New Additions to the Ranch: Kids and Karabao.

Acquired "Gera", a 3 year old Bull Karabao from Joe T. in Tutuhon.  On our way to Matua Ranch, Yigo.  Trailer is all secured. 

Today is Father's day.  I want to wish each Father out there, "A Happy Father's Day". 

I was working this day, Father's Day.  Didn't have much of a choice.  I bought a Karabao and needed to get him from his present location to my ranch today.  Yesterday was the planned event for transportation.  But I couldn't get a livestock trailer to transport him until this morning.  So yesterday was a bust, but a lessoned learned. 

This morning I was able to get a hold of Primo Teddy to inquire if I may use his cow trailer.  I received the okay, but only able to use it in the morning.  The family has a big get-together going on in the afternoon.  That shot down my morning plans.  So I agreed.  Since I didn't know when I'll have another weekend off to retrieve the Karabao, and I didn't want to hold him much longer, if there should be another buyer that has better transport issues than I do to complete the sale.  

I was able to to get down to Tutuhon to get my karabao.  Joe T. the previous owner was giving me some tips on how to handle, "Gera".  I'll blog about those tips later.  But it was all sound advice.  I really appreciated that he took time to show me how to care for Gera.  

We got the karabao into the trailer, paid for him, then took off after the family said, their final goodbyes.  I made a quick stop across the governor's mansion to secure the gate with a ratchet strap.  I didn't think it would open during travel.  But I wanted to be positively safe before the long drive back to Yigo.  As if the island was that long, right. 

Well, we got him to Matua Ranch safe and sound.  He'll be okay.  Just wanting him to take some time to readjust and acclimate to his new surroundings.  We cut a 55 gallon plastic barrel to make him a drinking trough, and filled it with water.  

He'll be around the family compound for a month...to get used to me and the rest of the family.  Then I'll walk him back to the big ranch on the family property to start clearing back there.  


 

Our new buckling kids.  130614.01 (all black) and 130614.02 (white ears)

We also have new babies that arrived earlier this week, Friday noon to be exact.  Two buckling kids from our doe, Morena.  I didn't think she was pregnant because her mammary gland wasn't glazed over and didn't look like it's ready to pop.   

We're expanding our livestock and our ranch area.  One of my goals is to have a petting zoo for the children on our island.  That would be awesome.  Yeah...One step at a time.  

All by God's Grace and Mercy.  



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