James clifford

the dog is highly trained for many things- he just isnt out in the country where he gets to see cows all the time. He loves cows--the reason i mentioned it was to find out if he was commanded to go--- did he do his job naturally...

and who would have thought a 100lb dog would fit through the tiny window- so he never received any commands-- this was the first time he jumped for he wont jump-- the dog is like a tank--

again - this wasnt about whether the dog was trained- but if eh cows were rounded up and safe by the pond and he was sitting on the hill- did he do his job

training was and is not an issue

Thekla,
No the dog isnt out of control- i didn't even yell at him--i was too busy laughing my butt off after i found out the rancher wasnt going to kill me!!!
well at least not for the dog-- although, i think he was tempted to shoot for i was in North Carolina with a heavy Brooklyn accent!!!
Mr. Crook is 3 years old and had a dream of his come true!!!
He is a good boy--he was just being a boy.. and having fun..
he don't know better- yet!.. we spend a lot of time camping and renting apartments--he is not around live stock much..
he did get to see a horse up close and they kissed!!!

he - needs some training-- but that was what i was wondering if he actually did a good job - if he had the herd under control
that fast... it seemed perfect-- other than his fat butt got through the tiny back window in a mustang.. he is 100lbs

for me--i see the food prices- and know my history and there will be hard times coming- right now honey dews are selling for five bucks at the grocer.
im on the wrong side of the equation- and my health knows it-- the Drs and their chemicals caused massive damage to my systems
best time in my life is when i followed eating raw and going positive ph.. tony robbins stuff.

i am on a fixed income- i was looking to forward to replacing my food bill with income if i grew stuff and marketed sheep or something..
and with a fixed income i am working with the low down payment and property no one else wants--

i could wait another year and save to get better land-- is it worth it getting older and sicker?? i dont know. but i rather have something- than face next years
food prices... we have not seen anything yet- the fuel prices have hit- and have not gone back down- now the environmental disasters will be coming in waves.. as it is written
Bible - or the associated press- it doesn't matter anymore..
i looked at the soil surveys of Joel Salatin-- i dont know exactly what his boundaries are- but really only a small portion of what appears to be his land is actual prime farm land
and his soil depth is about the same of what i am looking at-- i just wont have that long stretch of pastures.. his area is very pretty..

thanks

james

Thekla

im looking in Bulls Gap Tn-

farms all around- but the 20 is up straddling two ridges- USDA soil surveys change to better soils for the "Cleared" farms.

Paul says find DEEP soil-i read about his move to Montana.. makes sense..

The soil is ok for grasses-( which would be good for hair sheep- which is a big deal in the area) completely wooded with two slow moving steams in a holler- which equal to about 1cre of actual USDA prime farm land- yet the adjacent ridge - might knock out the sun early- especially in winter-- i could make it work--

there is a reason its cheap. access is a big concern coming down the side of one ridge and having to cross a stream- and the realtor wont say a thing-- maybe that's a warning? i don't know.. thanks for yours and everyone's time--

its nice being here-- all i get all day is that i am crazy and it wont work... 1st part i don't mind-- its good to be crazy- but the negative.. cant wait to talk with the land. I know there is working on other farms-- i'm ready if they take dogs!!- i know paul takes them- but - im not sure how my cattle dog will be with livestock- he is nutz-- he jumped from my car window and chased a 50-75 head herd -through several acres- i don't know if it was bad or what- 10 minutes later when i caught up to him- the heard was packed in tight by the water hole and he was sitting on top a hill watching them.. he didnt have a bullet hole in him.. lol soo.. good dog or good cows?

Thekla,

thanks- i guess the chickens are smarter than my dogs!!! i used to have a coal stove and they would lay right next to it- where their coats were burning hot...
definitely a great idea-- but i think i would much rather run a hot water system and keep a large tank where you get time... but im still sitting in an apartment waiting to
get on land-- was about to get 20 acres- not so sure about it when i use the USDA site for soil surveys and it indicates the bedrock is 20 inches down or less--

has two streams-- im 50 i get one chance at this.. any advice?

how do you regulate temperature --looks like you would be roasting the chicks...

what about salt? can it be mixed into the cement? can you use it to bag fill the hole mixed with concrete with like 30lbs of it up against the wood so that the wood absorbs it... salt is a preservative and nothing that i know of lives in the salt flats...

id the D.M. i ineffective when wet- then how does it work in a digestive tract that is loaded with fluids? If it is a calcium (hard) substance- wouldnt it still be sharp wet? would it not work like wet sand paper and still cut?

it worked well on my headlights removing the yellow film-- while wet...

so will it work wet? can i dump lbs of it around my chicken coups for calcium supplementation and bug killing

what are your thoughts?-- teh only time it didnt work super great was killing fleas on my dogs-- and they were walking around like socks loaded with chalk-- it did help- but they were by no means
flea free- until they got washed with dawn and repowdered.