Got up this morning and got ready to head into the ranch. I released my ranch dog, Duchess, from her post. She knew we were going out to lead the goats to pasture. It was good to see her running around the ranch exploring everything again.
At the Goat Pen, I brought out the buck and the doe followed. They were hesitant to follow me because Duchess was in their way. So I sent her ahead. At South Side, I pastured them close to the Annonas tree. So they can graze the area around the two fly pens.
I cleaned up a little, cutting back the trails. I moved Scout aka Brownie back a bit from where he was tied off. Scout is one of my perimeter guard dogs. He had a tussle with a wild pig a while back, and lost. But he's getting better. His wounds have healed up nicely and his fur is returning to it's nice reddish chocolate color.
Duchess and I decided to explore the rest of the ranch. We strolled carefully into South One. There are 4 more South Areas on the ranch for a total of 6 areas. The old trail is blocked off by a fallen tree. So we skirted around it. I cautiously eyed the trees looking for rubbings. Their were many at different levels. It's good to know that the wild life enjoys the ranch as much as I do.
One of my water troughs is missing. That thing could not walk out on its own. It was two heavy, more than 100 pounds. Someone came in and stole it. I'm going to have to put up more Posted Warning Signs and spread out my dogs. From now on, Duchess is going back to Rover duty.
It feels good to be working my own ranch again. Partnering has it's advantages. But it didn't work well with me. I didn't liked to be second guessed. And I believe Organic Ranching is sustainable on a tropical island. If it can work in Costa Rica, Philippines, Hawaii and other tropical regions, why not Guahan.
My ranch will be in operation again, for the familia. I have lots of ideas to implement to get food for the table and develop my own breeding stock.
Esta
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