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Jan 23
January Herding Workshop
I was up way before the sun started streaking the sky with pinks , reds, and golds. It was overcast and cold! 14 degrees! By the time the sun came up the wind started a gentle breeze out of the south west. I finished my paper work and piled everything into a large container to …
Jan 22
Saturday Herding Work Shop
Well it is very late, and I am ready for tomorrow. We have about 12 people coming to our work shop. It is all very exciting! The ducks are separated and ready , I will sort the sheep in the morning. Everything is ready at the pens. I hope the sun will shine and the …
Jan 21
“My”Road
Today we cut wood on the mountain (in a wind row) where there used to live a big forest that was over 200 years old. This forest was cut down for the money . It is such a heart break and sorrow to me that it is gone now. Do not misunderstand I am no …
Jan 20
PUPPY/DUCK TESTING DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The weather was great! We used a 10 x 10 lot to test in. The two ducks were mixed Indian Runner and Mallard. The ground flat and grassy with leaves. Les brought the puppies in one at a time. The first puppy a tri male sat down looked around and then stood up excited like …
Jan 18
Puppies and Tomorrow
Tomorrow we will test on the ducks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This will show me instinct only. I will be looking for interest in the ducks, natural ability to move the ducks, and prey drive. Also how they react in a totally new setting. I have a small pen fixed 8 feet by 8 feet. I bring 3 ducks …
Jan 16
Amarillo “What Is In The Tree”
About 10:45 PM I had to go out to see what in the world was happening. The dogs were barking their “Hey You Better Come Help Us ” bark, “And Bring your gun too!” But I thought with the snow still on the ground and it dark I best take my special walking tool. It …
Jan 16
PUPPIES 5 WEEKS OLD
First can anyone tell me where time goes? I cannot believe my puppies are 5 weeks old today!!! It seems to me they were just born and I have thought a time or two that I could see them growing before my eyes!!! And they are so very precious! Sweet ,sweet puppies! Playing, jumping, running …
Jan 16
MY FARM HELP
In September of this year Les and I purchased seven 6 month old Katahdin ewes for our farm. At the same time we purchased 10 large mixed breed ducks and our friend Jeff gave us a Muscovy Duck sitting on 19 eggs. We brought all of them home in our stock trailer the same day …
Jan 07
MY GRANDMA…..
This is what I said at my Grandma Delk’s funeral back in June 2010. I thought I would share this it is very personal to me and tells much about my very much loved Grandma. She passed away on June 26 early in the morning. Not long after I had left her side in the …
Jan 06
Wonderful People!!!
I was just thinking about all the folks I have met through English Shepherds and Horses. It amazes quite frankly that I am meeting and making so many friends this way through the Internet. And to think 10 years ago I could not turn a computer on let alone email folk, have a web site, …
