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YakLady
True Blue Farmgirl
652 Posts
Natalie
Montana
USA
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 Posted - Jan 03 2012 : 09:54:08 AM
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Oh my goodness, I got a scare at morning feeding today!
One of my yearling heifers remained bedded down, asleep as everyone else came up for their hay. She didn't move a muscle for the 5 minutes it took me to dish out the hay, and just as I thought "Oh no, she's dead, I need to get in there!" and had my hand on the gate latch- She lifted her head, stood up and meandered over to get some food. Next time she pulls this I won't be so concerned!
Do you have any hard sleepers?
~Natalie~ Just a farmgirl in Western Montana. http://mtnme.blogspot.com
Starting a family and raising Tibetan Yaks, Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Laying hens, Muscovy ducks, and a few dogs. |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2012 : 09:58:43 AM
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She just likes to sleep late! I would have been concerned as you were. I'm the only hard sleeper around this house. LOL
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
1044 Posts |
Posted - Jan 03 2012 : 10:07:56 AM
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My mule can be a hard sleeper sometimes. There have been a few summer mornings when I came out and put her fly mask on while she was curled up on the ground. Granted, during weekdays I'm out there at 4:30 a.m....too early for man or beast!
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Jan 03 2012 : 10:28:59 AM
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Natalie, my goats are like that. Scares me every time. And the other day I went down the road to check on my 2 bucks that are with a few does and some wethers. I got there and they all ran over to me except Jessie, one of the does. She didn't move a muscle. Nothing. And I called her several times. I just knew she was dead. So I headed down there and she lifted her head. Darn goat! Ya just never know. I'm glad your little calf is ok.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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YakLady
True Blue Farmgirl
652 Posts
Natalie
Montana
USA
652 Posts |
Posted - Jan 03 2012 : 8:10:28 PM
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Marly- That used to be me, too! Until I had this baby LOL! Now I'm up before the sun and I just wait for Jr to be done eating and I head on out when the sun joins the party!
Paula- 4:30 AM is god-awful early. I'm with your mule on that one ;)
I was a little earlier than usual, but with the goats hollering and the chickens clucking and roos crowing away, I just figured she would wake up and know it was breakfast time! Usually I don't hay the yaks in the morning because they have the round bale feeder, but today was the bi-weekly new bale day- so maybe that's why she wasn't too concerned with the commotion. She is our smartest animal on the place.
I'm glad she's okay, too, Kris!
~Natalie~ Just a farmgirl in Western Montana. http://mtnme.blogspot.com
Starting a family and raising Tibetan Yaks, Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Laying hens, Muscovy ducks, and a few dogs. |
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Dusky Beauty
True Blue Farmgirl
1108 Posts
Jen
Tonopah
AZ
USA
1108 Posts |
Posted - Jan 05 2012 : 7:49:59 PM
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HAHA!!
I've got a pair of ferrets I've had for quite a few years now, but when my first one was little more than a baby, she slept SO soundly that when I took her out to play with her she didn't wake up!! She was warm, had a heartbeat (we checked and she STILL didn't stir!) We had our shoes on and were just about to the front door headed to the vet hospital with her in my hands when she snapped her head up awake so much as to say: "Oh hey guyz!! where we goin???"
So word to the wise... Ferrets play hard, they sleep hard. :D
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
Edited by - Dusky Beauty on Jan 05 2012 7:50:39 PM |
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