Jonathon, our nearest neighbour, yoked up his pair of oxen today to extract some timber from his woods. Well, it was more to give them some exercise, but they might as well be of use at the same time.
There is a long tradition of working oxen in Nova Scotia, and there are still many pairs in this part of the province, though they are mostly kept now for showing. The county fairs have many classes for pulling or logging, but not that many years ago, they were the backbone of agriculture, clearing land and every task from ploughing, mowing, spreading manure to hauling logs.
This pair are Herefords (with a bit of Durham?) and are incredibly placid and well-behaved. I wish my cows were more like this!
In other farm news, our flocks and herds expanded somewhat unexpectedly this afternoon, with the discovery of a pile baby gerbils in the critter cabin. Dammit, the pet shop assured us that we were buying 2 male gerbils!! What do you do with unwanted gerbils? Leave us a comment with your best suggestions?!
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Hee, Hee
We had friends while we were in the forces who encountered the same scenario. It must be a ploy of pet shops to procreate the rodent population!
Unfortunately we can't remember what happened to the little critters
Maybe time to get Breagh that cat she was after!!
Breed em for their pelts!
You may have a bit of a problem finding a decent gerbil shearer though!
Kebabs?
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