Patrick_G Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 My wife and I casually bred Guinea pigs when we were kids. My daughter went all out when she was in grammar school. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 6:15 PM, Patrick_G said: My wife and I casually bred Guinea pigs when we were kids. My daughter went all out when she was in grammar school. We used to do Dalmatian puppies for a while, which were almost as cute as those Guinea pig babies. Here’s our male, Polo, who I think is 2% Spaniel and 98% Dalmatian. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOtrees Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) Trying to get my dart frogs going. It’s a journey. And I have a couple gonatodes geckos that I’m also hopeful for. Dude below is pretty much full size. Hot tip: terrariums fit really well on aquarium shelving. 🙂 Edited October 21, 2022 by TOtrees 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 7:17 PM, TOtrees said: Trying to get my dart frogs going. It’s a journey. And I have a couple gonatodes geckos that I’m also hopeful for. Dude below is pretty much full size. Hot tip: terrariums fit really well on aquarium shelving. 🙂 I’ve always wanted to keep geckos! (My parents said that nothing which had scaled and lived on land was allowed in the house😢) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Honey bees! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 12:56 PM, jwcarlson said: Honey bees! That's a nice-looking queen in the last picture. I worked for B Weaver Apiaries for several years in the 90's. Maybe you've heard of them? Oh, and I breed cows. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) On 10/21/2022 at 1:01 PM, JettsPapa said: That's a nice-looking queen in the last picture. I worked for B Weaver Apiaries for several years in the 90's. Maybe you've heard of them? Oh, and I breed cows. I have heard of them. There's another Weaver too, right? R Weaver, maybe... I prefer darker queens like the one in the first pic, but I am not too picky. As long as they're calm and productive, I'm happy. And it's not like I'm running some big breeding program. One year I reared about 200 queens, but I'm winding my little operation down even farther. This year I only made maybe 30 or so. What kind of cows? Edited October 21, 2022 by jwcarlson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveO Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 12:56 PM, jwcarlson said: Honey bees! I'm curious about the significance of the painted thorax on that queen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwcarlson Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 1:10 PM, DaveO said: I'm curious about the significance of the painted thorax on that queen. Two purposes - easier to spot them and to track their age. In honey bee queen marking there is a "standard" based on the last digit of the year. In this case that queen is from 2019. Everything I marked this year was yellow. I've got this card in my wallet, even though I have it memorized. Forgot about it until now. 🙂 Be (blue) Warned (white) You (yellow) Require (red) Gloves (green) Is the acronym starting with year 0. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 1:04 PM, jwcarlson said: I have heard of them. There's another Weaver too, right? R Weaver, maybe... Yes, there's R Weaver. The two businesses are on adjoining property, and the owners are first cousins. Until about 25 years ago it was all one operation, but the cousins don't get along well so they split up. It's only about 1-1/2 mile from my house. On 10/21/2022 at 1:04 PM, jwcarlson said: What kind of cows? Brangus and Hereford. Like you with the bees, I've cut back in recent years. Ten or twelve years ago I had around 60 cows and 3 bulls. Now I'm down to 15 cows and one bull, and am giving serious consideration to getting completely out of the cow business in the next few years. Getting out in all kinds of weather to take care of them isn't as much fun as it was when I was younger, and while he's always glad to help me, my son isn't really interested in carrying on with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavdad45 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Usedto breed and traing Springer spaniels for hunting and hunt tests 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick_G Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 @jwcarlson bees are fun, we’ve done a few boxes in the past. It’s think we’re going to try again this spring, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyGenusCaps Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 11:28 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: We used to do Dalmatian puppies for a while I'm headed to get our new Dal pup tomorrow. I've only ever had dalmatians. My last one died 4 years ago. We are finally ready to love one again. On 10/21/2022 at 12:17 PM, TOtrees said: Trying to get my dart frogs going. It’s a journey. Nice tinc azurus pair there! I've got pum basties RFB 1:4:0. I'm trying to increase that last number. Good luck with your darts! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 10:22 PM, OnlyGenusCaps said: I'm headed to get our new Dal pup tomorrow. I've only ever had dalmatians. My last one died 4 years ago. We are finally ready to love one again. Post a picture please! It’s been about a year since we stopped breeding them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyGenusCaps Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/22/2022 at 12:40 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: Post a picture please! Well here is our new boy - Argo. It's odd for me because I have only ever rescued dals from pretty bad circumstances. But this dog is from a small breeder, so I know all sorts of medical stuff, and how his life has been (pretty good!). It's also odd for me because he clearly misses his pack. When I got rescues, they were happy to go home with me - sort of an "wherever, anywhere is better than this last place!" sort of vibe. This dog misses his family. He'll need extra love until he settles in. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 On 10/24/2022 at 3:15 AM, OnlyGenusCaps said: Well here is our new boy - Argo. It's odd for me because I have only ever rescued dals from pretty bad circumstances. But this dog is from a small breeder, so I know all sorts of medical stuff, and how his life has been (pretty good!). It's also odd for me because he clearly misses his pack. When I got rescues, they were happy to go home with me - sort of an "wherever, anywhere is better than this last place!" sort of vibe. This dog misses his family. He'll need extra love until he settles in. He’s very sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyGenusCaps Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/24/2022 at 12:56 AM, TheSwissAquarist said: He’s very sweet! He is. Now I just need to transition him away from getting up at 5am, which he was used to on the farm where he was born. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 2:33 AM, OnlyGenusCaps said: getting up at 5am Had the same problem with my other dog, Gretel, who’s a Ukrainian rescue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Duck Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/23/2022 at 8:15 PM, OnlyGenusCaps said: Well here is our new boy - Argo. It's odd for me because I have only ever rescued dals from pretty bad circumstances. But this dog is from a small breeder, so I know all sorts of medical stuff, and how his life has been (pretty good!). It's also odd for me because he clearly misses his pack. When I got rescues, they were happy to go home with me - sort of an "wherever, anywhere is better than this last place!" sort of vibe. This dog misses his family. He'll need extra love until he settles in. Please tell me you already have this kiddo on joint supplements? Cute little man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnlyGenusCaps Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 On 10/25/2022 at 5:05 PM, Odd Duck said: Please tell me you already have this kiddo on joint supplements? I've had him for just a couple days, so... Nope. Given that my last dal had hip issues that clearly hurt him at the end (we'd hiked, jogged, walked, and explored thousands upon thousands of miles together over his lifetime - he had his paws in the Atlantic and Pacific; saw the Mexican and Canadian border areas), I am curious though. I'll DM you. Thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 On 10/26/2022 at 2:09 PM, OnlyGenusCaps said: I've had him for just a couple days, so... Nope. Given that my last dal had hip issues that clearly hurt him at the end (we'd hiked, jogged, walked, and explored thousands upon thousands of miles together over his lifetime - he had his paws in the Atlantic and Pacific; saw the Mexican and Canadian border areas), I am curious though. I'll DM you. Thanks! Australian Dalmatian: down under! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineSong Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 3:37 PM, JettsPapa said: Yes, there's R Weaver. The two businesses are on adjoining property, and the owners are first cousins. Until about 25 years ago it was all one operation, but the cousins don't get along well so they split up. It's the Yellowstone of the bee world! Literally every family could be its own TV drama, couldn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 On 11/3/2022 at 11:42 PM, PineSong said: It's the Yellowstone of the bee world! Literally every family could be its own TV drama, couldn't it? That one certainly could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 As a kid, I raised hamsters, mice and rabbits as part of a merit badge project. Mom drew a line at rats. Some of the rabbits were pets, some were sold or traded for beef. Neighbors would buy bags of droppings for fertilizer. Long before indoor rabbits became a thing, ours took car rides, and were free to roam as far as their leash would let them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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