SparkPoints: (5,005)
Fitness Minutes: (8,958)
Posts: 122
6/22/12 3:52 P

2 black cats Bert and Ernie

Posts: 37
5/29/12 11:22 P

I have 4 horses, 4 dogs, 1 cat who has kittens, chickens, and a hedgehog.

SparkPoints: (77)
Fitness Minutes: (0)
Posts: 1
5/25/12 10:59 A

I have two cats, 2 horses, and 12 rabbits which we use for meat, fur, and show.

SparkPoints: (189)
Fitness Minutes: (185)
Posts: 5
5/23/12 2:43 P

I have goats and chickens. We just have about 3 acres, so nothing big going on here.

SparkPoints: (27)
Fitness Minutes: (0)
Posts: 2
5/20/12 8:06 A

Good morning,

I just joined so I hope I am doing this right. I live in Texas. I have 6 horses, 1 donkey, 3 dogs, 2 cats, 2 parrots, and 1 chinchilla. I am trying to figure out the "site" right now.
Deb

SparkPoints: (44)
Fitness Minutes: (0)
Posts: 1
5/15/12 10:01 A

I have two donkeys a pony and five horese. Anyone in Oklahoma?

SparkPoints: (79,470)
Fitness Minutes: (56,260)
Posts: 3,827
5/11/12 10:26 A

Thank goodness my kids are out of 4H. I do not like pigs.

81 Maintenance Weeks

0 25 50 75

100

SparkPoints: (8,029)
Fitness Minutes: (2,394)
Posts: 71
4/30/12 2:50 P

I have my blue heeler, Jewel, my grandpuppy, not quite sure what breed, Chica and occasionally my kid keeps his horses at our house.

SparkPoints: (8,328)
Fitness Minutes: (11,705)
Posts: 21
4/29/12 10:04 P

Down here in So. GA I am almost a homeless shelter, I have 2 rescued dogs, 1 rescued cat, one kitten and one Mini Schnauzer. I think my pitt/greyhound mix knows he's been rescued. He is very protective of me and loves my grandchild. He has been bitten by a moccasin but is now doing fine. I have had goats, chickens, cows and horses in the past.

Pounds lost: 18.0

0 5.75 11.5 17.25

23

Posts: 772
4/29/12 2:19 P

I love my animals, all 9 of my dogs and my 2 cats. The tropical fish, not so much. they're prtty but not very interactive.

SparkPoints: (55,316)
Fitness Minutes: (62,079)
Posts: 2,242
4/29/12 11:38 A

I have a very active Australian Sheperd and a rescue cat.....I would love to have chickens but am on my own and that would be too much extra work at this time and there are many predators around!

Posts: 7,953
4/29/12 2:42 A

2 cats one dog .had goats and horses in the past

current weight: 202.0

203 189.5 176 162.5

149

SparkPoints: (31)
Fitness Minutes: (0)
Posts: 2
4/27/12 4:27 P

I have some lamanchas and one nigerian dwarf goat. They're all getting old though. We also have two barn cats. I do dog rescue - golden retrievers and papillons. I have eight dogs right now. One is my Ryan. He is a papillon and his back legs are paralyzed. We also have a deaf golden retriever, Leah. My husband has a few guinea pigs as pets.

SparkPoints: (79,470)
Fitness Minutes: (56,260)
Posts: 3,827
4/26/12 7:18 P

Too funny IMNOTTWIGGY! We have 2 big dogs, a rabbit (the last of my daughters 4H breeding project -- she's in her 2nd year of college and the @#$% rabbit is still alive about 10 years old) and then a bunch of fish

81 Maintenance Weeks

0 25 50 75

100

Posts: 2,300
4/26/12 12:48 P

We have 2 duashund, mini rex that just had babies this morning and a neterland dwarf rabbits.
The girls show the rabbits at the county fair.

current weight: 193.2

223 202.25 181.5 160.75

140

Posts: 1,756
4/26/12 3:23 A

I have 2 labs & 3 siamese mix cats

SparkPoints: (54)
Fitness Minutes: (10)
Posts: 7
4/25/12 1:28 P

DO I HAVE ANIMALS?????
My daugher (who thought she might become a vet, but didn't) left me with a uromastix (reptile) ferrets, 2 cats and 2 incubating eggs right now....
All great 'babies' to have since I am not an empty nester and missing all the grown kids!

Posts: 2,304
4/23/12 8:11 A

We have two of the most adorable Golden Retrievers, Lucy and Finnegan. And Zeke, our tiger cat who thinks he's a dog.

current weight: 1.0  over

5 2.5 0 -2.5

-5

Posts: 4,887
4/1/12 4:21 A

We have 7 horses. We had 8 but our 30 year old little black mare almost made it to spring. We have 2 dogs. But we are the hot spot for neighbor dogs. The two neighbor bloodhounds are sleeping on my front porch as I type

When we built I had a fish tank built into the wall but had an issue with it, so still no fish yet

Pounds lost: 60.6

0 27.5 55 82.5

110

Posts: 5,892
2/5/12 7:56 P

2 cats, 2 dogs

current weight: 249.0

318 291 264 237

210

SparkPoints: (3,770)
Fitness Minutes: (1,990)
Posts: 282
2/5/12 11:22 A

Hi Yall, we have a pair of dexters, we eat the babies. We have a new milk cow , well she will be in a couple of yrs. We also have nine nigerian milk goats. Five of them r due to kid this month so hopfully numbers will go up. We have two lamachas, they r a handfull! We have a cat and five house dogs. I'm getting a beefmaster next month to butcher in nov. And we raise about 100 meat chickens each yr.

current weight: 290.6

300 287.5 275 262.5

250

Posts: 66
1/31/12 11:55 A

I have too many! lol But We love everyone!
I got one horse (National Show Horse: half Arabian/Saddlebred) Filly and 2 pigmy goats...thats our herd.
We have 4 Dogs: 2 Boston Terriors, 1 Teacup Chihuaha and a Great Dane
We have 3 cats: 1 Boy two Girls
2 Turtles
1 Hedgehog...
I never felt it was too many until my husband deployed and left me with this madness! What work all on your own...I have never scooped so much poop and fed in all my life and I have 2 boys I had to put through diapers. lol

Posts: 1,587
1/20/12 9:26 A

Six indoor cats, all rescues:

Stonie, Dusty, Rory, Harmony, Lilly, and baby Georgie. He was abandoned at 3 wks.. Had to syringe feed and then bottle feed. He's doing great now.

We also have a feral colony outside. Never had on this size (6). Not sure how to manage. I know we need to trap/neuter/return but have had a hard time getting in contact with the local agencies. Very frustrating.

current weight: 316.6

344 293 242 191

140

Posts: 84,014
1/19/12 11:46 A

Roxanne---my Grandparents had guineas...they would stand in the middle of the road and make you wait on them. lol...but, were good watch dogs...noisy as could be!

Pounds lost: 26.0

0 18.75 37.5 56.25

75

Posts: 1,219
1/10/12 10:19 P

Well, I've had some of just about all the farm animals throughout my life, but right now we're living closer to town and only have 2 australian shepherds. Our throwback from farm days. I love my dogs.

Of all things, I miss chickens the most. I think I'd even take a guinea if the dogs wouldn't chase it to death.

69 Maintenance Weeks

0 20 40 60

80

Posts: 84,014
1/10/12 6:24 P

I'd love to ride a horse....but, don't have any.

Cattle....we have & intend on having more before the year is out.

Pounds lost: 26.0

0 18.75 37.5 56.25

75

Posts: 70
11/23/11 6:43 P

We have 227 new black Angus steer calves to fatten over the next year, a farm dog named Sparky- she's a mix of boxer and black Lab, and 2 Quarterhorses, which I ride. I can't seem to get the men in the family to ride with me! I've certainly tried! oh, and we have an unending supply of barn cats. Most of them are too wild to touch. But now that I'll be around more, maybe I can find the nests and socialize the kittens this next year.

Posts: 84,014
11/23/11 4:22 P

Pounds lost: 26.0

0 18.75 37.5 56.25

75

SparkPoints: (61,364)
Fitness Minutes: (66,503)
Posts: 1,424
7/21/10 4:22 P

I'm just mowing the grass but hubby thinks I run over too many rocks etc

current weight: 186.0

220 210 200 190

180

Posts: 528
7/20/10 3:49 P

Hi everyone! We have 46 head of beef cattle (18 cow/calf pairs, 4 fall calving cows, 2 yearling heifers, 2 coming 2 year old bulls, 1 herd bull, and 1 steer). Also have two small "barn" dogs and two large house dogs (Labrador retrievers). My daughter showed heifers when she was in high school, so many of the old "show girls" are as friendly as the dogs!

I would love to have chickens so we could have fresh eggs, just haven't ever gotten around to it! Would also like to have a dairy cow one day, to have all that fresh milk and make my own cheese & butter. (And also to use as a nurse cow for the occasional orphaned calf or rejected twin)!

My favorite thing about the cows is watching all the babies run and play together in the evening.

My picture shows my daughter's very first show cow with her latest heifer calf born in May this year.

SparkPoints: (201,350)
Fitness Minutes: (161,880)
Posts: 361,745
7/19/10 10:13 A

what are you doing to lawnmowers?

current weight: -10.0  under

15 7.5 0 -7.5

-15

SparkPoints: (61,364)
Fitness Minutes: (66,503)
Posts: 1,424
7/19/10 12:02 A

hi..we have 140 cows 140 calves 5 bulls 8 horses one dog dozens of barn cats..my husband also is a community pasture manager and takes care of over 600 cow calf pairs for other people :)in the summer

he says I'm so hard on lawn mowers he threatened to get me a got (you know how much cowboys don't like goats haha)

current weight: 186.0

220 210 200 190

180

SparkPoints: (201,350)
Fitness Minutes: (161,880)
Posts: 361,745
4/13/10 10:53 P

wow Nancy, how exciting

current weight: -10.0  under

15 7.5 0 -7.5

-15

Posts: 84,014
4/13/10 11:51 A

We had a set of triplets calves born last week. Cute as they can be.

Pounds lost: 26.0

0 18.75 37.5 56.25

75

Posts: 84,014
7/17/09 7:21 P

We have a set of twin calves born about 2 weeks ago. They are really cute and the mother is taking real good care of them. She had a set last year too. I guess she thinks that's how many she's supposed to have. lol

In fact, last year we had 3 sets of twin calves. 2 mothers took care of them well. But, one....I became the mother for one of the calves (while she took care of the other). I got it used to the bottle....and then sold it at about 2 weeks old.

Pounds lost: 26.0

0 18.75 37.5 56.25

75

SparkPoints: (41,344)
Fitness Minutes: (40,472)
Posts: 3,413
7/16/09 7:40 P

I would like to have EVERYTHING but for financial and spacial reasons - I only have a dog, cat and fish. :(

I really want to have alpacas, pigs, cattle (dairy) and sheep/goats.

I don't want chickens nor horses and probably not ducks.

Oh, but I'd just like anything else I suppose.

current weight: 204.8

225 205.5 186 166.5

147

Posts: 75
7/9/09 4:16 A

Right now I have one riding horse, two dogs and one indoor cat.

I would like to get goats, sheep, a cow, a few pigs, and chickens.

My DH and I are working toward complete self sufficiency, although at the moment our land consists of one acre so it's not feasible. We're shopping for acreage now.

Posts: 593
5/31/09 11:09 A

I have pigs and chickens, cats and dogs. Would love to have a few cows or buffalo. Maybe a mini cow. Have to save up for the equipment and fencing though. It is alot of fun. I live alone, yet I never feel lonely.

SparkPoints: (24,133)
Fitness Minutes: (22,710)
Posts: 607
5/30/09 10:15 A

I have 2 dogs, 1 inside cat, several outside. I raised nursery pigs (1000 head) till last January. I loved it. It was alot of hard work and dedication. I missed and mourned it for several months. That is all i knew for 17 years. I would love to raise buffalo. I really want to get into Beeffalo which is a cross of buffalo and cows. We shall see. I love taking care of animals. Most of my life i have been on a farm and wouldnt have it any other way.

Pounds lost: 14.0

0 8.25 16.5 24.75

33

Posts: 84,014
1/15/09 5:09 P

I'm afraid I'm not one of you, as far as the animals go. We have 1 dog, and a small herd of cattle-80(bull, cows, & calves). Alot of them are big pets. Follow you around when you have a bucket...thinking they're going to get fed. I would love to have other animals...but, dh doesn't think it is feasible right now.

Pounds lost: 26.0

0 18.75 37.5 56.25

75

Posts: 27
1/14/09 3:03 P

I think animals are amazing & their benefits just can't be matched anywhere. Whether it's just rubbing on a big ol' dog or sitting out it the field with the llamas watching them & listening to them hum...no better therapy on earth. One of our llamas was a bottle baby & has made community appearances. We hope to get him to where he can go to schools & nursing homes. We're trying to start (in conjunction with our farm) a camp for children with chronic/terminal illnesses so we really work with ALL of them to be very gentle & tolerant. Even a lot of our cows love kids & just want to be scratched and loved on!! YC I'm jealous of your lambs!!

current weight: 235.0

240 233.75 227.5 221.25

215

Posts: 84,014
1/14/09 2:00 P

WOW...you ladies do have an animal farm!

Pounds lost: 26.0

0 18.75 37.5 56.25

75

Posts: 272
1/14/09 1:45 P

Oh, we love our animals! We have a horse and a pony for riding, raise a dozen lambs each the spring and summer to graze the land (and later on for meat!), 3 donkeys that were originally adopted as rescues, but they do guard the lambs, about 30 laying hens, 3 dogs, a house cat, half a dozen barn cats, raise a dozen pigs every fall and winter to keep the barn warm for the hens (and later on for meat!), and we also raise 50 meat chickens per year. I agree LlamaMamma, animals are therapeutic!

current weight: 127.0

146 140.75 135.5 130.25

125

Posts: 27
1/14/09 12:58 P

We have cows, horses, llamas, mini donkeys & dogs!! Hoping soon to add some sheep & goats at least. Working on getting some llamas & pyrenees dogs trained as therapy animals!

current weight: 235.0

240 233.75 227.5 221.25

215

Posts: 76
1/14/09 12:32 P

We have turkeys, cattle, horses, and a dog!

Posts: 84,014
1/14/09 12:13 P

What animals do you have or would you like to have?

Edited by: -WRKNG2ABTTRME- at: 11/23/2011 (16:22)

Pounds lost: 26.0

0 18.75 37.5 56.25

75