneck", but we just call him Rough) was outside playing and chasing the other dogs, he ran across the ice and right into the freshly chopped hole. Good thing Heelers have double coats, he didn't get too wet close to his skin, plus we have a towel in the pick-up, so he sat on the floor with the heater turned to the floor boards and dried off while Shayne finished up with the ice breaking.

 

[AnnaC]

Oooop's - good job that you were there to get the little fella sorted, bless him!