[Ag-eq] Donkeys: was "caring for Minnies"

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Jody:

Peacocks are quite expensive here and I'm told that they tend to wander.  I
don't know if that's true, I've just heard it from a couple of people.  They
are beautiful, but I don't care for the sound.

I actually love the sound of a rooster, but my neighbors might not feel the
same.

I also love the sound of baying hounds, but I'm sure my neighbors wouldn't
apppreciate it.

What breeds are the new hens?

My garden isn't doing very well this year either.  Some type of worm got on the
cabbage and it has been to wet for the lettuce.  The tomatos and peppers seem
to be growing in slow motion.  I have gotten 2 ripe yellow pear tomatoes so
far.  I had beautiful chinese cabbage, but the red and green cabbage seems to
have come to a stop.  The cucumbers are vining and have blossoms, but the
squash is in slow motion.  All the herbs and flowers I planted are thriving.

What is everyone else up to?

Nella










Quoting Jody Ianuzzi via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:

> We have peacocks, donkeys, roosters and cattle in our neighborhood.
>
> The first time I heard the peacocks I thought it was a woman calling for
> help.  Now I love the sound and I wonder about getting some peacocks for the
> farm.  I want some ducks but we have to build a shelter first.
>
> I have no desire for a rooster.  The closest rooster is a half mile away and
> that is loud enough.  The donkey sounds are delightful but I think I would
> prefer a female if the males are louder.
>
> We have seven chickens.  The new ones are Laverne and Shirley and Lucy and
> Ethel.  The older chickens and the new ones get along but keep separate.
>
> Jewel, have you gotten any more rabbits?  I was so sorry to hear about Peter.
>  I have heard that rabbits can die of fright.  Consider how often they are
> afrid it isn't a very good survival characteristic.
>
> I probably shouldn't admit it but my garden is a total disaster this  year.
> The rabbits got my tomatoe and pepper plants and my bean sprouts and the
> weeds are taking over.  I decided the garden is just too big to manage and
> next time I will have a much smaller garden with quality not quanty.  I will
> put up a rabbit fence and grow the limited things we like best.
>
> It is good to hear from everyone, the list has been so quiet.
>
> JODY 🐺
> thunderwalker321 at gmail.com
>
> "There's no point in being grown up if you can't be childish sometimes."
> DOCTOR WHO (Tom Baker)
>
> > On Jun 16, 2015, at 11:45 PM, Jewel via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > The Gore District Council published a directive advising its ratepayers
> what animals they could, or
> > could not, keep on residential properties;  amongst the "thou shalt not
> keep" were roosters, while,
> > on the other hand, amongst the "thou mayest keep" were donkeys!
> > I could not help but wonder how many of these desk-flying bozos had ever
> lived within a mile of a
> > property on which donkeys resided!
> >
> >        Jewel
> >
> >
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