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Across the Fence:  what CRITTERS do you have living at your place?  |
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CabinCreek-Kentucky
True Blue Farmgirl
8529 Posts
Frannie
Green County
Kentucky
USA
8529 Posts |
 Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 05:56:02 AM
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domestic .. we only have our two olde english sheepdogs .. Cabin and Creek .. they are such clowns and so dear.
don't have any farm animals in this chapter of our book of life .. we like to travel too much.
lots of 'locals' live in the woods though .. deer, Irarely see them come out of the woods .. we think Cabin and Creek hear them first and scare them away with their barking (thank goodness they only bark when they hear something!) coyote (i've never seen them but sometimes we hear them at night)... the usual rabbits, raccoons, occasional possum, JAKE THE SNAKE and his kith and kin usually stay hidden .. but a couple times each summer, we'll see one sunning himself in the garden, birds, bees, butterflies.
True Friends * Frannie
adopt a 'rag-chile'
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treasures .. new and olde .. http://mudpiemanormercantile.blogspot.com
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melanie47601
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Melanie
Boonville
IN
USA
1949 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 06:00:12 AM
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Ruby is our yapping lil ankel biter. And then we have an outside kitty named Stormey.
I would love to have a goat and some chickens. But living in town and being a renter I don't think the landlady or the neighbors would much appreciate that.
Melanie
"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt within the heart. Helen Keller "http://wheelsarealwaysturning.blogspot.com/ ~shop~ http://www.brokenin.ecrater.com/ |
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dkelewae
True Blue Farmgirl
1310 Posts
Diana
Saint Peters
MO
USA
1310 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 06:05:33 AM
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I have a 1/2 choc lab 1/2 beagle named Bear, 3 cats...calico named Lily, black tabby named Tiger, and pale silver gray tabby named Smoky. I also have a mini rex rabbit named Vinnie, a netherland dwarf named Martee, 2 Degus named Pedro & Chi Chi, a betta fish named Fins, and sea monkeys who are not named.
I too wish I could have some chickens and goats, but alas the city I live in would frown upon that in a major way!
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #272
St. Peters MO
Country Girl trapped in the city! |
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
3890 Posts
Karin
Ellenwood
GA
USA
3890 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 06:26:52 AM
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We have Bentley, a 10 year-old Golden Retriever/Chow mix, who thinks he is human; Rilo, a Shetland Sheepdog who barks at air currents; Merideth, my daughter's evil white kitty who we think is spawning; and, of course, Flora, Mavis, Pearl, Hazel and Blanche - the Rebel Hens. :)
Karin
Farmgirl Sister
# 18 :)
Wherever you go, there you are.
www.madrekarin.blogspot.com
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Shi-anne
True Blue Farmgirl
596 Posts
Cheryl
Ada
OK
USA
596 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 06:38:52 AM
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Our zoo now consist of ~ 2 dogs (Hines 57 variety, 6 cats (all outdoor cats), 5 Alpine goats, Merrigold, Buttercup, (Crazy) Daisy, Iris and Violet ~ Iris and Violet are this year's kid crop, approximately 25 chickens, 3 rabbits, 1 pig (Hambone), 3 fish (indoor type) and lots of wild creatures. We also have a horse in the pasture next to the house who thinks he belongs to us, 'cause the boys are always feeding him.
The boys are wanting to add Guinea Pigs, they want to start raising them. I think they should raise worms instead. :-) They also have a pair of Border Collies coming in about 3 weeks. I am hoping the other two dogs find new homes. Anyone interested?
Farmgirls don't have hot flashes ~ They have power surges! |
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Ms.Lilly
True Blue Farmgirl
826 Posts
Lillian
Scotts Mills
OR
USA
826 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 06:47:19 AM
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We have 2 Jack Russell's, and Queen Ms.Teka our 14 year old ruler of the house. She is a cat if you couldn't tell by the key word "Queen". Outside we always end up with cats that someone has taken out to the country to "be Free", but right now I seem to only have 1 very large grey tabby. Of corse don't forget the 15 hens and 1 very happy Roo.
Lillian |
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
2355 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 06:58:43 AM
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Oh well where to start,6dogs,3cats,chickens,1pig 1opposum,3turtles, 2 rats,fish,1 frog(who invited himself to my pond)and well all the kiddos that roam in and out!Love them all! Karen
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalms 51:10 http://farmgirlingastyle.blogspot.com/ |
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Jami
True Blue Farmgirl
1238 Posts
Jami
Ellensburg
WA
USA
1238 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 07:13:28 AM
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We have 4 dogs (Sterling the LGD, Tess the working border collie, Daisy the Boston Terrier and Bart the old man mutt), 4 horses (Tommy, TC, Holly and Charlie), 2 chickens (no names, very old), 45 ewes and 75 lambs (soon to leave to market) and 4 rams (2 leaving soon to their own harem.)
I agree Frannie, animals keep you glued to the homefront. Probably will rethink this when we get ready to retire and travel, hopefully, more.
Wild critters abound, coyotes, frogs, ducks, geese, hawks, eagles, vultures, tons of birds and badgers, raccoons, SKUNKS...tons of them!
Jami in WA
Okay, so now I have a blog. http://woolyinwashington.wordpress.com/ |
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ranchmama
True Blue Farmgirl
360 Posts
Elise
Rosebud
MT
USA
360 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 07:16:39 AM
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| We have one dog.. a Kelpie/Border Collie mix named Daisy, 5 barn kitties all black, 4 of our own horses, 5 ranch horses, all geldings and 1300 cows and claves and 50 bulls. Course we don't do much with them, they just are there, lol.. at least this time of year... |
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willowtreecreek
True Blue Farmgirl
4813 Posts
Julie
Russell
AR
USA
4813 Posts |
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homemakerkate
True Blue Farmgirl
143 Posts
Kate
Ewen
Michigan
USA
143 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 07:55:27 AM
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| Until we buy our property..just our four dogs. They are enough right now. My yellow lab is 8 months old and he is getting big and strong. I have three female dogs, one st. barnard, one laberdoodle, one sheltie. |
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Shi-anne
True Blue Farmgirl
596 Posts
Cheryl
Ada
OK
USA
596 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 08:03:07 AM
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We raised a bobcat on a bottle once. She was so cute. At least until she got big. Then one day she climbed a tree and refuse to come down, asserting her independence. She came around ever few days for two or three years, but haven't seen her in a while.
The vet that we got the bobcat from, offered us a bear. He was 6 months old and we could have the cage and all for $300. I guess that is a good price, having never bought a bear before; but hubby said, NO WAY! drat!
Now I want an alpaca and a buffalo to add to the list I already posted. Hubby at least agrees with the buffalo. Same vet raises buffalo, so we shall see.
Farmgirls don't have hot flashes ~ They have power surges! |
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City Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
1402 Posts
Deb
Chattanooga
TN
USA
1402 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 08:15:37 AM
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We have a dog, cat, turtle & a bluegill living indoors. My girls caught the bluegill last year - I do believe he will be going back to live in the creek this summer. 1 year is long enough to house a bluegill.
Outside we have the occasional raccoon & opossum - then there's a coyote that has been using my side yard as cut through. Once in a great while we'll have a deer that will run through town and really stir things up. 
We did have that cougar sighting not to far from here earlier this year.  |
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Suzan
True Blue Farmgirl
659 Posts
suzanne
duncannon
pa
USA
659 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 08:16:55 AM
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| We have 2 dogs, an 8 yr old french brittany who thinks she's ahead of me in the pecking order of the household, and a 4 yr old lab/border collie mix who is really a sweetheart, and Sam, the 8 yr old yellow tabby cat. I can't imagine a home without pets! Also for years we had baby animals for periods of time as my husband was a wildlife conservation officer. That was always fun too! |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
11381 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 08:30:18 AM
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We have Mona, the perfect Jersey cow, (she is 4 now) Pearl, a 5 year old angora goat that is Mona's best friend..but is so spoiled no one else can stand her, 2 ewes who are mother and daughter...Juliet is 8 now and Trixie is 5, one mean rabbit named Toby who is 6 and will likely never die, 2 Basset hounds, Stella just turned 11, and Maggie will be 4 in October, and a mini weiner dog named Frank who is 12 1/2, 3 cats..Pumpkin is 12 and 1/2 and is a wonderful big orange kitty, Alice is a 3 year old Himalayan rescue cat..with weird habits and Fiona is a calico that showed up a couple years ago for the free milk and never left..she is only outdoors and very skittish but is PUmpkin's best pal. I was able to get her spayed her first year and thought she would take off after that for sure but she never did. And about 2 dozen banty hens and one rooster named Richard.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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downbranchroad
True Blue Farmgirl
374 Posts
Joy
Southern
KY
USA
374 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 09:40:11 AM
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We have a Black Min. Schanuzer named "Keely", she will soon be 7 and a min weiner dog, named "Weiner" she is 4 1/2 (she was my Dad's dog and when he passed away she came to live with us in fact she has been with us 19 mos now). Both of our girls are wonderful and we love them so much. Their sister (our daughter) tells them that we spoil them much more than we did her. ha. ha.
She was our only child...what do you all think? ha
I would LOVE to have a couple of goats or sheep and some chickens. We live in the edge of town but we have a barn and a little over an acre fenced in. I keep tellin my husband that is to much land to waste. ha. The guy that we bought it from had a horse there...so see we would have enough room. He is not into farm anything.:(...My heart longs for it.
Appalachian Girl
Jem
*If you always do what you have always done, you will always get what you have always got.
My new blog!
http://downbranchroad.blogspot.com |
Edited by - downbranchroad on Jul 28 2008 09:46:14 AM |
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La Patite Ferme
True Blue Farmgirl
623 Posts
Jenn
CA
USA
623 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 10:30:04 AM
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Our menagerie consists of a springer spaniel, 10 meat birds, 12 layers, one rabbit and 4 sheep. We also have a great array of birds that live in our yard. Our most recent resident is a red tail hawk. Perfect for keeping the mouse poopulation down. There's also an owl that likes the trees across the street - he comes to visit occasionally too.
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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl
1403 Posts
Brooke
Fulshear
Texas
USA
1403 Posts |
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
1545 Posts
Mary Jane
New York
USA
1545 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 8:02:54 PM
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Let's see, we have 2 weiner doggies Molly 11 next month and Timmy a long hair dapple 7. Plus 6 beautiful big goldfish in pretty colors. Outside there is Sam the cat who will not let anyone near him, but boy does he like us to feed him! He lives in the big pole barn. The wild ones we have are of course many deer, a lot of fawns this year, they are so cute. Turkeys and their many babies, squirrels snd chippies. Bunnies galore,nasty oppossums, I don't like them. Skunks, pheasents, raccoons,woodchucks,coyotes, don't care much for them either. Loads of different birds. We feed them.Love the hummers. Owls and every kind of hawk. Oh and my fish in the ponds and my frogs who let me pet them.I have probably forgotten somone but you get the idea !!
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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thecherrychic
Farmgirl in Training
39 Posts
Chris
Cerulean
KY
USA
39 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 8:11:35 PM
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We have five dogs...Sam a black lab, Ebbie, a lab mix,(they are outside dogs) Weiner, a "hotdog dog", Biggs, a poodle mix from the pound and Sadie a VERY mixed breed I raised on a bottle from two days old. They have no idea they are actually dogs. We also have four cats and an aquarium full of fish. I have always wanted chickens but my husband doesn't agree. Maybe someday!!! I've been looking at getting a rabbit for my little boy but haven't made the move yet. I KNOW who will be taking care of it. We do love our animals!!!! We always refer to them as our "kids".
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chickabella
True Blue Farmgirl
177 Posts
D. A.
Austin... ish,
Texas
177 Posts |
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Buffalomary
True Blue Farmgirl
199 Posts
Mary
Caldwell
ID
USA
199 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 8:50:30 PM
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I have 3 indoor kitties that are near and dear to my heart. I also feed several ferral cats outside. There are 3 kittens that have moved in under one of my sheds and another set of 4 kittens that live at the neighbors but come over for food as well. Besides them I also have a few squirrels that come around for their share of vittals. Next spring I plan on getting some chickens. It shouldn't be a problem even though I am in city limits. I have neighbors on both sides of me that have a small flock, complete with roosters, that crow "Good morning" to me every day!! I would love to have more: goats, sheep, dogs, and even a buffalo, but I will have to have more property for that. Drats!! I could have a few rabbits but I need to fix up a place that will give them better shade in the afternoon. Hmmm, maybe next year or the next... 
Buffalomary
You can take the farmer's daughter off the farm but you can't take the farm out of the farmer's daughter!!
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msjocee
True Blue Farmgirl
129 Posts
Josie
Canyon Country
CA
USA
129 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 8:58:27 PM
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Hey Melanie we have a Ruby too!! She is a weenie dog, Wiley the old cat, 3 fish and 1 lovebird named Sunrise
Mom to wild boys: Miah(10), and Jakie(6)
"Everything is Possible for They who believe." |
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countrygal56
True Blue Farmgirl
221 Posts
Barbara
Dickson
Tennessee
USA
221 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 9:38:11 PM
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| We have our 8 year old Pomeranian-Hanna, she has been with us since she was a tiny little puppy. She is spoiled rotten and bosses us around. One year ago we went to the Humane Society and brought home our outdoor dog-Lucky, she is 1/2 Beagle and 1/2 Blue Tic Hound, she loves Cats-actually I think she loves everything and anyone! Our cat Tabitha and Lucky slept curled up together, last winter in our enclosed porch. We have 4 Roosters, 16 chickens, and one new baby chick. Our cat had three kittens, in June. In the pasture is two beauties, our Quarter horses, Willaby and Lexy (we didn't name them.) If I had my way I would also have mini donkeys. My husband calls our place, Barb's Zoo. |
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countrygal56
True Blue Farmgirl
221 Posts
Barbara
Dickson
Tennessee
USA
221 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 9:50:24 PM
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Willowtreecreek, A panther? Where do you live?
Diane, My outdoor dog is 1/2 beagle and 1/2 Blue Tic Hound. Your dog is 1/2 Beagle and 1/2 Choc Lab, have you ever wondered how these beagles and the larger dogs "got together". LOL. My dog has the beagle head, it's just bigger, but the body is true Blue Tic Hound. She has the sweetest eyes.
Shi-anne, My husband wants a buffalo too. If we could afford it, I would love to raise Alpacas. |
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
1008 Posts |
Posted - Jul 28 2008 : 11:16:08 PM
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(I think I got ya ALL beat on THIS one!) I was going to name them ALL, but it just took up too much room here. So, we have ---
4 dogs (1 Maremma LGD, 1 lab and 3 Chihuahua Monsters-- though Kangaroo-Jack is a Chi/Jack Russell/Corgi cross. He's small like a chi (8.09lbs) and he actually herds the sheep and goats! a miniature dog to herd miniature critters!! too cute!!) We also have 7 cats, 4 horses, 19 Babydoll sheep, (my youngest son INSISTED we name one of the lambs "George Herbert Walker Bush JUNIOR." his poor little brother STILL doesn't have a name-- guess we ran out of them after naming George! LOL). 6 Jacob sheep, 19 Nigerian Dwarf goats (NINETEEN!! It sure doesn't seem like that many) and my husbands 5 mixed breed sheep.
There's also Opal, the pot Bellied TERROR!! She's spending HER summer destroying my flower beds! (hope she doesn't discover the GARDEN!). We have mix breed bunny who lives in the house. We also have 7 ducks (runners and blue/black swedish and a solid black breed, no sure what they are yet), 2 geese (I named one of them "Big Head Fred"-- I think that speaks for itself-- they're still in the "Down" stage) and a GAZILLION chickens. some of them have names, but I'll spare you those. Although I do have one that is a Frizzle Cochin-Americauna X-- she looks like a demented feather duster!!! Her name is "Miss Frizz." And last, but not least, I have 3 teenage boys and a husband. Do they count? (LOL)
To all those ladies who said they wanted MORE critters-- be careful what you wish for. You just might GET IT!!! (along with all the WORK and the MOUNTAINS of POOP!) All these lovely critters and I still want my DEXTERS!!! AND a Jersey milk cow like Miss Mona!!! Happy day ladies! Hugs~~ Tracy
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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Across the Fence: what CRITTERS do you have living at your place? |
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what CRITTERS do you have living at your place?
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