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10. I'm buying 18 chickens in Africa for people there to get eggs from. Christmas gift to my

Fri Dec 7, 2018, 07:03 PM

Dec 2018

sister and her family. I will do it the first of next month when I have the $75. I looked into getting goats instead but I like the idea of a few families getting 1000 eggs a year. They can eat them or sell them. Plus the person Feed The Children buys the chickens from a local farmer in africa too. My mom and grandmother grew up on farms. They are both gone now so chickens at Christmas is as close as I get to my heritage these days.

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I just bought a water buffalo - ask me anything! [View all] Kali Dec 2018 OP

Congratulations! Are you going to have it butchered? Glorfindel Dec 2018 #1

I have heard that. Kali Dec 2018 #3

You are a splendid sibling! Your sister is lucky, and what a great Glorfindel Dec 2018 #4

I will tell her at least someone thinks that. Kali Dec 2018 #6

Indeed. My siblings would never buy me a water buffalo. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #9

How will you wrap it? Phentex Dec 2018 #30

I need to find one of those huge bows for new cars! Kali Dec 2018 #33

Here ya go A HERETIC I AM Dec 2018 #49

is it male or female? eShirl Dec 2018 #2

buffalo mozzarella! Kali Dec 2018 #5

Will there be a swamp or some other water for it to wallow in? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #7

not very often! though we do have some dirt stock ponds Kali Dec 2018 #8

I'm buying 18 chickens in Africa for people there to get eggs from. Christmas gift to my applegrove Dec 2018 #10

I donate to HI too - trust me, you can donate a water buffalo heifer for way less than I just spent Kali Dec 2018 #17

That is a great gift. Do you get to name it? applegrove Dec 2018 #34

I am not sure, doubt it. Kali Dec 2018 #35

I loved cows when I spent 2 weeks on a farm twice. I was afraid of calves applegrove Dec 2018 #38

dairy bulls have a bad rep, not sure if it is genetic or just the way they are managed Kali Dec 2018 #41

Well we stuck by the pool and our job to feed the calves. Collected eggs. Drank applegrove Dec 2018 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author LeftInTX Dec 2018 #46

My friend had a dairy bull in her barn LeftInTX Dec 2018 #47

This was 40 years ago. applegrove Dec 2018 #50

Sweet! Solly Mack Dec 2018 #11

! Kali Dec 2018 #18

Name her Cheezalo and keep her as a pet. Solly Mack Dec 2018 #22

definitely a pet, but I suspect my sister will give her an Egyptian name. Kali Dec 2018 #24

Well, OK. But I like Cheezalo. lol Solly Mack Dec 2018 #25

I do too, and the shorter "Cheezy" sounds nice an affectionate! Kali Dec 2018 #27

Yes! My little Cheezy! Solly Mack Dec 2018 #32

No Bull!!! orangecrush Dec 2018 #12

Cow! Kali Dec 2018 #19

... orangecrush Dec 2018 #43

Will it be contributing to the feral water buffalo problem? LeftInTX Dec 2018 #13

I hope not. (is there a feral water buffalo problem?) Kali Dec 2018 #20

No here...not yet...LOL LeftInTX Dec 2018 #45

Can I borrow it? shenmue Dec 2018 #14

need your rice paddy ploughed? Kali Dec 2018 #21

Are they more dangerous than your average domestic cattle. denbot Dec 2018 #15

this one does not seem to be. she acts like a pet (which can be more dangerous, actually when Kali Dec 2018 #23

yep she was the one in the middle of the image Kali Dec 2018 #16

Get the ones with the horns Sanity Claws Dec 2018 #26

Water buffalos vishnura Dec 2018 #29

I tried! Kali Dec 2018 #37

Holy Cow! jberryhill Dec 2018 #28

You need to do this right now! jberryhill Dec 2018 #31

it's missing the badges Kali Dec 2018 #36

You wanted to start as Grand Poobah? jberryhill Dec 2018 #39

d'oh! Kali Dec 2018 #40

You are going to give the Vietnam vets orangecrush Dec 2018 #44

yep, used all over asia Kali Dec 2018 #48

Interesting! orangecrush Dec 2018 #51